Team Manager - Children in Care - Birmingham

Eden Brown Synergy; Birmingham; Sur place; GBP 43 000 - 62 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

DBS check paid by employer

Referral bonus

Bonus for finding your own job

Twice weekly payroll

Résumé du poste

Birmingham Children's is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Team Manager to join their Children In Care Team. You will provide strategic leadership to a social work team and ensure high-quality services for children in care.

Based at One Avenue Road, Aston, Birmingham, the role focuses on safeguarding, planning and reviewing care arrangements, supervising social workers and driving performance to meet statutory duties.

Qualifications

• Degree in Social Work (or equivalent) is required.
• At least 3 years' experience as a social worker within children's services is required.
• Registration with Social Work England is required.
• Driving licence and access to own vehicle are required.

Responsabilités

• Lead and manage the team of social workers and provide professional oversight.
• Safeguard children and promote welfare in all decisions.
• Oversee care, placement and permanence planning with statutory compliance.
• Provide regular supervision, case consultations and performance reviews.
• Monitor statutory visits, reviews and case records to high standards and timelines.
• Drive permanence planning and timely decisions, including reunification or adoption where appropriate.
• Collaborate with Independent Reviewing Officers and other partner agencies.
• Support children's voices and involvement in decisions.

Formation

Social Work degree or equivalent

3+ years' experience in children's services

Description du poste

Birmingham Children's is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Team Manager to join their Children In Care Team.

Location: One Avenue Road, Aston, Birmingham

Payrate: £38.00 Per hour (Umbrella)

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the team: Provide effective leadership, management and professional oversight to a team of social workers, ensuring high-quality services and positive outcomes for children in care.
• Safeguard children and promote welfare: Ensure children in care are protected from harm, their needs are met, and their safety, stability and long-term wellbeing remain central to all decisions.
• Oversee care planning: Ensure robust care plans, placement plans and permanence plans are developed, regularly reviewed and progressed in line with statutory requirements and each child's individual needs.
• Provide supervision and support: Deliver regular reflective supervision, case consultations and performance reviews, supporting staff to develop their practice and manage complex cases effectively.
• Monitor performance and quality: Ensure statutory visits, reviews, assessments and case records are completed to a high standard and within required timescales.
• Promote permanence and stability: Drive timely permanence planning, including reunification, kinship care, long-term fostering, adoption and other appropriate arrangements, ensuring delays are minimised.
• Work collaboratively with partners: Build effective working relationships with Independent Reviewing Officers, foster carers, health professionals, education providers, placement services and other partner agencies.
• Support children's voices and participation: Ensure children and young people are actively involved in decisions affecting their lives and that their wishes, feelings, identity and cultural needs are respected.
• Manage complex safeguarding issues: Provide leadership in responding to placement instability, safeguarding concerns, allegations, missing episodes and other risks affecting children in care.
• Manage resources and service delivery: Oversee caseloads, staffing, workloads and team performance, ensuring resources are used effectively and service objectives are achieved.
• Ensure legal and statutory compliance: Promote practice in line with the Children Act, relevant statutory guidance, local procedures and safeguarding legislation.
• Drive continuous improvement: Contribute to audits, quality assurance, service development and improvement plans, ensuring practice meets Birmingham Children's Services standards and delivers improved outcomes for children and young people.

Essential Requirements:

• Social Work Qualification - Degree or equivalent
• At least 3 years' experience as a social worker within children's services
• Social Work England Registration
• Driving license and access to own vehicle

Benefits of working with Eden Brown Synergy include:

• DBS check processed and paid for by Eden Brown Synergy
• Referral bonus if you refer a colleague or friend to us
• Bonus for finding your own job
• Twice weekly payroll

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.