Team Manager - Assessment Team

Location London
Job type Contract
Salary Up to £42.00 per hour
Reference HQ00109212_1596124633

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Team Manager to fill a full-time role within a Children's Services based in Barking & Dagenham, within the Assessment Team.

The pay rate for this locum Team Manager job is £42 per hour (Assignment rate) and is an initial 3-month contract.

Duties:

  • To manage the delivery of social work services to children and their families in accordance with statutory requirements.
  • To ensure delivery of these services are managed within budget and in line with quality standards.
  • To ensure that children and families referred to the service receive appropriate services relevant to their needs.
  • To ensure the quality and standards of professional practice and performance are achieved in each team.
  • Support all members of the team by ensuring regular supervision, appraisal and communication on an individual and team basis to ensure an informed and professional approach to service delivery and an awareness of the changing national and local demands and priorities by the implementation of appropriate performance review mechanisms.
  • Promote evidence-based practice in the team and to manage, monitor and ensure the effective delivery of the service.
  • Setting of Team/Service objectives and targets linked too national & local performance indicators, legislation and guidance including the provision of regular and reliable management information and its analysis to inform the continuous improvement to safeguarding services.

Requirements:

  • A recognised and relevant professional social work qualification (Degree / Diploma in Social Work).
  • Registered on Social Work England.
  • Management experience is essential.
  • Must have the ability to use IT equipment as a management tool and be willing to embrace new technology and processes to improve the services.
  • Must have sound knowledge of professional practice, the legal framework and service delivery issues in the relevant area of work.
  • This post carries a requirement to have a Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check for Children.

Contact:

This Team 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.