About the team we are recruiting to

The West Midland Teaching Partnership is one of 23 accredited social work teaching partnerships funded by the Department for Education to strengthen the quality of education and training for social work students and practitioners across the West Midlands.

Our partnership includes Local Authorities, Children’s Trusts, NHS trusts and Universities. The partnership reflects the strategic priorities of the West Midlands Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) and the West Midlands Association of Adult Social Services (ADASS). The partnership is led by Principal Social Workers, Workforce Development Leads and Senior Academics across Children’s and Adult Services. We bring together practitioners, senior managers, academics, researchers and experts by experience to support us in our work.

Our vision is to achieve excellence in social work education and professional practice through a research-led and evidence based approach.

What is the job role?

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and manage the development of the West Midlands Social Work Teaching Partnership.

We are looking for a highly experienced Programme Manager to provide vision, direction and leadership across the Partnership to drive change and support continual improvement to pre and post-qualifying social work education; to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate effective partnership working whilst ensuring external developments are reflected within the Partnership;  and to undertake the management of the programme team, overseeing project delivery whilst providing coaching and guidance which support the delivery of key activities.

The post holder will have experience leading a change programme across children’s and adult services; experience in building and maintaining relationships with a large number of stakeholders, supporting the achievement of key activities whilst addressing competing demands; experience in providing regular progress reports to key partners and external stakeholders; and experience in managing a small project team, including those who are remote.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Who are we looking for?

In order to be successful with this role it is essential that you have a working knowledge of adults’ and children’s services and the project and change management and the ability to lead and manage.

The post holder will also have knowledge of developments in social work policy which is influencing the social work education agenda, including CPD.

The post is being offered as a fixed term appointment until 31st March 2021, or as a secondment opportunity from employers in the Teaching Partnership.

The post will be based in Coventry with regular travel across the West Midlands region. 

Applicants are invited to contact Lee Pardy-McLaughlin to discuss this post further at Lee.Pardy-McLaughlin@coventry.gov.uk and via phone on 07739 624805. 

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'

All attachments for the job can be found here

Interview dates: 27th & 28th May 2020

About Coventry

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Not only do you get to work alongside great people that are helping to improve services for our community we offer great benefits too! For your valued contribution we will provide a fantastic benefits package including;

• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous annual leave allowance starting at 27 days and rising to 32 days
• Pay progression through multiple increments
• Outstanding local government pension scheme
• Learning & Development with access to certified courses.
• Access to an award winning Occupational Health Team
• Vibrant employee networks 

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