Refocusing of the Directorate’s Services to children in care and to those at risk of harm has resulted in the enhancement of both Service’s management structures. The creation of these posts will demonstrate continuing commitment to safeguard children in Shropshire and will enable the Teams and their workers to continue to work to exacting performance and quality standards.

The successful applicant will join a Directorate where expectations of staff and their managers are high. The appointed manager will be expected to ensure an effective delivery of service and the smooth transition of work between the early prevention and support teams and services such as the Looked After Children’s Team and Disabled Children’s Team. The Manager will have an opportunity to develop their skills and expertise and will take a lead responsibility for decision making, quality of assessment and planning as well as liaison with key partners.

The Stay Safe Service is based in Shrewsbury and provide an assessment and case management service across the County.

If you are interested, have the energy and enthusiasm to work in a supportive yet challenging way and keep at the heart of all that we do the need to promote the needs of children, you may be the person we would want to recruit.

For further information contact: Pete Murphy, Head of Service on 01743 210960 or Kathryn Edwards on 01743 253823.

For an informal discussion about this vacancy, please contact pete.murphy@shropshire-cc

The person specification and job specification for this vacancy are attached to this page. You can apply for this job by completing the online application form, or by printing and posting the printed form attached to this page.

Alternatively you can request a job pack and application form (please note this is the same information that is on this page) from the Shropshire Recruitment Team on 0345 6789012, email srt.requestjobpack@shropshire.gov.uk.

If you have a specific enquiry about this vacancy please contact the Shropshire Recruitment Team on 0345 6789012, email srt.helpdesk@shropshire.gov.uk.

Please remember to include your postal address when requesting a recruitment pack, as we are currently unable to e-mail the pack to you.

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