Children's Team Manager - Locality team

Remedy Recruitment Group; Hinckley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire County Council is recruiting a Children’s Team Manager to join the Hinckley locality team, delivering services across Duty and Assessment, CIN and CP stages as part of the Family First Partnership Plus programme.

You will supervise around six social workers and support staff, with a minimum of three days in the office and a duty week each month. You must have safeguarding experience (PLO/Court) and the ability to make quick, safe decisions with strong data oversight.

Job description

Our client Leicestershire county council is looking for a Children's Team Manager to join their Locality team.

We are piloting the Family First Partnership Plus work, so from the continuum of Early Help to PLO/court and require a manager to join the Hinckley locality team, managing a cross-section of staff (Duty and assessment, CIN and CP). You will be required to be a duty manager one week a month, so covering duty and assessment functions

Duty and Assessment, plus Safeguarding experience (PLO/Court experience essential). Ability to make quick decisions, and think on your feet, high support, high challenge, good oversight of data/compliance

• You will manage approx. 6 Social Workers and additional support staff
• minimum 3 days in the office and you are required to work in the office during the duty week

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.