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Our client Bracknell Forest borough council is looking for an Assistant Team Manager to join their Children's services.

Key objectives of the role:

• You will deputise when required for the Team Manager and work closely alongside them to deliver our vision and strategic values.
• You will have direct responsibility for social workers, including newly qualified social workers, students and support staff.
• You will support the Team Manager to drive performance, ensure the right plans are in place and needs lead services and intervention is provided for children and families.
• We will expect you to deputise for the Team Manager when required and support them across a range of areas, including recruitment and retention of staff and the chairing of meetings.
• You will be able to build effective relationships, demonstrate strong assessment and analytical skills have a well-developed understanding of assessment, planning and intervention and work effectively as part of a management team.
• In particular this post will contribute to ensuring that there is effective supervision of staff and that services are delivered and developed according to departmental policies, procedures and guidelines.

Daily and monthly responsibilities
1. To support the Team Manager with managing a team of staff, including recruitment/retention, induction, training and development, performance support and management, disciplinary/capability, and succession planning.
2. Providing high quality, reflective supervision (in line with the supervision policy) including providing feedback and analysis of performance.
3. To lead on Strategy Discussions, Child in Need meetings, professional meetings and other forums, working together with partner agencies to conclude with safe and proportionate threshold decision and planning.
4. To work in a way that encourages and develops inter-agency co-operation.
5. To undertake regular reviews of, and track, performance data alongside the Team Manager. Completing audits and contributing to audit programmes and frameworks.
6. To promote listening to children and young people at every opportunity, ensuring their views are heard, recorded and acted upon in an appropriate and timely manner.
7. To actively engage with parents and carers so that their views contribute to service improvement. Including responding to complaints and feedback.
8. To contribute, with management support to the equitable provision of service in terms of allocation, assessment, care planning and interventions, through supervision and through the organisation of work requested.
9. To assist in the development of the service by flexible and imaginative practice and supervision when considering how to meet assessed needs.
10. To maintain an efficient and cost-effective provision of service in accordance with departmental guidelines, legislation and budgetary considerations.
11. To undertake any other tasks that are commensurate with the scope of the role that may be required from time to time.

Skills and qualifications

• DipSW/BA in Social Work or equivalent
• 3 + years post qualified experience
• Registered SWE qualification
• Supervising/Mentoring experience
• Knowledge of Child Protection/Care proceedings

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

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