Social Worker Manager

• FEVACA is a family-run Social Care organization providing support and accommodation to young people across Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex, and Buckinghamshire.
• Despite growth other the recent years due to demand from councils, FEVACA holds the family-run aspect close and ensures all our accommodation is a safe and comfortable home for the young people and staff alike.

• You will be working for an incredible organization that has massively grown over the years, joining an outstanding company that provides a high-quality service that works with some of the most challenging, hard-to-engage, and disruptive young people who display complex behaviour.

• This is a full-time position with an annual wage between £38,000 and £40,000 depending on experience and qualifications.

• As the Social Worker Manager, you will be responsible for leading, inspiring your team, and putting the tools in place to ensure the services are safe, caring, effective, and well-led. You will report to the company directors and be supervising senior managers, responsible for the management of our frontline staff and using a unique, person-centred model to support young people enabling them to lead enjoyable, fulfilling lives.
• You will be ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and legislation, being part of the operational management and senior management team that drives a proactive, responsive, and truly exceptional service to children and adults of all ages, and leading and inspiring a performance-related and person-centred focussed culture.
• Responsibilities cover people management, legislation, compliance, and finance. You’ll be managing your team with the support of senior managers, working closely with the operational managers of the other services.

• Degree in Social Work and registration with the SWE.
• Evidence of continuous and relevant professional development.
• Working and Management experience in an area relevant to children’s residential social care
• Good understanding of the following legislative frameworks: Health and Safety, Safeguarding, Human Resources, and Data Protection.
• Experience leading and supervising managers.
• Experience managing budgets.
• Full UK Driving License and access to a car (Driving to various projects across counties will be a requirement)
• Ability to represent the organization to external bodies and members of the community.
• Ability to travel as required by the post and willingness to work flexibly.
• Ability to manage self, workload, self-motivated and deliver to tight deadlines.
• Willingness to complete direct work and shifts including sleep in’s, weekends, and bank holidays, when necessary.
• Flexible in time and areas of work, when necessary.
• Positive, non-Judgemental value base and ability to demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.

• Advanced Diploma or at least 3 years experience at senior management level.
• Experience working with OFSTED, its requirements, and recommendations, related to residential social care.

• Pension scheme, with an employer top-up.
• Free DBS.
• Perk-box – offering discounts in several retail shops, cinema tickets, parking, insurances, etc.
• Flexible working agreements are available.
• Access to our employee assistance program (free confidential advice, for work, counselling, financial wellbeing, childcare support, family issues, legal information, and medical information).
• Full and comprehensive training program.
• Access to company vehicles.
• Christmas party and other fun staff social events.
• Free parking
• Mileage and expenses paid.
• Family-friendly environment.
• Financial support to access further education relevant to the role.

• PLEASE APPLY BY SENDING A CV WITH FULL WORKING HISTORY.

We are a company specialising in providing support to children, young people and vulnerable adults. Our team consists of Social Workers, Teachers, Social Care Practitioners and those with experience from the business sector; creating social care expertise within an efficient business model. Our experience is drawn from both UK and International social care work within the private, voluntary and statutory sector.