Assessment Team Manager - Social Work Leader

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Wisbech; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing package

Additional leave

Flexible holidays

Professional development

Volunteering hours

IDEAL network

Recognition awards

Car lease & cycle to work

Job summary

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking a Team Manager in the Assessments Team to lead a busy, dynamic unit serving children and families. You will supervise seven social workers and a CIAO, ensuring timely and high-quality interventions, and you'll drive multi-agency collaboration within statutory guidelines.

The role requires a qualified social worker with SW England registration, and the ability to work from multiple locations countywide, travelling as needed to support teams and spot

Qualifications

• Be a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration.
• Ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently.

Responsibilities

• Supervision and development of practitioners, identifying areas of strengths and areas to improve and implement appropriate plans to achieve this.
• Manage the delivery of the team to ensure it is a high quality and effective service that responds to the needs of children, young people and families in a timely manner within statutory guidelines.
• Manage the planning, allocation and review of cases and ensure priorities are managed.
• Lead on customer service and Stage 1 complaints.
• Manage the recruitment and staffing of the team.
• Provide expert knowledge of safeguarding processes, policy and case law.
• Lead on initiating, developing and sustaining internal and external working relationships with other professionals and partner agencies.

Skills

People management

Team leadership

Communication

Strategic planning

Education

Social Work England registration

Job description

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking a Team Manager in the Assessments Team to lead a busy, dynamic unit serving children and families. You will supervise seven social workers and a CIAO, ensuring timely and high-quality interventions, and you'll drive multi-agency collaboration within statutory guidelines.

The role requires a qualified social worker with SW England registration, and the ability to work from multiple locations countywide, travelling as needed to support teams and spot