Reference Number: CSESW

Job type: Childrens Social Care

Employment Contract: Full Time - Permanent

Salary: £41,150 to £44,428 (including Market Supplement)

Number of hours: 37

Location: Tor Hill House
Union Street
Torquay
TQ2 5QW

Join Torbay Children's Services as an Experienced Social Worker and you'll be part of a progressive team dedicated to making young lives everything they should be. We’ve responded to the pandemic by raising our game, both in our service development and the support we’ve shown our people.

Together, we’re responding to some serious challenges.

Child abuse, exploitation and neglect don’t just damage young lives, they destroy promising futures before they even get a chance to be lived. Our transformation has lowered caseloads, increased training and supervision, developed brilliant external partnerships and introduced sector-leading technology.

And it's starting to bear fruit. OFSTED praised both the visibility of our Senior Leadership Team, our agile response to the pandemic, and the progress we continue to make, both in maintaining services and developing virtual ones by working strategically with our partners. The successful introduction of our new service model, these factors, the reports state has 'helped to accelerate the pace of change over the past six months.'

As part of our improvement journey, we are looking to recruit experienced social workers across a number of key teams including Operational Services, Single Assessment and Children Looked After.

Good social workers are at the heart of everything we do. You'll manage a complex, varied caseload, as well as acting as a mentor to less experienced team members - providing them with coaching and guidance so that they can develop their skills to support families to build resilience and facilitate positive change.

In return, you can look forward to a career-defining Academy that champions and underpins personal and professional growth. Not to mention our reflective supervision model that is a vibrant mix of informal and structured oversight, offering you protected time to think.

Furthermore, you will receive a comprehensive and rewarding all-round package, excellent training and development, subsidised parking, good administrative support and high-quality technology.

We welcome applications for this post and will consider your CV along with a covering letter.

Your covering letter must answer the following questions as well as an explanation for any gaps in employment on your CV:

• What qualities would you bring to the role of Senior Practitioner, and how would you use these to develop staff whilst also supporting the manager?
• Managing competing priorities and meeting deadlines/timescales on your own caseload is a requirement of this role. How would you achieve this when supporting others at the same time?
• What do you see are the benefits of supervision and how would use it to get the best from your manager?

Please note that whilst we will shortlist and arrange interviews using a CV, a full application form will need to be completed should you be successful.

Please send your covering letter and CV to Children'sRecruitment@torbay.gov.uk

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Reference Number: CSNQSW

Job type: Children's Services

Employment Contract: Full Time - Permanent

Salary: £36,648 to £39,186

Number of hours: 37

Location: Tor Hill House
Union Street
Torquay
TQ2 5QW

Working in Torbay as a ASYE Social Worker has been described by a member of our current cohort as the ‘best place to work’ (December 2017). Our aim is to provide you with an Assessed and Supported Year in Employment with the emphasis on support! From the outset the learner agreement will set out what you understand to be your learning needs following the completion of your qualifying social work degree. This process will include reviewing the Knowledge and Skills Statements to ensure we target those areas you need support in most. Following this you will be able to review your learning needs at four and six months as we recognise that you ‘don’t know, what you don’t know’ and sometimes you need to be in a team and undertaking casework to find this out. You’ll be supported with regular supervision as well as high quality learning and development opportunities.

Within Torbay we’re a little unique and we have an established Joint Preceptorship that enables you to access four days of learning and development with newly qualified health professionals such as health Visitors and midwives. This has proved a successful way to support newly qualified professionals in developing quality multi-agency working practices. We know from our health colleagues inspection that this approach doesn’t happen anywhere else in the country.

Torbay can also offer you cutting edge technology to support you within your role, and if this makes you nervous don’t worry there is IT training on hand to support this area too.

So if you’re a newly qualified social worker looking to work across the three towns of Torbay (Brixham, Paignton and Torquay) follow the links below to download a job description and apply today.

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Reference Number: CSSW

Job type: Childrens Social Care

Employment Contract: Full Time - Permanent

Salary: £36,648 to £39,196

Number of hours: 37

Location: Tor Hill House
Union Street
Torquay
TQ2 5QW

Join Torbay Children's Services as a social worker and you'll be part of a resurgent team taking an ambitious new approach to very challenging work.

Child abuse, exploitation and neglect don’t just damage young lives, they destroy promising futures before they even get a chance to be lived.

Our transformation has lowered caseloads, increased training and supervision, developed brilliant external partnerships and introduced sector-leading technology.

And it's starting to bear fruit. OFSTED concluded that the ‘Senior Leadership Team is now well placed to continue to deliver the ambitious and well-targeted plan.’ As part of our improvement journey, we are looking to recruit experienced social workers across a number of key teams including Operational Services, Single Assessment and Children Looked After.

Good social workers are at the heart of everything we do. 

In return, you can look forward to a career-defining Academy that champions and underpins personal and professional growth. Not to mention our reflective supervision model that is a vibrant mix of informal and structured oversight, offering you protected time to think.

Furthermore, you will receive a comprehensive and rewarding all-round package, excellent training and development, subsidised parking, good administrative support and high-quality technology.

We welcome applications for this post and will consider your CV along with a covering letter.

Your covering letter must answer the following questions as well as an explanation for any gaps in employment on your CV:

• What do you see as the fundamental core skills of a children and families social worker?
• What assessment approaches/models have you used and why?
• What do you see are the benefits of supervision and how would you use it to get the best
  from your manager?

Please note that whilst we will shortlist and arrange interviews using a CV, a full application form will need to be completed should you be successful.

Please send your covering letter and CV to Children'sRecruitment@torbay.gov.uk

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Job type: Children's Services

Employment Contract: Part Time - Fixed Term Contract

Salary: £36,648 to £44,428 (including Market Supplement)

Number of hours: 29.6

Location:

Torbay is now progressing well in its improvement journey and this is an exciting opportunity to work in a beautiful area of the country.

Good social workers are at the heart of everything we do. You will be required to create positive relationships with children, their parents and carers and wider families as well as partners and colleagues, demonstrate sound abilities in risk assessment and planning, mediation, child-centred and restorative practice, negotiation and problem solving.

You will receive good management support with a focus on your professional development, a competitive salary, subsidised parking, the opportunity to be part of continued professional development through Torbay’s Learning Academy, good administrative support and cutting edge technology, to enable you to capture information whilst out in the field and upload onto case management systems automatically.

We would like to invite applications from social workers who want to support our cared for children and the implementation of their permanency plans. Specifically, the post holder will support cared for children across the range of permanency planning, from children with a plan of long term fostering to children with plans of reunification or family placement to children with plans of adoption. This is a great opportunity for a skilled and dynamic social worker with experience in working with cared for children in a wide variety of placement settings. You will be a strong advocate for children, and someone who is passionate and focused about improving the outcomes for cared for children.

We will consider applications for Full and Part time.

** DBS disclosure is required for this job**

For an informal discussion please contact Colin Schumacher by email colin.schumacher@torbay.gov.uk

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Job type: Children's Services

Employment Contract: Full Time - Permanent

Salary: £45,413 to £48,474 (Including Market Supplement)

Number of hours: 37

Location: Torquay

An exciting opportunity exists for the role of Advanced Social Worker in Operational Services.

We are seeking to appoint an individual who is highly motivated to safeguarding children at risk. We are a service committed to putting the safety of children at the centre of everything we do. To be successful in this role you will need be tenacious and passionate about this area of work.

The role will involve managing complex caseloads, and helping to establish a restorative practice led culture of continual improvement and quality assurance. As the Advanced Social Work in your team, you will be the lead on ensuring compliance and practice standards are maintained to the highest level. You will lead by example and work with social workers with varying experience from newly qualified upwards. You will also provide supervision and be expected to participate in specialist project work across the whole service. This is an exciting but challenging role that should be seen as a step towards management opportunities in the future. In return for your commitment and hard work, Torbay will support you with relevant training and development opportunities delivered via its new Learning Academy.

We are committed to a restorative and relational model of working ‘WITH’ our children and young people so they remain at the heart of our practice. Restorative and relational based practice describes a way of being, an underpinning ethos, which enables us to build and maintain healthy relationships, resolve difficulties and repair harm when relationships breakdown.

DBS disclosure is required for this job

For an informal discussion please contact Mimi Taylor at mimi.taylor@torbay.gov.uk

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Job type: Onsite

Employment Contract: Permanent

Salary: £37,938 - £40,476 / year

Description:

Skills:

• Ability to negotiate and influence internal colleagues, other public and private sector organisations, and key partners to secure improved outcomes.
• The ability to manage projects taking full accountabilities for all aspects of delivery, owning the projects, and ensuring that all stakeholders are fully engaged.
• Ability to assimilate, understand, analyse, interpret, and communicate complex information and data to inform creative decision making.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and competent use of PowerPoint.

Knowledge:

• A good understating of the Local Authority Inspection regime from a national and local perspective.
• An understanding of the application and impact of eligibility criteria in health and social care services.
• Knowledge of Equality Diversity and Inclusion frameworks for adult social care.
• Knowledge and understanding of key health and social care legislation.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Experience of the Adult Social Care Inspection regime and/ or Peer reviews in Local Government.
• Experience of active involvement in local ADASS networks. 

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Job type: Hybrid

Employment Contract: Permanent

Salary: £30,559 - £33,366 / year

Description:

Skills:

• Ability to interpret and implement policy criteria.
• Excellent organisational and time keeping skills, sufficient to deliver a reliable and efficient transport service, and manage conflicting priorities in a fast-paced dynamic environment. 
• Effective standard of IT skills (competent with word processing, spreadsheets, internet navigation, use of databases). 
• This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English. 
• Effective communication / diplomacy skills including the ability to negotiate with external contractors. 

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of School Transport policy and procedures.
• Basic Knowledge and understanding of SEND.
• Knowledge of route optimisation. 

Experience & Qualifications:

• Educated to A Level / NVQ Level 3 standard or relevant experience or willing to reach required level of qualification.
• Experience working in a customer service area.
• Working in an office environment.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced dynamic environment.

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Job type: Hybrid

Employment Contract: Permanent

Salary: £30,559 - £33,366 / year

Description:

• Training, resources and knowledge.
• Specialist support and advice.
• Accessing therapeutic support and specialist assessment.
• Benefits advice and financial support.
• Accessing support in the community and peer support groups.
• SGO Activities and Events.
• Accessing independent advice and support (including family rights information and legal advice).

Skills:

• Ability to carry out assessments, plan and deliver needs-based packages of support. 
• Ability to produce and maintain accurate records and reports. 
• Ability to engage positively with children, young people and their parents.
• Ability to offer appropriate support to families affected by: Family breakdown, Homelessness, Child Protection issues, Drug and/or alcohol dependency, Tenancy breakdown, Non school attendance. 
• Effective communication/interpersonal skills. 

Knowledge:

• Understanding of basic human needs, physical, emotional and social. 
• Knowledge of Children’s Act 1989 and 2004, Adoption legislation, Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Parenting Orders and Anti Social Behaviour Act 2003). 
• Knowledge of issues facing families at risk of family breakdown. 
• Self awareness of own strengths and weaknesses. 

Experience & Qualifications:

• GCSE pass in English at Grade C or above or equivalent. 
• Work in a health or social care environment (paid or unpaid) with children and young people. 
• Experience of working with children, young people and families displaying challenging behaviour. 
• Experience of health/social care needs and services. 

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Job type: Hybrid

Employment Contract: Permanent

Salary: £52,428 - £55,420 / year

Description:

Skills:

• Ability to give clear and accurate legal advice. 
• Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills. 
• Analytical and problem solving skills. 

Knowledge:

• High level of knowledge of the law and procedure within the specialist area. 
• Detailed knowledge of the law relating to local government. 
• General awareness of the policies, aims and objectives of the Council. 

Experience & Qualifications:

• Admitted and practising solicitor, legal executive (fellow) or barrister with up to 3 years PQE. 
• Suitably trained as a legal advisor or advocate. 
• Experience of working in a legal environment. 

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Job type: Hybrid

Employment Contract: Permanent

Salary: £37,938 - £40,476 / year

Description:

Skills:

• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Communication and negotiation skills.
• Willingness to maintain and improve standards and performance through implementation of good practice and personal development.

Knowledge:

• Able to demonstrate knowledge of planning legislation, government advice and policy, circulars and guidance notes and awareness of general issues facing the planning profession.
• Knowledge of the development management process from pre-application enquiry to post decision matters.
• Understanding of the role of sustainability, energy efficiency, design and other important planning considerations.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Relevant and demonstrable experience in Development Management.
• Awareness of wider environmental issues, including climate change, sustainable transport and how the historic environment links to the wide corporate and national sustainability agenda.
• Degree or diploma in Planning, Architecture, Geography or a related discipline or significant relevant experience.

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Job type: Hybrid

Employment Contract: Fixed Term Contract

Salary: £37,938 - £40,476 / year

Description:

Skills:

• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Communication and negotiation skills.
• Willingness to maintain and improve standards and performance through implementation of good practice and personal development.

Knowledge:

• Able to demonstrate knowledge of planning legislation, government advice and policy, circulars and guidance notes and awareness of general issues facing the planning profession.
• Knowledge of the development management process from pre-application enquiry to post decision matters.
• Understanding of the role of sustainability, energy efficiency, design and other important planning considerations.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Relevant and demonstrable experience in Development Management.
• Awareness of wider environmental issues, including climate change, sustainable transport and how the historic environment links to the wide corporate and national sustainability agenda.
• Degree or diploma in Planning, Architecture, Geography or a related discipline or significant relevant experience.

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Job type: Fully remote

Employment Contract: Permanent

Salary: £25,584 - £27,269 / year

Description:

• comfortable and enjoy dealing with members of the public
• able to handle any conflicts in a calm manner
• happy to work out-doors in all weathers as this is an active role where you will be walking up to 10 miles per day
• comfortable working alone, as part of a team acting on your own initiative to achieve the standards set out in our operational guidance
• self-motivated and have a good deal of resilience
• friendly, polite, and willing to offer support, advice and assistance to colleagues and customers

• The ability to work as a team or on your own, patience and tact
• An assertive but polite approach
• The ability to handle difficult situations in a calm and professional way
• An awareness of health and safety
• The ability to make decisions
• Good numeracy skills and the ability to keep accurate records
• PC skills would also be an advantage, as you will be using a handheld device daily

Skills:

• Experience of working in a customer focussed environment.

Knowledge:

• Ability to demonstrate effective knowledge and understanding of parking restrictions.

Experience & Qualifications:

• A full valid driving licence. 

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Job type: Hybrid

Employment Contract: Permanent

Salary: £37,938 - £40,476 / year

Description:

• Degree or Diploma or equivalent in Environmental Health, Higher Certificate in Food Inspection or Food Control and ideally be a qualified Food Competent Certifying Officer (FCCO).
• Experience of providing good customer care will be essential, as you will be expected to provide advice and information to service users, other local authorities and government departments such as the Food Standards Agency. We are looking for an individual that can hit the ground running, so a background in food law enforcement, and knowledge of export food controls would be advantageous although not essential.

Skills:

• Attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate records to provide accountability and deliverability.
• Good organisational ability, particularly self-organisation, ability to see tasks through to a successful conclusion, whilst working to tight and changing deadlines.
• To be able to use an effective range of modes of communication including verbal, email, telephone, formal and informal reports taking into account issues of confidentiality.
• To be able to use tact and persuasion to impart information that the recipient may not wish to hear. Ability to deal with difficult situations in a calm and sympathetic manner.
• Ability to travel to Brixham and travel around Torbay to carry out duties on a daily basis.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of computer database systems their use and the importance of maintaining accurate and timely records.
• Up to date detailed technical and working knowledge of food and safety legislation.
• Knowledge of the broad public health Agenda and of national, regional and local priorities. An understanding of how Food Safety and / or Health and Safety can contribute to these. 
• Knowledge and ability to inspect medium risk premises under food safety legislation. 
• Knowledge of infectious disease legislation.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level standard (including HND, professional/enhanced skill qualification) or equivalent demonstrable work-related experience in appropriate areas.
• Higher Certificate in Food Premises Inspection or Food Control.
• NVQ Level 4 in Health and Safety, NEBOSH certificate or Diploma in Health and safety.
• Food Competent Certifying Officer (FCCO) qualification.

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Job type: Hybrid

Employment Contract: Permanent

Salary: £27,711 - £30,060 / year

Description:

Skills:

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to give clear and accurate legal advice.
• Analytical and problem solving skills. 

Knowledge:

• A developing knowledge of this area of law.
• A good level of knowledge of the legal system. 
• Basic understanding of local government law in relation to contract transactions. 

Experience & Qualifications:

• Experience or working in a legal department.
• Experience of contract / commercial work.

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Job type: Hybrid

Employment Contract: Fixed Term Contract

Salary: £37,938 - £40,476 / year

Description:

Skills:

• Self-motivated, productive, dynamic and innovative.
• Willingness to maintain and improve standards and performance through implementation of good practice and personal development.
• Able to effectively project manage a number of projects at the same time.

Knowledge:

• Specialist knowledge of historic building conservation. 
• Working knowledge of all relevant planning and heritage legislation and national policies and guidance. 
• Understanding of wider national heritage issues and how they relate to the context of Torbay’s economic growth aspirations. 

Experience & Qualifications:

• Experience of applying for, managing and reporting on heritage-related management and enhancement schemes.
• A working knowledge of the archaeology, landscape history and the historic environment.
  Degree or diploma in Town Planning, Architecture, Building Conservation or a related discipline or significant relevant experience. 

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Job type: Hybrid

Employment Contract: Fixed Term Contract

Salary: £37,938 - £40,476 / year

Description:

Skills:

• Self-motivated, productive, dynamic and innovative.
• Willingness to maintain and improve standards and performance through implementation of good practice and personal development. 
• Able to effectively project manage a number of projects at the same time. 

Knowledge:

• Specialist knowledge of historic building conservation.
• Working knowledge of all relevant planning and heritage legislation and national policies and guidance.
• Understanding of wider national heritage issues and how they relate to the context of Torbay’s economic growth aspirations. 

Experience & Qualifications:

• Experience of applying for, managing and reporting on heritage-related management and enhancement schemes.
• A working knowledge of the archaeology, landscape history and the historic environment.
• Degree or diploma in Town Planning, Landscape Architecture (CMLI), Archaeology, Building Conservation or a related discipline or significant relevant experience. 

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Job type: Onsite

Employment Contract: Permanent

Salary: £24,790 - £25,183 / year

Description:

Skills:

• Effective observation skills with the ability to respond effectively to different situations.
• Prioritise multiple commitments and respond in order of urgency.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to use a variety of communication systems to receive and relay messages.
• Must be precise and able to pay attention to detail.
• Good decisions as part of team or independently.

Knowledge:

• Ability to recall and replay information accurately.
• Basic knowledge of locations & streets within Torbay.
• Ability to follow defined procedure. 

Experience & Qualifications:

• CCTV Monitoring experience. 

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Job type: Hybrid

Employment Contract: Permanent

Salary: £42,440 - £45,718 / year

Description:

Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work in an open and challenging way with families.
• Ability to implement anti-discriminatory practice in all areas of work.
• Able to assess situations with clarity and sensitivity and act professionally in crisis situations.
• Demonstrate skills in working to achieve focussed outcomes.

Knowledge:

• Good understanding of the full range of activities delivered by the Authority and partners in relation to children, young people and families.
• Has a developed knowledge of Social Care policies and procedures and makes themselves continually aware of new Child Care legislation and National Guidance.
• Awareness of effective management practices.
• Thorough understanding of current legislation and guidance and developments in services to children young people and families.
• Demonstrates an advanced and detailed knowledge of child development, attachment theory, anti-discriminatory practice, the framework for assessment of children in need and their families, social work theory and methods.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Social Work degree qualification, e.g., Dip SW, CQSW, CSS or equivalent.
• Membership of Social Work England.
• Significant post qualification experience of working with children and families in the context of current legislation and government initiatives.
• Significant post qualification experience of working in a local authority setting.
• Experience of complex Child Protection cases and Court proceedings under the Children’s Act 1989.

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Job type: Hybrid

Employment Contract: Permanent

Salary: £30,559 - £33,366 / year

Description:

Skills:

• Ability to carry out assessments, plan and deliver needs based packages of support. 
• Ability to produce and maintain accurate records and reports. 
• Ability to engage positively with children, young people and their parents. 
• Effective communication/interpersonal skills. 

Knowledge:

• Understanding of basic human needs, physical, emotional and social. 
• Knowledge of Children’s Act 1989 and 2004, Adoption legislation, Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Parenting Orders and Anti Social Behaviour Act 2003). 
• Knowledge of issues facing families at risk of family breakdown. 
• Self awareness of own strengths and weaknesses. 

Experience & Qualifications:

• GCSE pass in English at Grade C or above or equivalent. 
• Experience of work in a health or social care environment (paid or unpaid) with children and young people. 
• Experience of working with children, young people and families displaying challenging behaviour. 
• Experience of health/social care needs and services. 
• Experience of teamwork. 

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Job type: Onsite

Employment Contract: Permanent

Salary: £25,584 - £27,269 / year

Description:

Skills:

• Effective observation skills with the ability to respond effectively to different situations. 
• Prioritise multiple commitments and respond in order of urgency. 
• Effective communication skills with the ability to use a variety of communication systems to receive and relay messages. 
• Good decision making as part of team or independently.
• Follow and understand defined procedures. 

Knowledge:

• Proven ability in gathering, interpreting, explaining, associating and applying information to meet customers’ needs. 
• Basic knowledge of locations and streets within Torbay. 

Experience & Qualifications:

• Experience of working within the Security Industry. 
• Manned guarding experience. 

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Job type: Hybrid

Employment Contract: Permanent

Salary: £32,429 - £35,236 / year

Description:

Skills:

• Effective communication skills and negotiating skills. 
• Ability to work unsupervised to a good quality. 
• Ability to meet deadlines and work with competing demands. 

Knowledge:

• An understanding of relevant legislation and statutory obligations. 
• Computer literate. 
• Knowledge and experience of general property matters. 

Experience & Qualifications:

• Contributing successfully to effective team working. 
• Degree and / or Associate Membership of RICS or relevant qualification. 
• Evidence of continuous professional development. 

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