Practice Manager - MASH Team

Sanctuary Personnel; Greater London; On-site; GBP 59,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Practice Manager for their MASH Team in Greater London. This exciting full-time position involves leading a team of professionals in delivering high-quality Children's Social Care Services. You will play a crucial role in ensuring compliance with legislation, fostering team development, and making evidence-based decisions to improve outcomes for children. If you are passionate about making a difference and possess strong leadership skills, this opportunity is perfect for you to thrive in a supportive and dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Professional Social Work qualification or equivalent is essential.
• Understanding of relevant legislation is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Team Manager in managing team operations and performance.
• Lead a team ensuring compliance with legislation and local policies.
• Write complex reports and participate in meetings and case conferences.

Skills

Leadership

Decision Making

Team Management

Critical Reflective Skills

Education

Professional Social Work Qualification

Understanding of Relevant Legislation

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Practice Manager within the MASH Team to work Full Time based in Redbridge.

The salary for this permanent Practice Manager job is up to £58,248 per annum.

Responsibilities:

1. Assist the Team Manager, as required, in all aspects of the team's work including the allocation of work, maintaining, developing and encouraging high professional practice standards, and supporting the supervision and development of individual staff.
2. Lead a team of HCPC Registered and Unregistered Staff, and under the direction of the Team Manager, ensure the operational delivery of a Children's Social Care Service is in accordance with legislation and Local Policies and delivers best outcomes for children.
3. Enable and challenge others to develop their knowledge base and skills, and make evidence-based judgements, including improved independent decision making regarding risk.
4. Responsible for managing a team including the individual performance management and professional development of staff. This will include establishing regular individual and group supervision arrangements, mentoring and coaching staff, and setting and monitoring developmental targets and objectives whilst balancing this with the development of staff skills and ongoing training and development needs.
5. Model and use critical reflective skills in management, practice or organisational supervision settings to enhance best practice. Model and support others to maintain professional and personal boundaries, and enhance the skilled use of self in more complex situations.
6. Assist the Team Manager in developing and maintaining team plans and objectives that ensures delivery of the wider business plan. To take responsibility for ensuring compliance within the team with agreed working practices and identifying and meeting practice development needs.
7. Write complex reports and briefing papers on policy and operational issues for the Team Manager, Service Manager or Head of Service, and to actively participate in a range of meetings, case conferences or task forces, service and project management groups.
8. Assist in ensuring that team members fulfil expectations in relation to the council's statutory responsibilities, policies and standards and that all practice is delivered and maintained in accordance with Equality & Diversity Policies & Procedures.
9. Actively participate in the overall management and development of the service through Team Meetings and Service wide meetings.

This Job Description is a guide to the level and range of responsibilities the post holder will be expected to undertake initially. It is neither exhaustive nor inclusive and may be changed from time to time to meet changing circumstances and demands.

Requirements:

1. A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.
2. Understanding of relevant legislation.
3. Registered or eligible for registration.
4. Have a good working knowledge of the relevant legislation.

Contact:

This Practice Manager role is advertised by Stefan Garrett; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.