Team Manager

My Social Work News; Ilford; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a full-time Practice Manager for the Reunification Team in Ilford. Responsibilities include leading HCPC Registered staff, managing performance and development, and ensuring compliance with legislation while achieving best outcomes for children. A Social Work Qualification and registration with Social Work England are required. This agency promotes diversity and inclusion in their hiring process.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Team Manager in all aspects of the team’s work.
• Lead a team of HCPC Registered and unregistered staff.
• Manage team performance and professional development.
• Develop a working environment that promotes a learning culture.
• Represent the Team Manager at internal and external meetings.
• Write complex reports and participate in meetings.
• Participate in staff selection processes.

Skills

Social Work Qualification or equivalent

Understanding of relevant legislation

Social Work England registered

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Practice Manager within the Reunification Team to work full time based in Redbridge.

The salary for this permanent Practice Manager job is up to £55,929 per annum.

• To assist the Team Manager as required, in all aspects of the team’s work including the allocation of work; maintaining, developing and encouraging high professional practice standards; and supporting the supervision and development of individual staff.
• To lead a team of HCPC Registered and unregistered staff, and under the direction of the Team Manager, ensure the operational delivery of a Children’s Social Care Service is in accordance with legislation and Local Policies and delivers best outcomes for children.
• To be responsible for managing a team including performance management and professional development of staff. This will include establishing regular individual and group supervision arrangements, mentoring and coaching staff, and setting and monitoring developmental targets and objectives whilst balancing this with the development of staff skills and ongoing training and development needs.
• To lead and develop a working environment that promotes a learning culture and active practice development within the work place.
• To represent the Team Manager at internal and external meetings where appropriate, and act as Deputy to the Manager.
• To write complex reports and briefing papers on policy and operational issues for the Team Manager, Service Manager or Head of Service, and to actively participate in a range of meetings, case conferences or task forces, service and project management groups.
• To participate where appropriate in staff selection processes and to ensure that this in accordance with equalities legislation, good practice guidance and Council procedures.
• To actively participate in the overall management and development of the service through Team Meetings and Service Wide Meetings.

Requirements of this Practice Manager job:

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Social Work England registered.

Contact:
This Practice Manager job is advertised by Stefan Garrett; 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.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

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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