Team Manager

My Social Work News; Croydon; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A vibrant recruitment agency is looking for a dedicated Team Manager for their Fostering Team in Croydon. This full-time position offers a salary of up to £57,102 per annum and requires strong leadership skills, experience in social work management, and a thorough understanding of legislation. The role involves leading a team of social workers, ensuring compliance with standards, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing social work teams.
• Strong understanding of relevant social work legislation.
• Familiarity with quality assurance frameworks in social work.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of social workers.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
• Develop a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Skills

Team leadership

Knowledge of legislation

Performance management

Effective communication

Education

Social work qualification or equivalent

Social Work England registration

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Team Manager within the Fostering Team to work full time (3 days in office) based in Croydon.

The salary for this permanent Team Manager job is up to £57,102 per annum.

Responsibilities

• To lead and manage performance of a team of social workers and foster a culture of continuous learning and reflection of practice that inspires staff to give of their best in their roles.
• Introduce, embed and continually improve at team level, the quality of social work consistent with established models of good practice.
• To provide professional advice to staff, colleagues and partners for the area of responsibility.
• Ensure that assessments and plans for children are robust, evidence-based, progressed in a timely way, and are effective in keeping children safe and are outcome focused.
• Allocate cases effectively in terms of matching the risk/complexity of cases with the skills, experience and professional development needs of social workers.
• Prioritise the deployment of staff resources and ensure practice is operating in accordance with the thresholds of Croydon’s early help and staged intervention model.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and Croydon practice standards in respect of the protection and wellbeing of children, including looked after children and young people.
• To embed and develop the outcome focussed framework and culture across the service that demonstrates measurable improvements in the stability, wellbeing and safety of children and families allocated in the Team.
• Contribute to the development and introduction of a quality assurance framework for the service and use the funding to drive continuous practice improvement in the Team.
• To manage and contribute to projects that deliver service improvement, working to recognised project management principles and methods.
• To maintain up-to-date knowledge of research findings, legislation, statutory guidance and policy developments relevant to the service area.

Requirements

• A social work qualification or equivalent.
• Past management experience.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Social Work England registered.
• Experience within adult social work.

Contact

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

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as we reflect the clients we support. Sanctuary takes great pride in promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). We routinely undertake training to ensure a fair selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments

If you have a disability or require an adjustment during the recruitment process or in the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. We will provide appropriate support.

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