Team Manager - Children's services

Our client Sefton MBC is looking for a Team Manager to join their Children''s services.

JOB PURPOSE

• To manage, develop and lead a social work team in order to safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable children, young people and their families by delivering high quality services that address need and lead to improved outcomes, whilst managing the reputation of the Service and the Council.
• To ensure that the Service responds to new challenges, priorities and requirements whilst maintaining the Council''s statutory obligations and using resources in the most effective manner.
• Responsible for driving forward practice development, ensuring any changes are implemented into operational service improvement plans and actual service delivery is measured against the plan.

MAIN DUTIES
1. Ensure the Council meets its statutory obligations to safeguard children, complying with legislation, policy and procedures and relevant frameworks.
2. Work within safeguarding frameworks to investigate and manage risk where children and young people have experienced or are likely to experience significant harm.
3. Be responsible for the operational service delivery of the social work team.
4. Ensure that all relevant information is gathered to inform risk assessments and critically analysed to inform the plan.
5. Ensure that all work with children, young people and families decision making is robust by providing challenge and critical reflection with detailed analysis informing professional judgements.
6. Demonstrate a critical knowledge of the range of theories and models for social work intervention with individuals, families, groups and communities, and the methods derived from them.
7. Using Performance data and findings from audits and feedback from families and other professionals including complaints and compliments to continuously improve practice
8. Provide critical reflection, challenge and evidence informed decision making in complex situations. Provide professional supervision within Service area, modelling good practice and reflective supervision skills.
9. Apply the principles of the applicable Working Together (currently 2023)Framework to promote best outcomes for children, young people and families.
10.Work collaboratively with internal and external colleagues to co-ordinate service delivery. To chair/contribute to multi agency and Service meetings.
11.Actively engage in risk management policies, procedures and practice and to advise Senior Managers of resource shortfalls and recommend improved methods of working where appropriate.
12.Model effective communication skills appropriate to role and communicate effectively in highly charged or challenging circumstances.
13.Respond to the needs of children, young people and families, whilst meeting statutory responsibilities and ensuring views and wishes are heard and recorded accurately.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to -250* per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

*Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.