Team Manager - Childrens Services

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37 hours per week

Temporary

Maternity Cover

Are you passionate about improving the lives of children and young people? Do you want to work for an employer who places major importance on high quality supervision, wellbeing and career development?

Bridgend County Borough Council offer great opportunities to further your social work career. We want supervised contact workers to join us to support the children and families across the county borough.

We are currently recruiting for a team manager to cover maternity leave from a period of between 12-14 months starting in February 2024. The team manager would join the management team within the Care Experienced Children's Team that includes a deputy team manager and two senior practitioners. The team works with care experienced children post care proceedings and young people up until the age of 16 years old.

For further information please contact Marisa Douglas at

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

Applicants should note that criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) will be necessary for the successful applicant.

Closing Date: 10 January 2024

Shortlisting Date: 11 January 2024

Interview Date: 26 January 2024

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