Project Manager - Families First
Sandwell Children's Trust, Oldbury, Sandwell
Project Manager - Families First
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Sandwell Children's Trust, Oldbury, Sandwell
- Full time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 28 Jun | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 1224ba859bac4393a22be5cb7f88eb80
Full Job Description
- To support the Programme Manager:
- To ensure the development and enhancement of existing social care services and family support provision in Sandwell within the requirements of the government vision of 'Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Thrive'. By providing expertise, resilience and capacity and ensuring that risks and issues are identified, in a high-impact transformation programme (Priority 2 "Practice" and Priority 3 "Partnership / Families First") ensuring alignment with the Trust's vision and strategic objective.
- To ensure the delivery of a new service model by April 2026, aligning with DFE frameworks and achieving long-term sustainability.
- To develop, deliver and lead the Trust's Families First Programme, to ensure project design and execution, ensuring relevance and impact and ensuring readiness for the future.
- To ensure that all projects within the Families First Programme (Priority 2 "Practice" and Priority 3 "Partnership / Families First" of the wider Transformation Programme) are aligned and integrated, maximising their collective impact and management of risks across the programme, ensuring prompt escalation and resolution.
- To drive cost-effective solutions, identifying and delivering significant savings whilst making sure of high service standards.
- To work within the budget restraints as set out in the Trusts MTFP.
- To work closely with the Programme Manager and other Stakeholders in establishing, agreeing, and monitoring targets for service delivery and management performance for the service.
Proven experience leading and implementing complex, multifaceted transformation projects - Knowledge and expertise within Children Services or Social Care and understanding of DfE frameworks, compliance requirements and inspection readiness
- Comfortable working within a governance environment, regularly reporting on progress to senior executives and stakeholders and being subject to scrutiny.
- Desired - appropriate professional project management qualification (such as Prince2, APM or MSP) or equivalent experience.
At Sandwell Children's Trust, we firmly believe that the voice of the child should be at the centre of everything we do. We are on an ambitious journey to ensure that children and families in Sandwell are safe and empowered to thrive. Our 'Sandwell Deal', brings together our new improved offering that make Sandwell Children's Trust a great place to work; it also sets out our expectations of you as a member of staff., When people join the team at Sandwell they say it feels like they become part of the family…they have #ComeHomeToSandwell. With the work that we have done so far and with the ambitions we have for the future, it's a really exciting time to join Sandwell Children's Trust and to become part of our Family. So, if you think your future could lie with Sandwell Children's Trust, then we'd love to hear from you., At Sandwell Children's Trust we strive for excellence to improve the lives of children. To achieve this, we know how important it is to retain and attract high performing, forward thinking and innovative people and provide them with all the support they need. With a culture of collaboration, partnership working and the child at the heart of everything we do, it really is an exciting time to join Sandwell Children's Trust. Working for us There are lots of great reasons to work with us in Sandwell Children's Trust. From a generous rewards package to a culture of learning and development. Our 12 reasons to work for Sandwell Children's Trust sets us apart as the place to grow your career and feel part of a great team. Please visit the Sandwell Deal and our 12 reasons via this hyperlink: https://sandwelldeal.co.uk, Sandwell sits in the heart of the West Midlands and has a diverse population of 341,729 people. While Sandwell is the 12^th most deprived local authority in England, it is a community where our families have high aspirations and where we pride ourselves on equality of opportunity and our adaptability and resilience. - Generous annual leave of up to 31 days, plus 5 additional days for long service recognition.
- Your birthday off paid in addition to annual leave entitlement and 8 Bank Holidays, plus a concessionary day at Christmas.
- You will receive a generous local government career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 21.6%.
- We recognise individual loyalty with service awards from 2, 5, 10 and every 5 years onwards.
- Flexible working patterns that suit you and all of our roles have well-defined career progression.
- We provide competitive expenses for both mileage (55p per mile) and subsistence, plus access to a comprehensive employee benefits scheme., Flexible working patterns that suit you and all of our roles have well-defined career progression.
- Access to our Learning & Development portal offering virtual training programmes, learning & development info bursts, learning events and much more.
- The latest technology enabling more effective and streamlined working.
- Detailed and effective appraisals to strengthen your practice.
- Access to a range of family friendly policies. Benefits & Rewards
- Up to £6,500 re-location package
- Generous annual leave entitlement, plus 5 additional days for long service recognition.
- The opportunity to purchase up to 10 days additional holiday through our salary sacrifice scheme.
- Your birthday off paid in addition to annual leave entitlement and 8 bank holidays, plus a concessionary day at Christmas.
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, this is a nationwide career average scheme with employer contributions of 21.6%.
- We recognise individual loyalty with service awards from 2, 5, 10 and every 5 years onwards.
- Reimbursement of Social Work England registration
- 24/7 access to free and confidential employee counselling service
- Access to a range of discounts on products and services
- Salary sacrifice schemes for cars, bikes and technology.
- Refer a friend scheme
- Wellbeing initiatives and forums
- Discounted gym membership
- Eye care vouchers
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Direct job link
https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/project-manager-families-first-125313263
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