Job Introduction
We have unique and critical opportunities for Team Managers in Bradford to join the Child Exploitation Hub, working with young people between the ages of 10-18 who are considered at risk of Child Exploitation. This is your chance to lead a team and make a tangible difference.
About Us
Bradford Children and Families Trust was established in April 2023 to enhance the quality and delivery of Children’s Services across our district. Our purpose is clear, to ensure that our promise to improve the lives of children and young people in Bradford becomes a reality. It’s a tough ask. It requires dedication, determination, and resilience – but under a new Chief Executive, Senior Leadership team and an unswerving drive to deliver the best outcomes, we are confident that we’ll achieve our ambition – and you, yours.
So, if you’re up for the Challenge we’d love to hear from you!
About the Role
We are a multi-agency Child Exploitation and Missing from Home service led by Children's Social Care, Police and Health whose primary function is to support children and young people who are at risk/ victims of child criminal exploitation and/or child sexual exploitation and bring offenders to justice.
The team is vibrant, diverse, and highly efficient, offering several evidence-based interventions to support children that have been or are at risk of exploitation. Caseloads are low within the team to enable intensive interventions to be provided. The CE Hub support within the Child in Need or Child Protection frameworks and adopt a contextual safeguarding approach working in partnership with children and their families.
We work closely with Police, Youth Offending Team, Health Practitioners, and education to initiate attitudinal and behaviour change. This results in a reduction in offending and reoffending behaviour linked to a reduction in Police intelligence, reduced remand figures. There is higher engagement with Youth offending orders, young people no longer associating with gangs, reduction in missing episodes, engagement in education/employment and improved relationships within home environments.
About you
Managing a team of professional Social Workers and Community Resource Workers, you’ll help us achieve our aim of delivering outcomes for the children, young people, and families of Bradford. It’s about showing strong leadership, driving continuous improvement, and putting the needs of children first, always. You will have good understanding of multiagency working and an ability to negotiate with partners and colleagues to effect change and strengthen relationships.
You’ll know how to keep everyone in your team energised and focused on doing the right thing for the children of Bradford, adopting a relational and restorative approach.
Requirements:
- Recent experience in chairing meetings with professionals and family members.
- Dip.SW, CQSW, BA (Hons) Social Work or equivalent professional qualifications.
- Be registered with Social Work England (Formerly HCPC) as a qualified Social Worker
- At least 3 years recent experience of working with vulnerable children, young people and families in need to support sustained improvements.
- Of these 3 years, 1 year must have been in relation to working in a supervisory work role (not just case management) of students, volunteers or paid staff including co-ordination and allocation of work tasks to others.
Next Steps
If you would like to have an informal discussion before applying, please contact Zoe.King@bradfordcft.org.uk
Benefits:
- West Yorkshire Pension Fund membership – with generous employer contributions
- Competitive salary and pay progression structure
- Real living wage as the minimum rate of pay
- Supportive carer and parental policies
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Access to Occupational Health and confidential counselling services
- Supportive staff networks
- Access to Blue Light Card discounts
- Professional development/support
- Career progression
- Enhanced annual leave entitlement - 31 days and rises to max of 34 days with service. (plus, public holidays)
- Social Worker Registration fees paid
- Flexible working / hybrid options subject to service need
- Retention Payment Applicable – as part of this role you will be eligible for our annual retention payment, paid in 12 monthly instalments. This is non contractual (reviewed annually).
Bradford Children and Families Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.
If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history prior to interview.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check including a check against the Children’s barred list, will be carried out on preferred candidates.
