Qualified Social Worker - Assistant Team Manager - CLA

Pertemps; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in social work is seeking an experienced Assistant Team Manager in North Wales. This role involves supporting the Team Manager, managing assessments, and ensuring high-quality service delivery in children's services. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience and be committed to improving outcomes for children and their families.

Benefits

Dedicated consultant for agency support

Easy online registration process

Referral schemes and incentives

Ongoing compliance management

Reliable payroll management

Qualifications

• 4+ years qualified experience.
• Creative, flexible, knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation.
• Ability to build meaningful relationships with children and families.

Responsibilities

• Make comprehensive assessments of risks and social care needs.
• Manage an agreed caseload.
• Devise individual care plans addressing diversity.

Skills

Communication

Mediation

Negotiation

Education

Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England

Job description

Qualified Social Worker

Assistant Team Manager

Children Looked After

Location: North Wales

Pay rate: £41 per hour

We are looking for experienced and passionate Assistant Team Manager Social Workers to join the team in North Wales. We have opportunities for Children's Social Workers in the Children Looked After team. In this role, you will support the Team Manager and team in discharging the authority’s responsibilities under the Children Act 1989 and other relevant legislation regarding children in need, particularly those in need of protection and those looked after by the authority.

This role is non case holding and offers hybrid working patterns.

Working in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, informed by the values and principles of social care, you will support the delivery of person-centred, safe, and effective social care services. Using your professional knowledge and experience, you will make assessments and decisions about the most appropriate interventions. Applying your significant Social Work experience and excellent communication skills, you’ll establish and maintain relationships with service users and other agencies to ensure services meet identified needs.

You’ll be committed to ensuring positive and sustainable results of your interventions. Using best practices, you’ll strive to provide the best outcomes for children. Most importantly, you’ll have a passion for supporting children and their families to thrive and flourish. Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and to be as efficient as possible.

Perfect candidate will be:

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Experienced in working with children and families, including those from vulnerable groups.
• Creative, flexible, and forward-thinking in approach.
• Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation and understanding of child protection issues.
• Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for children.
• Able to use excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users.
• Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans.
• Committed to providing high-quality services to our service users.
• Experienced in working within a multi-disciplinary, interagency basis.
• 4+ years qualified.

In this role, you will:

• Use your skills, knowledge, and experience to make comprehensive assessments of risks, protection, and social care needs.
• Manage an agreed caseload.
• Utilize specialist communication skills to achieve optimal outcomes for service users.
• Devise individual care plans, considering diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment.
• Offer advice and support to unqualified staff and students to assist their development.

This is an agency post, and Pertemps can offer you:

• A dedicated consultant with access to all roles across the UK, available for you to speak to.
• An easy online registration process.
• Referral schemes and incentives.
• Ongoing compliance management.
• Prompt and reliable payroll, and much more.

This role is ideally located for those traveling 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, and surrounding areas.

We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If this role isn’t suitable, contact us about other opportunities including IRO, BIA, MASH, Children Looked After, Localities, Children in Need, Child Protection, Fostering, Adoption, Children’s and Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, and Team Manager roles.

Not looking right now? We also offer generous referral bonuses—please pass this on to colleagues or friends who may be interested!

Contact me for more information.