About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced Social Worker to join our council as a Team Manager within the Youth Justice Team.
As an experienced Team Manager you will be responsible for the direct line management of a team who work with young people at risk of, or involved in, the criminal justice system. You will be able to offer guidance and support to staff as well as review and quality check their work.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop areas of work outside of supervision, specifically within the Quality Assurance side of youth justice work. You will work within a management team to develop the service, line management through to performance management and implementation.
Contracted Hours: 37 hours per week
Key Responsibilities:
- Ability to lead and motivate a team to meet objectives, in a supportive way
- Ability to organise self and others in order to prioritise work and achieve targets
- Self motivated and able to work on own initiative
- Comprehensive understanding of, and ability to work within, the legislative and policy framework relating to children in need, children at risk and children being looked after
- Understanding of and commitment to the application of Health & Safety policies and procedures
- Understanding of the importance of management information in the monitoring, planning and review of services
- Good grasp of performance monitoring and the ability to implement information collection against Performance Indicators
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with service users, staff, managers, other agencies and public
- Ability to enable service users and staff to contribute to the planning and development of services
- IT skills
- Commitment to the application of social work values and to achieving the best possible outcomes for children
- Willingness to work outside normal office hours as necessary
Requirements:
- Qualified Social Worker
- Registered with Social Care Wales
- Minimum of 2 years experience of working complex child protection cases
- Experience of staff/student supervision
- Eligible to work in the UK
Interested?
For more information on this role or to apply, get in touch with our vendor department who will arrange for a specialist consultant to get in contact with you:
0203 906 8670