Team Manager - Looked After Children

Location Bexley
Job type Permanent
Salary £57570.00 - £58182.00 per annum
Reference HQ00101142_1579500155

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Team Manager to fill a full-time role within Children's Service based in Bexley, within the Looked After Children Team.

The pay rate for this permanent Team Manager job is £57,570 - £58,182 per annum.

Duties:

  • Carrying out Looked after Children reviews
  • Ensuring Child Protection procedures are adhered too
  • Working with cases in care proceedings
  • Undertaking risk assessments
  • Putting in place multi agency plans for children returning to their families
  • Devise multi agency child protection plans
  • Undertake direct work with children
  • Undertake Life story work with children to address emotional contact needs and to achieve permanency
  • Attending family group conferences
  • Keeping up to date case recordings
  • Report writing
  • Preparing reports and presenting them to panels
  • Undertaking Kinship assessments
  • Preparing Care Plans
  • Writing court reports and giving evidence in court
  • Meeting timescales in line with legislation
  • Carrying out core assessments
  • Planning and prioritising my case load
  • Completing statutory visits
  • Preparing pathway plans

Requirements:

  • A recognised and relevant professional social work qualification (Degree / Diploma in Social Work).
  • Registered on Social Work England.
  • Management experience is essential.

Contact:

This Team Manager job is advertised by Matthew Clayden; 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.