Job Details

Job introduction

The role of Adolescent Service Manager is to lead a multi-agency team of practitioners to deliver a high quality service to complex adolescents. You will be one of a team of 5 Adolescent Service Managers, each responsible for specific areas of expertise, whilst working closely together to best meet the needs of this cohort.

We are currently looking for an Adolescent Service Manager with a lead in supporting children and young people with substance misuse and sexual health issues. The successful candidate will manage the DASH and ru-ok? teams, which offer the Tier 2 and Tier 3 offer to address these issues. It will be a very exciting time to join the team as we have recently received confirmation of 3 year funding to significant expand the team.

The Adolescent Service is well thought of locally and has received positive feedback from recent inspections. We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative leader who shares our passion in providing the best service we can for this complex and vulnerable cohort.

Interview Date: 22th July

For further information on this role please contact  Tania Riedel (Head of Service, Adolescent) on tania.riedel@brighton-hove.gov.uk or call 07826 951739

About the role

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Service Manager to our Adolescent Service, who will be part of a team of four Service Managers, all with different Specialisms, working together to provide an integrated offer to a cohort of adolescents with complex needs. The needs of this cohort include substance misuse, exploitation, edge of care, youth offending, mental and sexual health.

You must be an experienced social work manager with children's safeguarding and care expertise and knowledge including relevant child care regulations and guidance. You will need an in depth understanding of the needs of complex adolescents and well developed partnership skills.

You will need to have proven management skills and experience in child care legislation.

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Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Work Permits: We may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Please see Gov.uk for more information on the Skilled Worker Visa.

Part office / part home – hybrid -  We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining.

Working arrangements are subject to Government guidance at the time. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.

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Company information

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.

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Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

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