Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Team Manager Children in Care Team to work full time based in Cambridgeshire
The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £ 51,545
Main Duties:
- Manage the delivery of a high quality and effective service that responds to the needs of service users and their families or carers in a timely manner within statutory guidelines or service specifications
- Manage the planning, allocation and review of workload so priorities are managed, shortfalls identified and services delivered within capacity and within departmental and partnership policies, procedures and timescales
- Implement policies and procedures in response to statutory guidance, local policies and the needs of service users
- In line with organisational priorities, assume enhanced responsibilities with regard to antonymous decision making and the management of risk, this will include deputising for district and service managers when required
- Develop and manage the service ensuring that the service response reflects need and engages service users and carers in the development of the service
- Work with local partners to ensure integrated service delivery by developing responses to need with the organisations who are key in providing services
- Lead on customer service and stage 1 complaints where appropriate
- Lead on the creation and delivery of team development plans that reflect service plans
- Manage the team budget and ensure that systems for delegated financial authority are followed
- Ensure every team member has regular, meaningful supervision and appraisal
- Utilise management information to inform business decisions and monitor team performance, reporting as required on team performance
Requirements of this job:
- Social Work Degree or equivalent (DipSW, CQSW, CSS)
- Social Work England (SWE) Registration
- Knowledge of UK legislation relevant to children and families
- Experience of working with children, young people, and their families
Contact:
This job is advertised by Harry Smy; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from social worker, senior social worker, advanced practitioner, senior practitioner, deputy team manager, team manager, service manager, head of service and more as we might have other roles applicable to you.
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.
Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and over 400+ reviews.
