Your new roleSouthend City Council are looking to appoint a full-time, permanent Children Looked After Team Manager to ensure that the Council provides a first-class professional service within the social work team, by being responsible for the efficient and cost-effective provision of needs-led services to children, young people and their families.The new Team Manager will provide formal, professional supervision to their team, comprising Senior Practitioners, Social Workers, Children & Families Workers, ensuring that appraisals are undertaken and identifying skills gaps or training needs.They will support their team in the provision of services to children and young people, ensuring that child protection enquiries, assessments and support services are consistently completed to a high standard. Ensuring consistent interpretation of eligibility criteria and risk thresholds within the service, implementing service strategy and performance management processes & ensuring the team's contribution to the overall departmental and Council objectives.
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Within this position, hybrid working opportunities are available. However, you are required to be on-site at the Civic Centre a minimum of 3 days a week.
What you'll need to succeedTo be successful in this position, you must have a recognised Social Work qualification and be registered with Social Work England and have completed your ASYE.As a minimum, you are required to have previous management or supervisory responsibilities of other practitioners working within children's front line services, mainly Children Looked After.As a team manager, you will be responsible for the oversight and support of a CLA team. You will have extensive knowledge of methods of social work intervention, child protection and looked after children. You will have knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, regulations & key government initiatives and framework for the assessment of children in need and their families.Knowledge of the principles of performance management and knowledge of equal opportunities issues in relation to staff and client management.
What you'll get in returnWhen joining the council, you can enjoy a range of benefits including: 25 days annual leave, flexible working and excellent training and development opportunities. They are committed to ensuring that you are supported in this varied and challenging role with the appropriate level of training. What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.
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