Social Work Team Manager

London Social Work for Children; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Greater London is seeking an experienced Social Work Team Manager to lead a team of six social workers. This role involves managing performance targets, ensuring high-quality services, and providing professional support. Candidates must hold a recognized Social Work qualification and have proven management experience in children’s services. The position offers competitive pay rates, manageable caseloads, and a commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace.

Benefits

Competitive pay rates

Manageable caseloads

Access to Local Government Pensions Scheme

Annual leave entitlement up to 34 days

Cycle to work scheme

Flexible and hybrid working

Employee wellbeing programme

Learning & development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be registered with Social Work England.
• Proven management experience in statutory children’s services is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of social workers.
• Ensure high-quality services for children and families.
• Oversee performance targets and quality assurance systems.
• Provide professional supervision and support.

Skills

Leadership

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Commitment to equality and diversity

Education

Recognised Social Work qualification

Job description

Are you an experienced social work professional ready to lead and inspire? We’re looking for a Social Work Team Manager to join our Contact and Assessment Service, managing a team of 6 social workers with the support of a Deputy Team Manager. This is your opportunity to join Hammersmith and Fulham to make a real difference in the lives of children and families in our borough.

As a Social Work Team Manager, you will

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• Lead and manage a team of social workers including newly qualified social workers, with the support of a Deputy Team Manager.
• Ensure high-quality, effective services for children and families.
• Oversee performance targets, and quality assurance systems.્પ>ס>n
• Provide professional supervision and support to staff.
• Contribute to service planning and development.
• Champion Excellence by upholding high standards, driving forward improvements, and ensuring close collaboration with other agencies and services.

About you

We’re seeking someone who:

• Holds a recognised Social Work qualification and is registered with Social Work England.
• Has proven management experience in statutory children’s services.
• Possesses strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills.
• Able to work under pressure and to deadlines.
• Is committed to equality, diversity, and delivering outstanding outcomes for children.

About Hammersmith and Fulham

Hammersmith & Fulham is a vibrant and exciting London Borough to live, work and socialise in. Our borough is home to over 195,000 people from communities all over the world, all benefitting from some of the best public services and amenities in the country.

We strive to be a place where every child has the best possible start in life, grows up feeling cherished, loved and realises their full potential as young citizens. We offer our भेट¹ social workers:

• An opportunity to work for an Ofsted ‘GOOD’ local authority with ‘Outstanding’ Youth Justice Service
• Supportive, nurturing and friendly environment with a commitment to EDI initiatives
• Manageable caseloads
• Very competitive pay rates with well established social work career progression scheme
• Access to the Local Government Pensions Scheme
• Annual leave entitlement of up to 34 days
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan scheme
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Employee wellbeing and assistance programme
• Excellent learning & development opportunities
• Staff benefits portal that gives you access to a wide range of local and national offers and discounts

People Values

How we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining ‘who we are’. We are looking for people who can build this into everything they do.

We are fair

We treat everyone with compassion, dignity and fairness. We value the views and opinion of others, and promote benefits and opportunities for all.

We are caring

We care about our borough and doing things well. We focus on standards and continuous improvement; learning from our mistakes and celebrating success.

We are collaborators

We work together for a better society. We work with our residents, businesses, schools, third sector and others for better outcomes for everyone.

We will only settle for the very best. We seek to continually improve and put our residents, customers and businesses at the heart of everything we do.

Recruiting for Attitude

Your skills and ability are important however, we recruit as much for attitude as we do experience. We are looking for people who have the following attributes:

Complex problem-solving

The ability to work within a complex system and find simple solutions and outcomes that deliver real change.

Critical thinking

Creativity

You take approaches that demonstrate how doing things differently and creatively changes the dynamic in situations. You can apply creative solutions that deliver hard outcomes.

You can get the best out of people. You have a coaching-style and drive through a commitment to personal and professional development.You are clear in your expectations and have exceptional feedback from your team about their working environment. You recognise and support people as individuals.

Coordinating with others

You have the knack of working well with others. You have an appreciation of your own presence and approach and can demonstrate how you have developed and continue to develop how you work with others.You can also recognise how others work, think, and feel to get the most out of collaboration.

You have a high degree of self-awareness and self-regulation in a wide range of situations from one-to-one conversations to team and group dynamics. You can recognise motivating factors and demonstrate empathy appropriately applying a wide range of adaptive social skills.

Judgement and decision making

You can take rational and evidence-based decisions and take responsibility for your decisions and actions.Where there is ambiguity or a lack of evidence you can demonstrate the ability to understand the environment and show flexibility in applying your judgement.

Negotiation

You can demonstrate an understanding of the range of skills and techniques required to successfully negotiate with a range of other partners. This includes understanding how to structure and undertake successful negotiation on an organisational-wide level.

Service orientation

You must be unequivocal in your commitment and drive for outstanding service delivery.Both in terms of the quality of products and work delivered as well as the achievement of objectives. You and your team can demonstrate how your overall contribution to the organisation

Cognitive flexibility

The ability to recognise the environment in which you work and adapt and shift to this environment to maximise your own personal achievement and lead others in the same approachார. Applying cognitive flexibility to situations of significant change and transformation.

Corporate Equalities Employment Policy

Hammersmith & Fulham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

Corporate್ದ Equalities Employment Policy: In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.

Contact

If you have any questions about applying for roles within H&F Children’s Services, please contact via email [emailprotected]

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