Team Manager - Northampton

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Job Title : Team Manager

Rate : £22 per hour

Locations : Northampton, Northamptonshire

Duration : Temporary Initial 3 months and on going

Weekly Hrs : 37hrs /week, start as soon as possible

Purpose of role:

To lead, manage and direct a local Council social care team for First Response Team (Duty and Assessment)ensure that all children who are the responsibility of the relevant area team or centrally based service are safeguarded.

To improve outcomes for children and young people in receipt of these services who are looked after by the local authority, deemed to be children in need or in need of protection from significant harm (as defined by the 1989 Children Act) and therefore are amongst the most vulnerable in society.

Main Responsibilities

- To lead, manage and direct the day-to-day operation of childrens social care teams, comprising qualified social workers and family support staff. This involves allocation of work and prioritising workload across the teams, taking case related decisions in accordance with the scheme of delegated authority for childrens social care services.

To recruit, supervise, appraise, and develop staff in line with the Councils requirements and in accordance with the statutory requirements for the relevant service area, to ensure that staff have the relevant skills, knowledge and training to provide an efficient and effective service.

- To manage budgets to ensure efficient and effective use of resources, capturing patterns of expenditure to inform budget planning and setting within the Directorate.

- To develop and maintain partnership and multi-agency working, in order to ensure that services and agencies work together effectively to assess risk and respond to identified need to safeguard children and to promote effective information sharing with partner agencies. This will include proactively developing relationships with schools and other partners in local operational teams (LOTs) to promote effective prevention and early intervention and ensure that children, young people and families experience a smooth transition between targeted and specialist social care services.

Requirements and Skills:

Degree in Social Work/ Certified Qualification in Social Work (CQSW)/ Certificate in Social Service (CSS)/ Diploma in Social Work (DiSW-SP)/ Home Office letter of recognition

Practice Teacher Award/Enabling Others

HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) registration

Minimum of 5 years post-qualifying experience in childrens social care, including statutory child care

Experience of specifically First response team and in a similar environment would be essential

Ability to manage staff demonstrated through previous management experience, student supervision, mentoring and coaching.

Ability to manage the performance of individuals and the team

If you have any other questions please call 0203 371 7671