Team Manager- SUASC Duty Team

Role Responsibility

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Team Manager to lead the Service for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children’s (SUASC) Duty Team. You will be managing a team of social workers and support staff that are committed to providing high quality social work services to unaccompanied asylum seeking children across Kent, working closely with our multi-agency partners.

As a Team Manager, you will work closely with the Service Manager and other members of the management team to deliver and improve services for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, with a clear focus on those in need of protection and the wider safeguarding agenda through the provision of high quality social work interventions and effective liaison with local partners. With the support of the Service Manager, lead and direct age assessments of newly arrived unaccompanied asylum seeking children so proportionate and robust decisions are made when a young person’s age is disputed by the Home Office or significant concerns are raised by other professionals.

You will be able to evidence good leadership skills and a proven track record for delivering good outcomes for children and young people. Above all, you’ll be focused on helping unaccompanied asylum seeking children to successfully integrate into communities whilst a decision is made regarding their immigration status in the UK.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service and registration as a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England.

Contact Details

For further information on this role please contact Alex Stringer, Service Manager on 03000 419281 or alex.stringer@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.