1 Regency Road (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
£55,964 - £61,166
37
Job introduction
We are looking for an experienced social worker who has knowledge of supervision and management and can lead a team of social workers and senior social workers providing support to young people who are at risk of criminal exploitation or coming into the care system or custody.
Interview Date: 11th April
For further information on this role please contact Tania Riedel (Head of Service) on tania.riedel@brighton-hove.gov.uk
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join Brighton & Hove's experienced and nationally recognised adolescent service. We are looking to appoint a pod manager who can promote our relationship-based model of practice, in their management and leadership of the Adolescent Pod.
You will be responsible for supervising social workers undertaking the full range of work (assessments, children in need work, child protection and legal work.)
You will have proven management skills and experience in working with young people and families.
“Do we sound like the kind of organisation in which you would like to progress your social work career: "Social workers consciously choose to work in Brighton and Hove. As a result, there are exceptionally low levels of temporary or short-term staff. Staff are drawn by the strong commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and the relationship-based practice model. They value the highly supportive, child-centred environment in which they practise and feel that the responsibility for children is shared. Management oversight is thorough at all levels and social workers value the individual and group supervision, within each of the small discrete teams. Social workers benefit from regular and relevant training and have manageable, mixed caseloads .This gives them the time that they need to be able to build and sustain relationships with their children and families and so achieve change when it is needed. Social workers know their children very well and talk about them with great affection, warmth and care. One social worker said, ‘They have my heart." (Ofsted 2024)
We don’t need to tell you about why you should work for Brighton & Hove – our staff will do that - Hear more about Brighton & Hove’s model of relationship-based social work and how it makes a difference for families and practitioners. Our social workers tell us that ‘social workers’ voices are heard’ and ‘I really love working for Brighton & Hove; I feel well supported and there are good opportunities to develop’
You can hear directly from our practitioners themselves: Life as a social worker in Brighton & Hove (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
We know that you and our existing social workers are our greatest asset and we strive to give you the time and active support you need so that you can make a real difference to children’s lives and realise our vision for social work. Our pod model is based on providing emotional containment for you. This includes a supervision model of weekly group supervision, 1:1 supervision, and Reflective Practice Groups for practitioners and managers at every level, as well as a clear CPD pathway.
We have set up an anti-racist project as we recognised that we need to do further work to support Black and global majority families in the city and to support our staff from Black and global majority communities. Hear more about anti-racist practice from our workers including our anti-racist lead practitioner
For this post, you must hold a Professional Social Work Qualification and be registered as a social worker with Social Work England
Useful links
Social work in Brighton & Hove
Empathy, tenacity, & compassion: an evaluation of relationship-based practice in Brighton & Hove
Evaluation of Reflective Practice Groups in Brighton & Hove
Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and upload a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
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.
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
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).