Social and Healthcare Qualified

Remedy Recruitment Group; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus

Double payrolls weekly

First access to jobs

Job summary

Remedy Recruitment Group is recruiting on behalf of Shropshire Council for a Team Manager to lead the Leaving Care Team in Shrewsbury.

You will supervise seven PA's, a care leaver apprenticeship and a housing officer, ensuring supervision for all young people on an eight-week cycle. You will quality assure documents, oversee pathway planning and provide performance oversight in weekly meetings.

Qualifications

• Social work qualification is required.
• Experience supervising a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to manage budget and services within a local authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the Leaving Care Team (7 PA's, care experienced apprentice and housing officer).
• Quality assure key documents and assessments for pathway planning.
• Provide performance oversight and weekly data reporting to plan remediation.
• Oversee the local offer and corporate parenting responsibilities.
• Manage team budget and oversee entitlements and setting up home grants.
• Support development and implementation of the care leaver participation offer.
• Act as duty manager for the CLA and UASC service; cover leave and sickness.
• Attend meetings and travel for case-related duties as required.

Job description

Our client Shropshire Council is looking for a Team Manager to manager their leaving care team.

To manage the Leaving Care Team, responsible for care leavers 18 to 25 years.

Social work qualified, supervising a team of 7 PA's, care experienced apprentice and a housing officer, meeting the requirement for all young people to receive supervision on an 8 weekly basis.

To quality assure key documents and assessments in a timely manner, supporting the PA's with their statutory requirements for pathway planning.

To provide performance oversight for the team, attending a weekly performance meeting to share current data and agree a plan to remedy any outstanding tasks.

To work with colleagues across the partnership to review and update the local offer ensuring corporate parenting responsibilities are maintained.

Have responsibility for the team budget, including oversight on the allocation of the setting up home grant and care leaver entitlements as set out in the local offer.

To support the development and implementation of the participation offer to care leavers, directly supervising the care leaver participation worker.

Brief Duties / Key Responsibilities To manage the Leaving Care Team, responsible for care leavers 18 to 25 years.

Social work qualified, supervising a team of 7 PA's, care experienced apprentice and a housing officer, meeting the requirement for all young people to receive supervision on an 8 weekly basis.

To quality assure key documents and assessments in a timely manner, supporting the PA's with their statutory requirements for pathway planning.

To provide performance oversight for the team, attending a weekly performance meeting to share current data and agree a plan to remedy any outstanding tasks.

To work with colleagues across the partnership to review and update the local offer ensuring corporate parenting responsibilities are maintained.

Have responsibility for the team budget, including oversight on the allocation of the setting up home grant and care leaver entitlements as set out in the local offer.

To support the development and implementation of the participation offer to care leavers, directly supervising the care leaver participation worker.

To act as a duty manager for the CLA and UASC Service, covering annual leave and staff sickness.

Working Location/Address Guildhall, Frankwell Quays, Shrewsbury, SY38HQ

TM's may need to visit young people with the PA as required and chair meetings in person.

Office based one day per week

Face to face team meetings on a monthly basis

Face to face managers meetings once per month

Quarterly directors assurance face to face

There may be additional times that the team manager needs to travel for case purposes such as chairing meetings in person, attending court etc.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

*Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.