Experienced Board Manager

Pertemps; St Helens; On-site; GBP 1,000; Full time

Job summary

Pertemps is seeking an experienced Board Manager for Children’s Safeguarding in Merseyside. The role requires operational responsibility for discharge planning, ensuring high practice standards. Ideal candidates should be qualified Social Workers with over 4 years of experience, competent in risk assessment and team development.

Benefits

Dedicated consultant with UK-wide role access

Easy registration and referral schemes

Ongoing compliance management

Reliable payroll

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Over 4 years of qualified experience.
• Enhanced DBS.

Responsibilities

• Operational responsibility for discharge planning.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of risks, protection, and social care needs.
• Manage a caseload effectively.

Skills

Communication skills

Risk assessment

Team development

Education

BA/MA/BSc/MSc in Social Work

CQSW, DipSW, CSS, or CCETSW approved equivalent

Job description

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Experienced Board Manager
Children’s Safeguarding
Location: Merseyside
Pay rate: £500 per day - 4 days per month

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Board Manager for Children’s Safeguarding in the North West. The role aims to support the improvement of practice standards across the service.

Ideal candidate will be:

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England
• BA/MA/BSc/MSc in Social Work, CQSW, DipSW, CSS, or CCETSW approved equivalent
• Experience managing a hospital discharge service
• Enhanced DBS
• Over 4 years of qualified experience

In this role, you will:

• Have operational responsibility for discharge planning, ensuring standards are met
• Support the Operations Director in strategic and operational objectives to ensure timely discharges
• Review hospital social work team processes to minimize delayed transfers of care
• Lead and support team development and change management in line with integration goals
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of risks, protection, and social care needs
• Manage a case load effectively
• Use communication skills to achieve positive outcomes for service users
• Develop individual care plans promoting dignity and empowerment
• Support staff and students' development
• Attend the office 2 days a week

This is an agency post with Pertemps, offering:

• A dedicated consultant with UK-wide role access
• Easy registration, referral schemes, incentives
• Ongoing compliance management
• Reliable payroll and more

This role is accessible for those commuting from Manchester, Northwich, Wrexham, Mold, Llangollen, Denbigh, Deeside, Chester, Crewe, Welshpool, Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead, Wirral, Liverpool, Skelmersdale, Wigan, Warrington, Bolton, Altrincham, Cheadle, Stockport, St Helens, Widnes, Runcorn, Rhyl, Llandudno, Stoke, Telford, Porthmadog, Conwy.

We recruit across all qualified social work areas. If this role isn’t suitable, contact us for other opportunities including IRO, BIA, MASH, Children Looked After, Safeguarding, Duty & Assessment, Children in Need, Child Protection, EHCP, AMHP, and more.