Team Manager

Opus People Solutions Ltd; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Team Manager for the Children in Care team within Walsall Council. This role requires leadership in managing a social work team to ensure vulnerable children receive responsive services. The ideal candidate should be a qualified Social Worker with at least 3 years of experience, capable of making complex decisions and managing budgets. This is a hybrid role based in Walsall, offering a competitive hourly rate.

Qualifications

• 3 years post-qualifying experience as a Social Worker.
• Experience supervising social care staff.
• Knowledge of performance management systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead a social work team to ensure protective services for children.
• Promote strategic developments in children's welfare.
• Manage financial budgets for children's services.

Skills

Leadership

Management of social work teams

Decision-making

Financial management

Performance management

Collaborative work

Education

Qualified Social Worker (Social Work England registered)

Job description

Overview

Opus People Solutions on behalf of Walsall Council have an exciting opportunity for a Team Manager to join their Children in Care team.

Job Title: Team Manager - Children in Care

Length of assignment: 3 Months

Hours per week: 37

Hourly rate: 41.41

Location: Walsall

Remote/Office based: Hybrid

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the leadership and management of a social work team ensuring that vulnerable children and their families receive responsive services that safeguard and promote their welfare.
• Actively promote and contribute to the strategic developments for children and their families in Walsall working with a restorative approach.
• Responsible for Senior practitioners, social workers, NQSW's and trainee Social workers
• To have full responsibility for the delivery of services to children, young people, their families and carers, in line with legislation, guidance and local policy and procedures.
• To make highly complex decisions relating to social service provision for children, young people and their families within Walsall
• To work collaboratively with partner agencies and within the children's division and in the voluntary sector to ensure multi-agency assessment, planning, interventions and review.
• To effectively manage delegated budgets allocated to children's services and to ensure value for money and effective use of resources, utilising best value principles.

Qualifications and Experience

• Qualified Social Worker (Social Work England registered)
• Experience of supervising other social care staff and challenging their practice where necessary.
• Experience of determining priorities in the implementation of a social work service.
• Experience of financial management in a social care setting and knowledge of best value principles.
• Knowledge and understanding of the importance of performance management and the use of management information systems in operational management.
• Experience of carrying out audits.
• 3 years post-qualifying experience
• Driving Licence

If you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social Worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you.