Children's Services Manager

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children? Join us at Strabane Sure Start as our Children's Services Manager and lead our dynamic multi-disciplinary team!

Strabane Sure Start is a large project which provides vital services to children aged 0-4 and their families across a wide geographical area via a number of different sites. Our team of 44 dedicated professionals deliver various early intervention programs and we're looking for an experienced and talented leader to guide and inspire them.

As a Children's Services Manager, you will:

Supervise and support staff

Lead engaging team meetings

Collaborate with the Child Care Partnership and other key organisations

Monitor and manage substantial finances

Oversee service delivery and reporting

Plan and coordinate service development

Work closely with the Management Committee

Please ensure that you outline on your application how you meet the criteria below:

Essential Criteria:

- A degree or professional qualification in Social Work, Teaching, Youth and Community Work, Nursing, Community Development, or Early Years
- Experience in promoting and developing services for children and families
- Proven management experience, including managing and responding to safeguarding concerns
- Experience in developing and managing a large team
- Demonstrable experience and knowledge of issues facing children aged 0-4 and their families
- Ability to meet the travel requirements for the role

Desirable Criteria:

- Experience working directly with children aged 0-4 and their families
- Experience in a multi-disciplinary context, using community development approaches and interagency partnerships

The successful applicant for this post will be required to undertake an enhanced Access NI with Child Barred List check.

Barnardo's offers a reward package that includes a competitive salary, a contributory pension scheme, an additional holiday purchase scheme and staff discounts.

Location: Strabane Sure Start, Melmount

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: £42,016 - £53,176

Contract type: Permanent

Closing date: Midnight, Thursday 10 October 2024

Interview date: TBC

A waiting list will be held in the event that similar vacancies arise during the next 12 months
Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.  More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.