Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and over 600+ reviews has an exciting Locum opportunity available for an experienced Social Work Team Manager to join a well-established Adults service based in Haringey.
Team/Specialism: Adults Assessment
Pay Rate: £40 per hour (assignment rate)
Contract: Locum, 3-Months
Hours: Full-time
Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:
- Fully online and paperless registration service
- Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)
- Exclusive access to fully managed service social work projects (some outside IR35) with high rates of pay, flexible working, support from experienced social work practitioners, accommodation assistance (if applicable), retention bonuses (if applicable) and extensive equipment provided.
- Revalidation/registration renewal based on length of service
- £250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)
- Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
- Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience recruiting to social work roles (public & private sector)
- Daily payroll and in-house payroll system
- Access to our online career’s hub
Main Duties:
- To manage, motivate and develop a team of social workers, social work officers and review officers managers so that performance standards and outcomes are met in ways that demonstrate Haringey Values; Generic Team Manager Responsibilities Service Delivery, Quality and Continuous Improvement
- Set team priorities, allocate work and be responsible for the delivery of effective and efficient services to service users and stakeholders.
- Be accountable for implementation of planned and approved service innovations, continuous improvement in quality and efficiency of operations.
- Review, make recommendations for improvement and follow through to implement changes and benefits.
- Undertake performance management, quality assurance and act on inadequate performance, as appropriate.
- Provide advice and support in relation to complex cases. Professional / Technical Expertise
- Maintain high levels of expertise in area, ensuring that services delivered are consistent with best practice, national and local guidance professional standards and follow agreed policy and practice.
- Assess, manage, and report risks, identify service gaps and benefits for changes, and resource implications.
- Offer advice, guidance, and support to staff and colleagues, as appropriate. Safeguarding
- Ensure that staff have a good understanding and awareness of Haringey Council’s policies and procedures for safeguarding children, vulnerable adults and people affect by domestic violence. Financial Management
- Be accountable to the Head of Service for the financial management and control of all allocated budgets.
- Take responsibility for all team facilities, relevant equipment, and resources.
- Ensure that all services, delivered or procured, represent good value for money. People Management
- Act as a positive role model for the team by demonstrating Haringey’s values
- Manage the team and undertake the full range of management responsibilities for the whole employment cycle including recruitment, induction, probation, training/development, and supervision.
- Motivate the team to achieve performance standards and continuous improvement
- Hold regular team meetings, and ensure that the team are well informed, included and engaged in Council, Service and Team developments
- Ensure there is clarity of reasonable standards and expectations in the team and address capability and conduct issues as soon as possible using the formal capability and disciplinary procedures where necessary
- Develop a positive team spirit within the team and address any issues of concern as early as possible, resolving formal grievances as soon as possible where necessary
- Manage absence in line with the sickness monitoring procedure and promote wellbeing in the team.
Requirements of the Team Manager:
- Degree or equivalent in social work
- Current Social Work England registration
- Recent managerial experience, working as a TM, DTM or ATM etc.
- Significant frontline experience in Adults Services
Contact: This Team Manager job is advertised by Jonathan Codona-Brown; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from Social Workers who meet the above requirements.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced Social Work candidates who meet these requirements for this Social Work role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.
Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
