Area Manager London Central - Place2Be

Place2Be

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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About The Role

We are delighted to advertise an exciting opportunity that has arisen for an Area Manager to join our team at Place2be.

As an Area Manager for London Central, you will be responsible for a team of Mental Heath Practitioners/Counsellors who deliver one toone interventions, group work and support a whole school approach to mental health across schools in Camden, Haringey, Islington and Westminster.

The role is a hybrid model of both remote and face to face work, working closely with our staff and school communitiesin these locality areas.

Collaboration and Partnership work are at the heart of this role.

You will ensure that the aspect of this delivery is part of a multi-agency approach with statutory and other voluntary sectors to create multiple pathways to ease access for young people andfamilies to support their wellbeing.

You will bring passion and strong organisational skills to the team during this exciting period of opportunity for the organisation.

**What will I be responsible for in my new role?

You will**:

Ensure high quality clinical practice and delivery of a full and effective service in all Place2Be schools provide Safeguarding and Child Protection training for staff and volunteers
Establish and maintain positive and active relationships with head teachers and governing bodies in partner schools
Undertake regular line management responsibilities of team members, reviewing on an ongoing basis delivery components in line with agreed outputs and KPIs
Analyse and use service data from your team and schools to inform and improve your team's performance
Support people development; nurture skills and talent across your team to enable people to grow and develop

Diversity and Inclusion
All successful applicants to clinical roles will be asked to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure from the DBS/PVG.

We are an organisation that is fully committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and take this responsibility seriously.

About You

Experience of managing medium/large teams which may be multidisciplinary in nature to deliver locality/service objectives
Knowledge of relevant national policies, best practices, quality frameworks and local approaches to implementation within the specific area of mental health support for children and young people
Experience managing and leading health / social care / education services in either the statutory or voluntary sector
The ability to influence people at all levels, in a clear, persuasive and tactful way
Strong multitasking skills, be flexible and show an ability to manage conflicting priorities

Interview Dates:
Thursday 26th January 2023 via Zoom

In return we offer you a range of fantastic benefits including:

Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
Robust Learning and Development Programme
Contributory Pension Scheme
Life Assurance, 4x Annual Salary
Employee Assistance Programme
Mobile Phone Discounts (EE Network)
Cycle purchase and season ticket loan schemes
Extended Maternity/Paternity Pay

If you share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity and have the counselling skills and patience to support some of the UK's most vulnerable young people and families, we would love you to join us.

It's sensitive and demandingwork - but hugely rewarding and fulfilling - you will be helping to give young people a brighter future.

Please view/download the full Job Description and Person Specification on our website for further details.
About Us

Place2Be is the leading children's mental health charity providing in-school support and expert professional development to improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people, families, teachers and school staff.

Place2Be provides mental healthsupport and training for over 600 primary and secondary schools, reaching a total school population of over 350,000 pupils.

Our teams provide a range of services in our partner schools to build resilience early in life through counselling, creative work and play and support a child's ability to engage in school life.

Our work, focused on early intervention, is part of the 'comprehensiveCAMHSsystem'.

Through our professional development programme, we are training c1200 Counsellors on Placement each year who build their mental health and counselling skills and experience through practice in our partner schools.

We also provide a range of professional developmentprogrammes on mental health and wellbeing for school leaders, teachers and other professionals who work with children and young people, so we can help to build 'mentallyhealthy' schools and communities where all children can thrive and flourish.

We continue to pilot, trial and explore new ways in which we can develop our practice as well as share learning, expertise and findings from the robust evidence and evaluation we gather.

HRH The Duchess of Cambridge is our Royal Patron and Place2Be is oneof the founding charity partners of Heads Together.

We also work collaboratively with a range of charities and expert organisations to leverage best-in-class knowledge and expertise to inform, develop and improve outcomes for the children, families and schoolswe support.

We ask our staff team to share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity, and to have the skills and patience to support some of the UK's most vulnerable children and families.