Assistant Team Manager - Children's assessment service

Oxfordshire County Council; Oxford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Oxford is seeking an Assistant Manager for their Children's Assessment Service. The role involves managing social workers and ensuring effective assessments and support for vulnerable children and families. Candidates must have a Social Work Qualification and registration with Social Work England, along with considerable experience in frontline safeguarding social work.

Qualifications

• Social Work Qualification and registration with Social Work England.
• Considerable direct experience of frontline safeguarding social work.
• Direct experience of supervising student social workers.

Responsibilities

• Manage Social Workers and Family Help Practitioners.
• Oversee Child & Family Assessments and Strategy Discussions.
• Ensure safe management of duty and assessment functions.

Skills

Direct social work experience

Experience of the Family Safeguarding Model

Motivational Interviewing

Education

Social Work Qualification

Job description

About the Role

• The post holder will line manage Social Workers (including NQSWs, Senior Practitioners) and Family Help Practitioners.
• The purpose of this job is to help children, young people and families in need of help and protection with a particular focus on managing Child & Family Assessments and Strategy Discussions/Section 47 Investigations for children newly referred or not currently open to a statutory social work team.
• The post holder will hold supervisory responsibility for some newly qualified social workers supporting and assessing them to meet the requirements of the Council's Assessed & Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) programme.
• The post has lead responsibility for ensuring that the duty and assessment function in the team is managed safely and delivers outcomes effectively and in a timely way.
• The role has no direct budgetary responsibility.

The nature of this post will require flexibility to meet urgent priorities as they arise. This may entail some work outside normal office hours on occasion. The post holder will be expected to adopt a flexible attitude, to undertake a range of tasks in line with the needs of the Service and support other services within the Front Door as and when needed.

About you

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children, young people, and families in need of help and protection? We have an exciting Assistant Management opportunity within the Childrens Assessment Service in the City of Oxford! The post holder will be free-thinking and brave, and that sets you apart. You'll be supportive and energised; you don't accept the norm if it can be done better - finding answers through exploration and courage. Just as importantly, you will embody our values in everything you do: always learning, be kind and care, equality and integrity in all we do, taking responsibility and daring to do it differently.

Fundamentally, you'll be passionate about delivering stand-out public services, because we're here to make every moment the best it can be for the residents of Oxfordshire.

To apply, you will need:

• Social Work Qualification and registration with Social Work England
• Working knowledge of the Family Safeguarding Model and Motivational Interviewing
• Considerable direct experience of frontline safeguarding social work, assessment working at pace and developing safe plans and interventions
• Direct experience of the supervision of student social workers, family support staff, and/or social workers