Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Practice Manager to fill a full-time role within a Children's Services based in Redbridge, within the Child Protection/Referral & Assessment Team
The pay rate for this locum Practice Manager job is £38 per hour (Assignment rate) and is an initial 3-month contract.
Duties:
- To manage the day-to-day duties in the Child Protection Service including managing contacts, referrals and assessments. To manage a duty rota and ensure the safe and robust allocation of new Child and Family Assessments and Child Protection enquiries within the team.
- To lead, motivate, nurture and manage a team of Social Workers to deliver a Children's Social Care Service on a daily basis. To ensure that the Service provided is effective and delivers the required outcomes, and Children's cases are dealt with in a timely manner.
- To take responsibility for managing complex cases and undertake specific tasks, responsibilities and duties that contribute positively to the development of the Service.
- To lead, contribute and support the development of best practice, policies and procedures within the relevant operational team.
- To communicate effectively with a number of other colleagues across the service and take a lead in the development of strong and effective Multi-Agency relationship building.
- To take a lead in managing team meetings and other related team functions, in the absence of the Practice Manager.
Requirements:
- A recognised and relevant professional social work qualification (Degree / Diploma in Social Work).
- Registered on Social Work England.
- Management experience is essential.
Contact:
This Practice Manager job is advertised by Jess Ling; 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.
