Children's Services Manager

Information

Location: Hybrid working – You will primarily be working in two Glasgow locations:

• Children with Disabilities hub based at The Mallard in Springburn
• Family Wellbeing hub based at the Daisy Chain in Govanhill

The role
Working within our Children & Families directorate, this role represents an exciting and rewarding opportunity to guide and shape our services for children with disabilities, which includes the Mallard short breaks and GO2 community-based services and our Daisy Chain Family Wellbeing service, as we look to support children, young people and families to thrive and succeed.

Taking a lead on improvement and development and through the line management of Team Leaders, the Children Services Manager will:

• Ensure that our services meaningfully listen to and involve children, young people and families
• Support and develop a culture of learning and transparency
• Oversee all aspects of service delivery ensuring financial, quality, health and safety, regulatory targets and performance measures are achieved
• Work collaboratively and in partnership with internal and external stakeholders

About you

You are passionate about ensuring the children, young people and families we support are heard and able to influence the services and support they receive.

You are a relational leader with strong communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to manage change and can evidence managing people.

You are ambitious to find the best solution with a track record of working collaboratively to deliver impactful services.

You have relevant management experience within social work or equivalent related field (eg health or community work), a sound knowledge of residential care and an understanding of multi-site/multi-team management.

You are able to manage, coordinate and prioritise a competing workload, making you effective at working to a broad remit where priorities can quickly change.

We can offer you

A benefits package that includes an employer contributory pension, generous holiday allowance and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme and Employee Discount Scheme.

Alongside opportunities to develop your professional knowledge and skills, including a leadership development programme, we offer a supportive team and therapeutic learning culture (eg through the provision of reflective practices).  

About us

CrossReach is one of the largest voluntary sector social care agencies in the country. Each year we provide emotional and practical support to over 25,000 people from across Scotland, making a real difference to the lives of those who are most in need.

We believe that with the right support, Scotland’s children, young people and families can thrive and succeed. We take a holistic approach to plan and deliver a range of complimentary and joined-up services working towards our aim of a ‘Scotland where every child, adult and family feels loved, supported and safe so that they can achieve their full potential’.

If you would like to discuss this vacancy please email recruitment.team@crossreach.org.uk.

A candidate information pack can be found here Children's Service Manager Candidate Pack (002).pdf

A full job description can be found here Children Services Manager Nov 2022.pdf

Personal

As we do our work in Christ’s name the job you have applied for requires you to have a Christian faith and be able to work within and uphold our Christian Ethos (this is an ongoing occupational requirement under the Equality Act 2010).

This post requires you to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and undertake the necessary vetting checks.

It is your professional responsibility to ensure that you meet the standards and criteria for registration.