About the Role:
We are looking for a dedicated Team Manager to join the Children In Care Team in Nottingham City Council.
Contracted Hours: 37 hours per week (Full-Time)
Key Responsibilities:
- To hold or achieve within 12 months of appointment the Practice Educator award in order to enable skill development and support delivery of the listed responsibilities.
- Under the direction of the Service Manager to organise and delegate the workload of the team and provide decision-making, direction, monitoring, professional development and professional supervision of support staff, newly qualified and student/trainee social workers and social workers to ensure high quality of social work practice and interventions for children, young people and families.
- To provide decision-making, direction, support, reflection, professional challenge and containment to the team in situations of high complexity ensuring a high standard of service delivery. Support the Service Manager in managing a current and reliable record of allocation, assurance in service provision and ensuring a high standard of service delivery.
- To improve the quality of social work interventions through: undertaking case file audits and ensuring learning from audit activity is implemented into social work practice ; and, formal observations of practice a year on people they supervise
- Within the framework of current legislation, to deliver professional leadership for staff within a service team and provide effective professional service delivery. Ensuring that excellent standards of practice and service are provided to service users and their families/ carers.
- To assist the Service Manager in the induction and supervision of team members. To ensure that equal opportunities and health and safety policies are fully integrated into the daily working of the team.
- Working within a multi-disciplinary context, to develop effective working partnerships with other agencies and services involved to ensure that positive outcomes are achieved in all key areas of children and young people’s lives.
- Contribute as required to training, work on professionals standards, review and inspect cases and services and contribute to planning or project work for the development of the service, when necessary providing direct support to individual service users. To assist the Service Manager in the management of complaints, representations and appeals in line with service area protocols.
- To provide the Service Manager with accurate information and assist the Service Manager with establishing, maintaining and utilising information systems to ensure best practice as part of a robust quality assurance system and to inform performance and budget management of the team and organisation.
- Demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people’s behavioural, physical, social and welfare needs.
- Ensure that reasonable care is taken at all times for the health, safety and welfare of yourself and other persons, and to comply with the policies and procedures relating to health and safety within the department.
- Carry out any other duties which fall within the broad spirit, scope and purpose of this job description and which are commensurate with the grade of the post.
Requirements:
- Qualified Social Worker
- Registered with Social Work England
- 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