Team Manager (Dorset)

Job title: Team Manager

Grade: Dorset Grade 13

Job family: Health and Social Care

Purpose and impact

The post is responsible for managing a team of social workers and other professionals in delivering a range of statutory services to children, young people and their families in regard to the Children Act 1989/other relevant legislation in order to deliver both a prevention and safeguarding service. The role is delivered across a range of different service delivery contexts.

1. To manage a team of social workers and other relevant staff in the delivery of a statutory social work service to children, young people and their families.

2. To provide professional advice and guidance on all matters relating to safeguarding children and young people in area of the teams delivery.

3. To deputise for the Operational manager if required.

4. To ensure that the team’s operational delivery is effectively performance managed in regard to the training and development of staff.

5. To deliver improved operational outcomes through an effective use of performance data.

6. To manage the budget effectively and economically.

7. To effectively work in partnership with partner agencies to promote and enable the lives of children to be improved through effective planning.

Qualifications/ training/registrations Required by law, and/or essential to the performance of the role

• Diploma in Social work/CQSW
• Post qualifying Award/Practice Educator/Further evidence of continuous professional development.
• Registered with HCPC
• DBS

Experience

• Experience of working as a social worker for a minimum of four years post qualifying.
• Significant experience of working with the Threshold tool as set out within the Continuum of Need and working together in order to make appropriate decisions in regard to children and young people.
• Experience of delivering complex assessments and plans in regard to Child in Need, Child protection or Children who are in Care.
• Experience of delivering complex court proceedings in a variety of court settings.

Skills, abilities & knowledge

• Comprehensive knowledge of all relevant statutory legislation, Policy and procedures in regard to the delivery of a Children’s social work service.
• Knowledge of permanency planning and procedures.
• Knowledge of Child protection procedures as set out in Working together
• Knowledge of Early help and prevention.
• Knowledge of Child Sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Good negotiation skills.
• Ability to set targets and work within deadlines.
• Excellent assessment skills
• Ability to be team player within the context of the service operational structure.
• Ability to clear, concise and constructive advice to team members regarding complex cases.

Desirable

• Experience of the supervision of staff either through the direct supervision of social workers or through being a Practice Assessor.
• Experience of working with a number of partner agencies and families in regard to delivering Early Help at Tier Two of the threshold.

Skills, abilities & knowledge

• Knowledge or understanding of the performance management of staff through the Local authority performance management processes.
• Knowledge or understanding of budget management.
• Knowledge /or understanding of the importance of effective managerial decision making using factual evidence, research and analysis in regard to the plans for children and young people.

Please Apply below or call us on 0121 270 8878. (Between 09:00-17:00)

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