Assistant Team Manager

My Social Work News; Rochester; On-site; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an Assistant Team Manager for the Fostering Support & Development Team in Medway. This role focuses on leading and managing a team to support vulnerable children and young people through high-quality social work practice. Candidates should have a professional Social Work qualification and relevant legislative knowledge. The salary is up to £54,130 per annum, and it is a full-time, permanent position.

Qualifications

• Professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.
• Good knowledge of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.

Responsibilities

• Assist and support the Team Manager in leading and managing a team.
• Improve outcomes for children through partnership working.
• Supervise staff and support the team practically and emotionally.
• Line management responsibility for 3-4 social workers.
• Complete and review performance development plans for supervisees.
• Chair strategy and review meetings and maintain records.

Skills

Leadership and management coaching

Partnership working

Social work practice

Knowledge of relevant legislation

Education

Professional Social Work qualification or equivalent

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an Assistant Team Manager within the Fostering Support & Development Team to work Full Time based in Medway.

The salary for this Assistant Team Manager job is up to £54,130 per annum.

• To assist and support the Team Manager in leading, managing and coaching a team and in supporting the team in safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people through the provision of high-quality social work practice, supporting them to achieve their full potential, and living within their family if it is safe to do so. This post is non case holding.
• To improve outcomes for children by participating in effective partnership working and engagement and work collaboratively with a range of organisations, statutory and voluntary in delivering services to children and young people.
• Deputise for the Team Manager, supervise staff, and support the team practically and emotionally with oversight and support from the Team Manager.
• Line management responsibility for 3-4 social workers and to deliver high quality supervision regularly to review case work and critically reflect on the work being undertaken. This includes case management oversight, and timely decision making, the effective implementation and review of children’s plans and provides the opportunity to reflect and recognise areas of practice which are good or requires improvement and supports the ongoing learning and development of the team.
• Complete and review performance development plans your supervisees which enhance individuals personal and professional development needs and contributes towards staff retention.
• Chair strategy, review, planning, professional and network meetings as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate and up to date records in line with Data Protection legislation (GDPR) and use Medway Council specific recording systems to promote effective case management.
• You will be the first point of contact for support and advice for your supervisees and will be required to attend meetings on your managers behalf, for example performance clinic, when they are on leave.
• At the discretion of the Head of Service, such other activities as may from time to time be agreed consistent with the nature of the job described above.

Requirements of this Assistant Team Manager job:

• A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.
• Have a good working knowledge of the relevant legislation.

Contact:
This Assistant Team Manager job is advertised by Charlie Reeve; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

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

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