Sanctuary Social Care currently has a permanent vacancy based in Wandsworth for an Assistant Team Manager, within the Family Assessment Centre. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of Social Work Practice in Children's Services and be registered with Social Work England.
As the post holder of this role, you will receive a competitive salary of £40,183 - £48,692 per annum.
Duties:
- Deputise effectively in relation to team management and oversight
- Delivery of high quality, reflective supervision (both group and individual)
- Support the team by giving time for reflection and analysis in relation to complex cases
- To deputise for the Team Manager, when required, and lead the team effectively in his/her absence
- To support the Team Manager with managing a team of staff, including recruitment/retention, induction, training and development, performance management, disciplinary/capability, and succession planning.
- To lead, as directed by the Team Manager, the investigation and response to complaints from service users/relatives/ carers.
- To assure the quality, effectiveness and appropriateness of social work, support and intervention provided by the team; ensuring that all work is conducted in accordance with legislative requirements, the Department's Practice Standards, all relevant policies and procedures and agreed performance targets.
Requirements of the Assistant Team Manager:
- Degree or equivalent in social work
- Current Social Work England registration
- Significant senior level frontline experience within Children's services
- Ability to convey professional leadership and represent the team/service/department at forums, meetings and working groups including chairing case meetings, involving service users and representatives from other agencies
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload, to work under pressure and meet deadline whilst supporting the other workers under your supervision to do the same.
- Ability to work flexible hours as required to meet the needs of children, young people and their families. This might include being part of a management duty rota to support the out of hours cover of the service.
Contact:
This Assistant Team Manager job is advertised by Stefan Garrett; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
