Team Manager - Children's MASH

Remedy Social Work; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal consultant

First access to jobs

Referral bonus

Double payrolls

Job summary

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking a Team Manager to lead the MASH service, overseeing day-to-day operations for referrals of children and families, supervising Senior Practitioners and Social Workers, and deputising for district managers when needed.

The role focuses on safeguarding, risk management and partnership working, ensuring statutory guidelines are met, providing expert guidance, and developing staff through supervision, performance reviews and training.

Qualifications

• Experience leading social work teams and safeguarding services.
• Ability to supervise senior practitioners and social workers.
• Knowledge of safeguarding processes, policy and case law.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day MASH service delivery for all referrals for children and families.
• Supervise Senior Practitioners and Social Workers; deputise for managers when required.
• Lead on safeguarding, risk management and inter-agency partnership working.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Risk assessment

Partnership working

Job description

Our client Cambridgeshire County Council is looking for a Team Manager to join their MASH service.

MASH Manager manages the day-to-day function of the service for all new referrals for children and families. They supervise Senior practitioners and Social workers and have overall responsibility for their team. They are on a duty rota to deal with all high-risk children and work alongside partners to ensure the right service is initiated when needed to safeguard children. They work in line with Working together guidance and CA04. They adhere to policies and procedures and ensure that they work alongside the Early Help team managers.

Main Accountabilities

Service Delivery

• Manage the delivery of a high quality and effective service that responds to the needs of service users and their families or carers in a timely manner within statutory guidelines or service specifications.
• Manage the planning, allocation and review of workload so priorities are managed, shortfalls identified and services delivered within capacity and within departmental and partnership policies, procedures and timescales.
• Implement policies and procedures in response to statutory guidance, local policies and the needs of service users.
• In line with organisational priorities, assume enhanced responsibilities with regard to antonymous decision making and the management of risk, this will include deputising for district and service managers when required.

Safeguarding and Risk Management

• Assess and balance risk and protective factors within a safeguarding framework.
• To take a professional lead on safeguarding and provide expert knowledge of safeguarding processes, policy and case law.
• Provide leadership and apply more specialist social work practice skills and knowledge to make independent decisions, seeking advice as needed and ensuring subsequent actions are completed.
• Provide advice and guidance on case management and effective risk management of complex situations, understand when to take positive risks as appropriate.

Service and Team Development

• Ensure every team member has regular, meaningful supervision and appraisal.
• Ensure every team member has SMART performance and development objectives set and these are reviewed and monitored regularly.
• Ensure every team member is confident to deliver a service to children and families that utilises a range of evidenced based methodologies including systemic and social learning approaches.
• Lead on the management of poor performance and inappropriate behaviour, grievance and disciplinary matters in a timely and effective manner, seeking advice as appropriate.
• Lead regular briefings for staff and organise training events which build an ethos of professional and confident service provision.

Performance Management

• Utilise management information to inform business decisions and monitor team performance, reporting as required on team performance.
• Maintain operational systems and ensure compliance with the case file management process in accordance with departmental policy.
• Ensure services are delivered on the basis of assessed risk for the protection of clients and the public and that safe working procedures are maintained for staff.
• Prioritise activities and resources to meet team objectives including effective workload management of self and others.
• Contribute to service plans to reflect links between activity and key performance indicators.

Partnership Working

• Take the lead in initiating, developing and sustaining internal and external working relationships with other professionals, partner organisations and external agencies.
• Ensure that every team member works purposefully and cohesively with other agencies to promote positive outcomes for children and their families.

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.

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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.