Job Introduction
Job Title: Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) Team Manager
Salary: £54,916 – £60,640
Location: City Wide, Liverpool
A bit about us:
Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.
Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.
We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with it’s rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!
Liverpool Children’s Services have high ambitions and are on an improvement journey to become outstanding. We have an inspirational leadership team who have a fresh vision, dedicated to driving practice forward. It’s an exciting time to join us and be part of that change.
The Role:
Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDAC) are an innovative, problem-solving, and evidenced based multi-disciplinary intervention with families in the court arena. Evidence has shown that FDACs deliver better outcomes for families and children involved in the public family law justice system.
The FDAC trained judges work in conjunction with the specialist team to support parents in overcoming substance misuse and related challenges to ensure they can safely care for their children. We have recently created this new and innovative service within Liverpool City Council.
Key Responsibilities:
- As FDAC Team Manager, you will be skilled and experienced working within Children’s Services. You will be social work qualified and hold a current Social Work England registration
- You will have a robust understanding of all Children’s Safeguarding legislation, statutory guidance and processes, with clear decision-making skills and a proven record of working across all disciplines, including mental health drug services and domestic abuse
- You will be responsible, as FDAC Team Manager, for overseeing your team’s work and fidelity of the model. The role will include a strong focus on a relationship approach and complex family circumstances, including addiction and domestic abuse and effective partnership working. This is a unique chance to develop your skills in this specialist area
- The Family Drug and Alcohol Courts Team requires a manager that has the drive and passion to deliver excellent services and improve outcomes to ensure a positive difference and brighter future for our children and young people
- You will embed a high-performance culture by supporting your team to continually develop their skills, so they can achieve the best outcomes. Through regular reflective supervision with your team, you’ll champion their personal and professional growth and health and wellbeing, ensuring an inclusive approach.
Our offer to you:
- 35 hour working week with hybrid working model
- At least 31 days holiday entitlement, rising to 35 days after 5 years’ service (option to purchase further days)
- Agile working - A “Flexibility First” approach to agile working where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception.
- Part of the Local Government Pension Scheme – option to join the AVC scheme
- Progression – opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
- Health and Wellbeing – including employee assistance programme
- Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
- Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
- Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
- Discounted gym memberships
- Employee Volunteering Scheme
- Medicash
If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact Harriet Cadman, Recruitment and Retention Lead, via harriet.cadman@liverpool.gov.uk
Closing Date: Thursday 2 January 2025
Face-to-face interviews are scheduled to be held on Friday 10 January 2025.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service and an up-to-date registration with Social Work England as a qualified Social Worker.
If you are an international social worker candidate and require sponsorship, we have currently closed this programme and are in the process of reviewing it. If we advertise again in the future this will be a separate advert, so please do not apply to this vacancy.
Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk.
Although we advertise on Jobs Go Public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications. Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad.
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