Sanctuary Social Care currently has a permanence vacancy based in Swindon for an Assistant Team Manager within the MASH team. 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 £41,400 - £50,338 per annum.
Duties of the Assistant Team Manager:
- To ensure that social workers record all case work, undertake assessments, analysis, decisions, care planning and actions on the necessary ICS systems - signing off all decisions made and discussing any issues that require clarification or further scrutiny with the relevant member of staff.
- To offer guidance, supervision and support to practitioners to enable them to take actions to prevent family breakdown or escalation of issues / risk, accurately recording the advice and guidance given.
- Lead and supervise team members on a day to day basis, including their performance management through regular supervision and appraisal, in order to deliver a high quality and consistent service.
- Ensure that monthly activity and performance feedback is provided to the Group Manager.
- Motivate and develop the team through learning opportunities that ensure that the competencies and professional practice required to achieve the aims and objectives of the service are met.
- Undertake audits and collect service user feedback on the service to enable robust reporting and management information as well as identifying areas for service development and improvement.
- Ensure that the service meets its statutory obligations and ensure that departmental and council procedures are effectively implemented and followed.
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
- Considerable experience of services to vulnerable people
- Substantial post-qualification experience in a relevant setting
- Experience of the whole range of Children in Need Services
- Understanding of the full range of early help services and ability to recognise children and families who would benefit from early help
Contact:
This Assistant Team Manager job is advertised by Jenifer Watts; 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.
