Sanctuary Social Care has a permanent vacancy for an experienced and dedicated Team Manager to work full-time within a Leaving Care Team based in Slough. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of Social Work Practice in Children's Services and be registered with Social Work England.
As the post holder of this role, you will receive a competitive salary of £55,394- £57,417 per annum.
Main Duties/Responsibilities:
Work closely with partner agencies to ensure holistic assessment of needs and risk analysis informs effective decision making and planning for the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
Ensure compliance with statutory and legislative requirements.
Provide high quality reports and written plans for intervention which are concise, informative and based on analysis of complex evidence.
Chair a range of meetings as appropriate to the role (complex case discussion, review meetings, multi-agency meetings).
Responsible for the budget allocated to the hub and manage the allocation of resources (cash and personnel) within the hub which includes commissioning services and assistance from other sources.
Hold case management responsibility for a hub case load.
Work closely with Clinicians to develop and implement interventions with children and their families, in various settings including family homes.
Carry out planned interventions using a range of evidence based methodologies including systemic and social learning theory approaches.
Support all employee management related matters including sickness absence, capability/performance, conduct, discipline, and grievances ensuring that these are managed according to the Trust's policy framework.
Ensure effective communication with children and their families and ensure this is embedded into hub activity.
Ensure that staff within the hub deal promptly and sensitively to complaints from service users in line with the Trust's Complaints Procedure.
Requirements of the Team Manager:
Degree or equivalent in social work
Current Social Work England registration
Significant senior level frontline experience within Children's services
Previous management experience is essential
Contact:
This Team Manager job is advertised by Conor Clarke; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
