WORKING FOR THE TEAM, SERVICE AND OUR ORGANISATION

Islington is a place rich with diversity and culture. As a council our sense of purpose couldn’t be clearer: we serve. It’s in the logo. We are committed to challenging inequality in the borough and as one of the largest employers we know that to look after the place and the planet, we have to look after our people. Together we can change the future.
We are determined to create a more equal Islington, where everyone who lives here has an equal chance to thrive.
To do this, everyone who works at Islington Council lives by a set of values which guide us in everything that we do: collaborative, ambitious, resourceful, and empowering. They spell out ‘CARE’, which is what we think public service is all about.

The Islington Collaboration Action Network (I-CAN) has a new management opportunity for a Deputy Team Manager. The postholder will focus on the data analysis of Child Exploitation and Group/Gang based offending, whilst also providing management oversight of casework and specialist staff.
The post holder will undertake mapping and analysis on a wide range of issues related to children and young people at risk of involvement in and exploitation by criminally active groups operating in and around the London Borough of Islington and beyond. This will contribute to the development of crime reduction strategies for Islington.
The post holder will be responsible for collating and disseminating information and intelligence relating to group related behaviour amongst the wider partnership, working to reduce serious group offending. This will contribute to the contextual safeguarding of children and young adults at risk of exploitation and criminal activity in the borough.
The postholder will also have management oversight of a caseload of children and young people and assist with the provision of leadership and supervision for the specialist workers within I-CAN. This will involve demonstrating expertise to statutory, voluntary and private sector partners to carry out I-CAN’s functions in relation to victims, offenders and the wider community.
The role also involves building effective and creative relationships with key partners such as Education, Youth Employment and Advice services, Children’s Social Care, CAMHS, Police, Probation, , Housing, Family Services, Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector, Adult and Substance Misuse services.