Team Manager - Referral and Assessment

Location Kingston upon Thames
Job type Contract
Salary £38.00 - £42.00 per hour
Consultant Jonathan Codona-Brown
Call +44 7723 494368
Reference HQ00098853_1572882929

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Team Manager to work full-time within a Referral and Assessment Team based in Kingston.

The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of Social Work practice in children's' services and be registered with the HCPC.

The pay rate for this locum Team Manager job is £38 - £42 per hour (LTD Company Equivalent) and is an initial 3-month contract.

Team manager for Referral & Assessment team - this is a high functioning team who work well together and have a strong focus on supporting each other. The team is part of our current cluster model delivering services to children and families in the South of our borough and co-located with the safeguarding team and family support team.

Duties:

  • Supervising one team leader and social workers
  • Strong focus on quality and performance
  • Aware of financial aspects and budgeting
  • Chairing multi agency strategy meetings
  • Experience of using Signs of Safety as a practice model
  • Responsible for the team development, team meetings and individual appraisals
  • Maintaining and building strong working relationships with our partners and peers
  • Strong knowledge and oversight of S47 investigations.
  • Authorising child protection investigations, assessments and plans
  • Chairing the Transfer meeting and taking responsibility for the actions agreed
  • Attending monthly performance board
  • Taking part in the audit programme and dip sampling
  • Contribution to the exploitation panel when required
  • Applicant is ready to start in the post 2nd December

Requirements of the Team Manager:

  • Degree or equivalent in Social Work.
  • Team Manager expeirence.
  • Current HCPC registration.
  • Significant senior level frontline experience.

Contact:

This Social Worker job is advertised by Jonathan Codona-Brown; 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.

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 by contacting us. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.