Team Manager - Assessment & Intervention - Torbay Council

Caritas Recruitment; Torquay; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Accommodation allowance

Dedicated recruitment consultant

Job summary

Caritas Recruitment is recruiting for a Team Manager to lead the Assessment & Intervention Team within Torbay Council's Children's Services. This senior role focuses on safeguarding oversight and high-quality practice with children, young people and families.

The role requires registered Social Work England status, extensive experience in children and families services, strong supervision and performance management skills, and the ability to coordinate with partner agencies.

Qualifications

• Recognised Social Work qualification.
• Current Social Work England registration.
• Significant post-qualification experience in children and families social work.
• Strong management or supervisory experience in statutory Children's Services.
• Thorough knowledge of safeguarding and child protection legislation.
• Experience making robust, evidence-informed decisions under pressure.
• Strong performance management, quality assurance and case oversight skills.
• Ability to motivate, develop and support social work practitioners.
• Excellent partnership working and multi-agency leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Assessment & Intervention Team, comprising social workers and staff.
• Provide supervision, appraisal, professional development and performance management.
• Maintain robust oversight of caseloads, safeguarding activity and decision-making.
• Ensure timely responses for at-risk children and proportionate risk assessments.
• Manage child protection processes in line with statutory guidance.
• Monitor practice quality via audits and performance information.
• Support practitioners conducting complex assessments and safeguarding investigations.
• Chair multi-agency meetings and develop positive partner relationships.
• Promote evidence-informed practice and a supportive learning environment.

Skills

Team leadership

Supervision

Safeguarding expertise

Performance management

Multi-agency collaboration

Communication skills

Mentoring

Leadership

Education

Qualified Social Worker

Job description

Team Manager - Assessment & Intervention

Torbay Council | Children's Services
Up to £47 per hour
£150 per week accommodation allowance
Hybrid working

Caritas Recruitment is currently recruiting for an experienced, Social Work England registered Team Manager to join the Assessment & Intervention Team within Torbay Council's Children's Services.

This is an excellent opportunity for an established children's social work manager to lead a multidisciplinary team, provide robust oversight of complex safeguarding work and drive high-quality practice for children, young people and their families.

The role

As Team Manager, you will:

• Lead and manage the Assessment & Intervention Team, comprising an Advanced Social Worker, four Social Workers and an ASYE.
• Provide effective supervision, appraisal, professional development and performance management.
• Maintain robust oversight of caseloads, assessments, safeguarding activity and decision-making.
• Ensure children at risk of significant harm receive an immediate response and proportionate risk assessment.
• Manage child protection processes in line with statutory guidance and safeguarding procedures.
• Monitor the quality of practice through case-file audits, performance information and the Children's Services Quality Assurance Framework.
• Support practitioners conducting complex assessments and safeguarding investigations.
• Chair multi-agency meetings and develop positive working relationships with partner organisations.
• Promote evidence-informed practice and create a supportive learning environment for the team.
• Ensure children and families receive timely, individually tailored support informed by holistic assessment and partnership working.

About you

To be considered, you should have:

• A recognised Social Work qualification.
• Current Social Work England registration.
• Significant post-qualified experience within children and families social work.
• Strong management or supervisory experience within statutory Children's Services.
• Thorough knowledge of safeguarding, child protection legislation and working with complex families.
• Experience of making robust, evidence-informed decisions under pressure.
• Strong performance management, quality assurance and case oversight skills.
• The ability to motivate, develop and support social work practitioners.
• Excellent partnership working, communication and multi-agency leadership skills.

The role requires significant children and families experience, either alongside substantial management experience or through extensive post-qualified practice.

Working arrangements

The position is based at Electric House, Torquay, with hybrid working available. The successful candidate will need to travel around Torbay and the wider South West when required.

What's on offer

• Competitive rate of up to £47 per hour
• £150 per week accommodation allowance
• Hybrid working
• Support from a specialist social work recruitment consultant
• Dedicated compliance and payroll support

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.