Team Manager - 0-18 Children with Disabilities Team

Location Thornbury
Job type Permanent
Salary £50,539 - 54,957 per year
Consultant Keir Turnbull
Call +44 7700 161043
Reference 197261

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Team Manager within the 0-18 Children with Disabilities Team to work full time based in South Gloucestershire.

The salary for this permanent Team Manager job is up to £54,957 per annum.

Main duties:

  • Create and maintain a highly competent and participative work environment through visible leadership providing management and professional supervision to a range of professionals.
  • Promote professional standards in the service area by developing outcome-focused teams that understand their contribution to the service and the wider success of the Council.
  • Lead, develop, co-ordinate and support service planning, and the production of plans for service areas, including associated finance plans and integration with wider Council plans.
  • Take responsibility for the management of cases within the relevant service area in accordance with the Safeguarding procedures for vulnerable people.
  • Make significant contribution to budget management and/or manage a significant  budget. Monitor spending and ensure that accurate budgeting, reporting and any necessary corrective action is carried out.
  • Work with and influence partner organisations to maximise the effective provision and/or development of joint care services.
  • Manage and monitor quality and performance to ensure the effectiveness of service provision and the meeting of key performance measures. Ensures processes and procedures are produced, maintained and reviewed for specialist work across service areas.
  • Identify and contribute to training and development strategies, and deliver professional supervision and expert advice to team members. Enhance the skills and performance of team members, to ensure the quality of service provision.
  • Work in partnership to promote and co-ordinate initiatives and ensure that communication is effective and that information and good practice is shared and is in line with government policies and guidelines.
  • Co-ordinate and prepare reports on complex issues ensuring that they meet Council timescales and guidelines and that there is a  clear summary of issues, progress and implications.
  • Represent the Council’s interest when required ensuring that the Council’s position is advocated and relevant specialist input is provided.

Requirements of this role:

  • Social work qualification with registration with Social Work England.
  • Experience in managing social work caseloads and supervising others.
  • Experience of community and/or group work.
  • Knowledge of children’s health and social care systems, agencies, and relevant legislation.

Contact:
This Team Manager job is advertised by Keir Turnbull; 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.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

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.