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

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Team Manager for the Children with Disabilities Team in Redbridge. The role involves providing leadership and management to social workers, ensuring high-quality service delivery, and compliance with legislation. Candidates must possess a professional Social Work qualification and significant experience in health or social care. Competitive salary of up to £61,617 per annum offered.

Qualifications

• A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.
• Substantial experience in health or social care.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management to a team of social workers.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality social work services.
• Compliance with legislation and statutory obligations.
• Set key performance targets for positive outcomes.
• Develop and improve services to support Children & Families.

Skills

Leadership

Management

Professional guidance

Understanding of legislation

Experience in health or social care

Education

Professional Social Work qualification or equivalent

Job description

Social Worker - Adults Multi-Disciplinary Team

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 based in Redbridge.

The salary for this permanent Team Manager job is up to £61,617 per annum.

• To provide leadership, management, and professional guidance to a team of social workers and manage the development of skilled and confident practitioners.
• To ensure the delivery of high-quality social work services that safeguard children, promote positive outcomes, and are responsive, timely, and within statutory guidelines.
• Be responsible for ensuring that the council meets its statutory obligations to safeguard children and promote their welfare by complying with legislation, policy, and procedures, and relevant frameworks.
• The role of the Team Manager is to provide leadership for the Practice Managers within their service, ensuring the effective delivery of high-quality children’s services in the Redbridge Children & Families Service.
• The Team Manager is accountable to the Service Manager for the day-to-day management and supervision of their team.
• The Team Manager must ensure a high quality of practice with children, young people, and families, consistently high-quality, whilst effectively managing risk, cost-effectiveness, and improved outcomes for children.
• Working with the Service Manager, set key performance targets to achieve timely and positive outcomes for children, young people, and their families.
• To be responsible for the management and ongoing development of services to support Children & Families in delivering and improving services to children and families, involving personally undertaking policy work, managing the effective local delivery, and commissioning of services.
• As Team Manager, you will take responsibility for developing the stability and practice of the team and provide support, challenge, and mentoring to the Practice Managers.
• To be responsible for the management and contribution of local service development projects, including the operational progression of the Service Strategies and Departmental Business Plans, ensuring objectives, targets, and standards are being progressed.
• To lead and take responsibility for the strategic direction of service delivery and delivery of innovative interventions.

Requirements of this Team Manager role:

• A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.
• Substantial experience in health or social care.

Contact:
This Team Manager job is advertised by Stefan Garrett; if you are interested in this position, please apply now.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from diverse backgrounds.

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.