Children's Team Manager - Family Help Service

Remedy Social Work; Ringway; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

One-on-one consultant

Double payrolls weekly

Terms & Conditions apply

Job summary

Remedy Social Care is seeking a Children's Team Manager to join the Family Help Service in Manchester. You will supervise 2 Advanced Practitioners and 4 Social Workers, managing safeguarding cases across CIN, CP, pre-proceedings, care proceedings and adoption.

Based at Etrop Court in Wythenshawe, the role includes a 10-week allocation rota, monthly supervision and access to directorate training. Remedy provides a supportive consultancy and pathways for professional development.

Qualifications

• Qualified social worker registered with Social Work England.
• Experience supervising and supporting front-line social care staff.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and experience with CIN/CP/care proceedings.

Responsibilities

• Provide reflective supervision and support to a team of 2 Advanced Practitioners and 4 Social Workers.
• Manage intake and allocation of families into the Family Help Service on a 10-week rota.
• Coordinate safeguarding work and cross-team collaboration across MACPT and Children with Disabilities teams.

Job description

Our client Manchester city council is looking for a Children's Team Manager to join their Family Help Service.

South Family Help Service have a temporary vacancy for a team manager to support and manage a team of 2 Advanced Practitioners and 4 Social Workers. The post is within the family help service who are responsible for working with families who need support at CIN, CP, Pre-proceedings, care proceedings and adoption. The service are currently a test and learn site for the development of the DFE Families First Reforms and as such it is an exciting time to join the service and to be part of the continued development of the family help service and the introduction of the Multi-agency Child Protection Team.

You will be part of a 10 week allocation rota where you will manage the intake of families into the service. You will be experienced in providing supportive, reflective supervision to staff and effectively managing family help and safeguarding cases.

You will be part of a service of 10 Family Help teams, a MACPT team and Children with Disabilities team. You will receive monthly supervision and have access to training that is available across the directorate.

The post is based at Etrop Court in Wythenshawe and there is available free parking in the local vicinity.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• 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