Practice Manager -Specialist Adolescent Service Hertfordshire (SASH)

Ackerman Pierce Ltd; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A health services company in Stevenage is seeking an experienced Practice Manager to lead the Central SASH service. The role involves supervising a team, managing complex caseloads, and providing high-quality support. The ideal candidate will have post-qualified experience in social work and a strong background in children's safeguarding. This position offers a hybrid working model with an emphasis on team structure and support.

Qualifications

• 3 years post-qualified experience in a similar role within the UK.
• Enhanced DBS/CRB required.
• Post qualifying supervision of social workers or students.

Responsibilities

• Line management responsibility for social workers.
• Provide high quality supervision for staff.
• Chair meetings, such as strategy meetings.

Skills

Extensive line management experience

Experience with children's safeguarding

Ability to manage complex case loads

Education

DipSW/CQSW equivalent

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Practice Manager to join East SASH, an intensive intervention team based within the Specialist Adolescent Service Hertfordshire (SASH). We are looking for an experienced practitioner who has experience of supervising staff and can demonstrate initiative and ambition to lead and shape the Central SASH service and work very closely with the Team Manager.

Responsibilities

• Line management responsibility for social workers & alternatively qualified staff.
• Provide high quality supervision for staff.
• Chair meetings, such as strategy meetings.
• Provide duty management support to the team manager.
• Deputise for the team manager as needed.
• Based – Farnham House, Stevenage, 3/2 hybrid split.
• To manage a team of staff, providing performance management and supervision to achieve targets and deliver an effective service.

Experience

• Extensive line management / experience of supervising staff.
• Experience of familial and extra-familial safeguarding.
• Working with CIN, CP, CLA.
• Experience of supporting staff to manage complex case loads of children.

Presenting Issues

• Child Sexual and Child Criminal Exploitation
• Homelessness
• Family Breakdown - preventing children becoming Looked After
• Young People Missing from Home
• Young People at risk of radicalisation
• Children becoming Looked After
• Rehabilitating Young People home after a period of being Looked After
• Young People in the Criminal Justice System and at risk of entering the system

The Team

Well-structured organized team, growing their staffing levels.

Minimum Requirements

• 3 years post-qualified experience in a similar role within the UK.
• Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you).
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• DipSW/CQSW equivalent.
• Post qualifying supervision of SW's or students.

Please contact Faye Rowe (phone number removed) or email to (url removed) to discuss this Practice Manager SASH team, or any similar vacancies we currently have available in Hertfordshire.