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Wigan Council
Children and Young People’s Services
Service Transformation
Job Description
Post Title: Locality Service Manager with responsibility of Fostering Service
Post No: CS-CIPC-233
Job Purpose: As part of Children and Young People’s Services, the postholder
will report to the Head of Service – Social Care, having
responsibility for the efficient and effective provision and
development of the following services:
♦ To lead the development and delivery of all social work
services to children in need, children in need of protection
and other families within a locality based team.
♦ To ensure that all assessments, plans, including care
plans and court reports are accurate, timely and address
risk.
♦ To ensure the co-ordinated delivery of a range of support
services across the locality to children in need and
children in need of protection.
♦ To participate fully in partnership working taking lead
responsibility for defined areas of work as required.
♦ To ensure the Fostering Service is efficient and effective
and meets all the required standards.
Reporting To: Head of Service – Social Care
Responsible For: The Fostering Service - Locality Social Work Team
Liaising With: Senior managers and staff within CYPS and across the Council.
Members of the Wigan Borough Partnership for Children, Young
People and Families.
Elected Members
Ofsted
GONW
Members of the Wigan Safeguarding Children Board.
Hours of Work: 37 hours per week
Salary/Wage Grade: G14
Current Base: To be confirmed
Car Designation: Essential
Disclosure Level: Enhanced
Main (Core) Duties
Operational / Strategic To be a member of the Wider Management Team of CYPS and
Planning: contribute to the effective strategic planning, delivery and
evaluation of Children and Young People’s Services.
To play a key role in strategic and operational planning
processes and provide leadership for your area of operational
responsibility.
To identify and actively seek opportunities for external funding
and prepare bids, grant claims and monitoring reports as
necessary to secure funding.
To translate strategies and plans into effective work programmes
which are adequately resourced, monitored and reviewed.
Service Provision: To lead and manage the development and implementation of all
aspects of service delivery within agreed service areas.
To achieve agreed objectives, ensure all Children and Young
People’s Services plans are met and relevant budgets are
managed effectively.
To deliver customer focused services which represent good
value for money and demonstrate high levels of customer
satisfaction.
Service Development: To develop innovative approaches to service development,
delivery and improvement.
Staffing: To ensure the effective deployment of all resources at your
disposal including budgets, facilities and people.
To manage and develop employees, ensuring that they are
consulted, empowered, valued and motivated.
To maximise the contribution of employees by ensuring that the
Council’s human resources, equalities, developmental and
appraisal policies are applied systematically and consistently.
To actively participate in and promote the Employee
Development Review process of Wigan Council in accordance
with agreed policies and procedures.
To be responsible for the recruitment, selection, training and
development of staff within your area of responsibility.
Quality Assurance: To regularly review, analyse and evaluate performance against
plans by individuals and teams and report performance and any
recommended action to the relevant Head of Service.
To play a key role in the development of effective quality
assurance processes within Children and Young People’s
Services and Wigan Council as a whole and ensure that all
agreed policies and procedures are implemented within your
area of responsibility.
To monitor standards across the Council which demonstrate
working towards or the achievement of excellent service
performance.
To embed the performance management culture, driving
continuous improvement and playing a key role in internal and
external inspection processes.
Management To manage the collection, analysis and reporting of
information & management information relevant to agreed service areas.
administration:
Communications: To maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders
and external partners which support the achievement of
objectives and the promotion of the Council’s interests.
To ensure that appropriate Council policies and decisions are
communicated consistently and effectively.
Marketing and Liaison: To represent Children and Young People’s Services at local and
national bodies as required and promote a positive image of
CYPS.
To positively promote and market Children and Young People’s
Services and encourage interest and investment in its activities.
Management of To ensure the effective deployment of all resources at your
Resources: disposal including budgets, facilities and people.
(Other than people)
To play a key role in the financial planning processes of Children
and Young People’s Services, maintaining rigorous financial
planning systems and ensuring all budgets are delivered.
To ensure that resources are optimised and controlled effectively
by the implementation and monitoring of robust service and
financial planning processes.
To ensure that all activities comply with Standing Orders,
Financial Regulations and Codes of Practice.
Corporate To actively promote and adhere to all of the policies, procedures
responsibility: and values of Wigan Council and Children and Young People’s
Services.
To help develop and implement strategies, plans and targets for
equal opportunities, diversity and community cohesion to support
the Council’s objectives.
Support the implementation of the Council’s policies and
procedures within the team, the department and across the
Council.
Co-operate with all Council staff in order to develop effective and
mutually supportive working relationships.
Adhere to the Council’s equal opportunities and customer care
policies when consulting on methods of identifying and meeting
the needs of service users.
Promote the interests of the Council in partnership ventures with
other statutory and non-statutory agencies.
To promote and support the development and implementation of
corporate practices through active involvement in the CYPS
Management Team, participation in corporate projects and
effective leadership.
To prepare and present information, advice and reports to
Officers and Elected Members of the Local Authority and any
other relevant parties in relation to the duties of the post.
To deputise for the Head of Service and other Service Managers
as appropriate.
Other Specific Duties
To carry out the duties in the most effective, efficient and economic manner available.
Participate fully in the CYPS employee development review process and continue personal
and professional development as identified.
Special Conditions of Service
* Where the postholder has a disability, every effort will be made to make reasonable
adjustments to enable them to carry out the duties of the job.
* All holiday leave is to be taken in line with the requirements of the team/service.
Safety Training - specify.
This job description is current at the date shown, but, in consultation with you, may be
changed to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title.
Date: November 2008
Children and Young People’s Services
Person Specification / Selection Criteria
Post Title Locality Service Manager
Post No. CS-CIPC-233
A. Experience
Essential Desirable Source
A = Application
I = Interview
R = References
T = Task
O = Observation
P = Presentation
Substantial experience in a relevant management
X A, I
post
Proven track record of effective service
X A. I
development and delivery in relevant area of work
B. Training and Qualifications
Essential Desirable Source
Social Work Qualification. (CQSW, Dip SW) X
Management qualification at NVQ Level 5 or
X A
equivalent
Willingness to undertake management
X I
qualification to Level 5
C. Knowledge and Understanding
(Applicants should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the
following areas relevant to the post)
Essential Desirable Source
Demonstrate an understanding of all aspects of
X I
Children and Young People’s Services
D. Personal Skills, Abilities and Competencies
Applicants should be able to provide evidence that they have the necessary skills
and abilities required
Essential Desirable Source
High level of written communication skills X A
High level of oral communication skills and ability
to make presentations to a wide range of X IP
audiences
Able to work in partnership and develop the trust,
respect and co-operation of a broad spectrum of X IR
partners and colleagues
Ability to use high level influencing skills and to
promote open discussion and negotiate common
X IR
agreement where there are disparate points of
view
Able to relate to and work with others as a leader
X IR
and member of a team
Proven ability to lead and motivate others to
achieve Children and Young People’s Services X IR
goals
Competent and experienced people manager X IR
Proven ability to instigate and manage change
X IR
effectively
Demonstrate a genuine commitment to the goals
and values of Children and Young People’s X I
Services
Demonstrate an active commitment to promoting
and achieving equality of opportunity for staff and X I
service users
Ability to develop and implement strategic and
operational plans, policies and strategies to
X I
achieve the values and goals of Children and
Young People’s Services.
Able to devise systems to implement, monitor,
evaluate and improve the activities of Children and X I
Young People’s Services.
Ability to successfully market Children and Young
People’s Services and encourage interest and X AI
investment
Proven ability to convert plans into action and
deliver objectives and targets within agreed X IR
timescales and budgets
Proven ability to develop and manage budgets X IR
Stamina and resilience X I
Able to use ICT in accordance with the needs of
X IA
the role
Positive role model for staff and service users X IR
Ability to make decisions based on an evaluation
X I
of all relevant factors and risks/benefits
Proven focus on the needs of service users X IR
Willingness to be flexible and adaptable to achieve
X I
Children and Young People’s Services goals
D. Personal Skills, Abilities and Competencies (cont’d…)
Essential Desirable Source
Ability to analyse information, identify implications
for Children and Young People’s Services and X I
implement relevant courses of action
Able and willing to work evenings and weekends X I
E. Physical Requirements
Where the applicant/postholder has a disability every effort will be made to make
reasonable adjustments to enable them to carry out the duties of the post
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