Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here. The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us. The Post We are currently seeking interest from a senior social worker/DTM to act up as Deputy Team Manager to cover maternity leave for 6 months which will be located within the 0-25 Disabled Children and Young People East. The disability service is an exciting and progressive place to work and we are looking for someone who is creative, energetic and passionate about disabled children and young people and their families. The Disabled Children and Young People Service delivers services to families across the borough via two teams. The service vision is to create better outcomes for the most vulnerable children/young people, those in need of protection, looked after children, care leavers and young adults with a disability. The disabled Children and Young People Team East provides social work services to children and families across the East of Brent, bringing a range of services together to respond to families with difficulties at the earliest opportunity and to provide high quality support and intervention for those families with longer term needs. The team provides a prompt response to referrals which meet this level of need, within its particular locality, working together with other agencies to improve outcomes for the child and family. The response is provided, as far as possible, on a ‘one allocation’ basis, with the Social Worker responding to the referral continuing to work with the family. We want you to inspire us and have a real impact on the way we work. In return you will gain the opportunity to develop your professional skills and your career in a challenging but supportive environment. Your responsibilities as the Deputy Team Manager: To lead, supervise and develop a group of Social Workers and social work Assistants, ensuring the provision of a consistently high standard of service for children and families. These services will meet or exceed statutory duties and comply with local policies and procedures. To ensure that key performance targets, as they apply to the specific team, are met. To provide expert advice, guidance and supervision to enable team members to develop and maintain best practice standards. The Person Experience of working within a Children and Families Team. Experienced in working with Disabled Children and Young People is preferred but not a must. Experience of dealing with the most complex and challenging cases in a department, including those with CP plans, LAC status or in contested court hearings. Experience of developing staff through mentoring, coaching and training them in order to improve practice. Knowledge of the transition pathway for young adults; the legal framework i.e Care Act (2014); Mental Capacity Act (MCA 2005) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards etc Closing date: 21 October 2024 (23:00) Additional Information If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement. Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application. We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances. The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here. Brent has a positive approach to flexible working. As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [email protected]

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