Team Manager - Family HelpTeam

Role: Team Manager - Family Help Department: Children, Families and Education Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Team Manager - Family Help on behalf of Luton Borough Council within their Children, Families and Education department. Main purpose of position:To lead and manage the Family Help Team aimed at supporting the best possible outcomes for children and young people. The team will consist of social workers, family help practitioners, psychologists, police community support officers, attendance support officers, speech and language therapists, As a Team Manager - Family Help you will be responsible to: Manage the day-to-day operations of the team providing a social work service of assessment, care planning, child protection.Provide specialist intervention services throughout Luton in line with statutory provision of social work service.Take responsibility for their own development and that of the overall team providing specific coaching guidance and mentoring of the Consultant Social Worker and keep up to date with new and relevant legislation.Recruit, motivate, train and develop staff within Council procedures ,Undertake development activities required for own development and experience e.g. court work, child protection, adoption and fostering.Manage projects in specialised and complex areas in line with departmental strategic objectives.Ensure the delivery of an effective service to local people by maintaining high standards of professional practice and adopting ..... full job details .....