Team Manager - Young people Disability Team

Our client Reading Borough Council is looking for a Team Manager to join their Children and Young people Disability Team.Main Duties and ResponsibilitiesEnsure effective delivery of a service in a specialised field in accordance with legislative requirements, all relevant policies and procedures and agreed performance targets.To advise your line manager of any significant incident, event or identified trend, in order to ensure effective and timely management and resolution.Provide advice and support in relation to complex cases; respond to complaints from service users/relatives/carers.Allocate and supervise workload to agreed service priorities; monitor case files, computerised records; deal with workload management issues as they arise.Lead a team of staff, including recruitment, induction, training and personal development, absence management, retention, grievance/discipline/capability, succession planning, work force planning.Undertake professional supervision of staff, including appraisals and staff development activities.Undertake performance management, quality assurance and ensure value for money in services delivered by the team; act on inadequate performance as appropriate.Authorise and manage expenditures within prescribed delegated budget; contribute to resource planning for specialised field; monitor and evaluate contracts supporting packages of care; may carry responsibility for team facilities/physical resources.Develop and implement policies/procedures for ..... full job details .....