Social Work Assistant Team Manager - MASH

Sanctuary Personnel; Slough; On-site; GBP 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Assistant Team Manager to join their MASH Team in Slough. This role offers the opportunity to provide day-to-day management and support to ensure the delivery of high-quality services that safeguard the welfare of children and young people. You will be responsible for coordinating team efforts, managing caseloads, and developing effective interventions. If you are a dedicated professional with a passion for making a difference in the lives of children and families, this position is perfect for you. Join a dynamic team that values equality, diversity, and inclusion in its hiring practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in a managerial role with a focus on team coordination.
• Registered with Social Work England and knowledgeable about relevant legislation.

Responsibilities

• Manage the team to ensure high-quality services for children and families.
• Supervise case work and provide expert advice on legal processes.

Skills

Team Management

Social Work

Legislation Knowledge

Intervention Development

Education

Social Work Qualification

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an experienced Assistant Team Manager within the MASH Team to work full time based in Slough.

The salary for this permanent Assistant Team Manager job is up to £58,403.00 per annum.

Main Duties:

1. As a member of Slough Children First's management team, provide day to day management of the team, providing appropriate support and challenge to ensure the delivery of high-quality services that safeguard the welfare of children and young people.
2. Make effective day to day use of all available professional resources and use a range of theoretical, evidence based, and practical approaches including systemic practice to develop and implement effective interventions and support for children and families both within and outside of the family home.
3. Manage the distribution of caseloads to ensure that the child or young person's needs are met appropriately.
4. Support and challenge the team to meet the requirements around thresholds for cases, managing the preparation of high-quality reports for court or other purposes, challenging, providing expert advice to guide the team through legal and organisational processes as required.
5. Co-work complex cases with team members as required without taking on a specific caseload of their own.
6. Provide day to day supervision on case work to a high standard.
7. Deputise for the Team Manager, undertake projects and other additional duties as required. Undertake work outside office hours as necessary.

Requirements of this Assistant Team Manager job:

1. A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
2. Understanding of relevant legislation.
3. Experience in a Manager role.
4. Social Work England registered.
5. Demonstrable experience of coordinating and managing the work of a team.

Contact:

This Assistant Team Manager job is advertised by Alex Moon; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant role in previously winning 'Best Candidate Care' at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.