Safeguarding Team Lead (Locum) – Hybrid, £41.42ph

Sanctuary Personnel; Walsall; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Locum flexibility

Hybrid working

Competitive pay

Career development

Job summary

Sanctuary Personnel is recruiting a Social Work Team Manager for our Safeguarding Team in Walsall, UK. The role is a locum, full-time position based in-office three days a week with two days remote, offering a competitive hourly rate and 3-month duration.

You will lead a team of social workers and senior practitioners, oversee assessments, care planning, and court processes, and ensure statutory timescales are met.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise and support a dynamic team of Social Workers, Senior Practitioners, ASYEs and Trainee Social Workers to deliver top-tier safeguarding services.
• Take charge of overseeing assessments, care planning, reviews, and interventions, ensuring all statutory timescales are adhered to with precision.
• Manage Family Help and Child Protection plans, including pre-proceedings and court proceedings for enhanced child and family safeguarding.
• Provide safeguarding oversight while making complex decisions to improve outcomes for children and families.
• Monitor team performance through regular supervision, audits, quality assurance, and performance management, maintaining high standards and consistent outcomes.
• Engage collaboratively with partner agencies to implement effective multi-agency support and strategic planning.
• Maximise resource management and ensure efficient use of delegated budgets to guarantee value for money.
• Assist in recruitment, induction, as well as training and development of the team, fostering growth and stability within the department.

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel is recruiting a Social Work Team Manager for our Safeguarding Team in Walsall, UK. The role is a locum, full-time position based in-office three days a week with two days remote, offering a competitive hourly rate and 3-month duration.

You will lead a team of social workers and senior practitioners, oversee assessments, care planning, and court processes, and ensure statutory timescales are met.