About the role

ID: 1724

Job Title: Peripatetic Service Manager
Service: South Team initially (could expand to support other regions if required)

Salary:
- Grade 4, point 29-33
- starting at £37,211 FTE per annum, rising to £41,518 FTE per annum
- £22,362.60 per annum, rising to £24,190.80 per annum for 22.2 hours per week
- Additionally, £480 home-based allowance FTE per annum

Location: Home based with occasional travel across the region

Hours: 22.2 hours per week (part time). Hours could be increased subject to funding

Contract: Fixed term contract for 12 months.


Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.

We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the
importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.

This is an exciting opportunity for an Individual alongside the Operational Manager to contribute to the delivery of the organisations strategic aims to ensure Family Action is Stronger than Ever for the children, young people and their families across the South.

Main Responsibilities:
1. To ensure that delivery is in line with the Family Action Quality Standards, delivering a high performing and high-quality service which uses appropriate outcome measurement tools.
2. To undertake Quality Assurance Activity, regular auditing and observations of practice as required.
3. To work collaboratively with stakeholders to raise the profile of Family Action as appropriate to the role.
4. To undertake activities that enhance regional income generation and diversification initiatives such as undertaking research projects, contributing to bid and funding processes.
5. To chair and lead meetings as appropriate to the role
6. To manage staff and services as appropriate to the role.

7. To oversee compliance with the relevant recording system and wider data recording and reporting requirements. Ensuring high quality, accurate data compliance and returns.

Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
Benefits

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.

To Apply:
• Please click “Apply Now” below.
• Closing Date: Tuesday 10th March at 23:59

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates. We are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action because we know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and we strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support.

All candidates with a disability are welcome to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and request priority consideration for an interview, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role.