Team Manager - Children with Disabilities Team - Dagenham - Sanctuary Personal

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Team Manager for the Children with Disabilities Team. The successful candidate will lead a team, provide policy guidance, and support families with children who have disabilities. Candidates should have a relevant social work qualification and experience in management. The role offers a salary of up to £64,739 per annum.

Qualifications

• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the Service Manager and participate as representatives of the Council.
• Contribute to the development of operational policy and procedures.
• Ensure effective delivery of the service and promote evidence-based practice.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Management

Education

Social Work Qualification or equivalent

Job description

Team Manager – Children with Disabilities Team

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Team Manager within the Children with Disabilities Team to work full-time for Barking & Dagenham.

The salary for this Team Manager job is up to £64,739 per annum.

• Be a member of the local CYPD Management Team to provide support to the Service Manager and to participate as representatives of the Council as required in other structures established for multi-agency working.
• Contribute to the development and dissemination of operational policy and procedures and provide practice guidance, making use of legislation, national guidelines, and research to ensure that the highest standards are achieved and maintained.
• Support all members of the team by ensuring regular supervision, appraisal, and communication on an individual and team basis to ensure an informed and professional approach to service delivery and an awareness of the changing national and local demands and priorities by the implementation of appropriate performance review mechanisms.
• Promote evidence-based practice in the team and to manage, monitor, and ensure the effective delivery of the service.
• Be strategic lead for all safeguarding and child protection issues raised by the team and ensure cases are appropriately escalated and all staff safeguarding training is regularly updated.
• Have an extensive working knowledge of local service provision and to act as first point of contact for families, signposting as appropriate.
• Allocate and provide detailed management oversight on new or stepped-down referrals. To oversee the community work and early help assessments aimed at intervening early to support families to care for their children.
• Responsible, with the Service Manager, for the recruitment needs of the team including advertising, shortlisting, and interviewing prospective candidates.
• Develop effective working partnerships across the council and with key strategic partners.
• Take day-to-day responsibility for ensuring the maintenance, security, and effective supervision of the centre buildings, their contents, and of the centre grounds.
• The post holder may be required to attend to some responsibilities outside normal working hours.

Requirements of this Team Manager job:

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.

Equal Opportunities:
Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. We undertake a fair and thorough selection process and provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

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.