Team Manager - First Response Assessments Children's Social Care - Leicestershire County Council

Reed; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government authority is looking for a part-time Team Manager for its Children’s First Response service. The position involves supervising a team of social workers and providing case management. Candidates must be qualified social workers with significant experience in similar roles. The role offers a competitive pay rate and a £250 joining bonus for new starters.

Benefits

£250 joining bonus

Referral bonus of £250

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker required with full registration.
• Minimum of 3 years post-qualified experience with local authorities.
• Demonstrable experience as a Team Manager in similar settings.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of 5 Social Workers and 1 Senior Practitioner.
• Responsible for case management and team performance.
• Office-based presence required for part of the week.

Skills

Qualified Social Worker

Team management experience

Case management

Effective communication

Education

Social Work England registration

Job description

Our client, Leicestershire County Council, is seeking a part-time agency Team Manager for its Children’s First Response service.

This role will last 3 months initially, and the pay rate is £45 umbrella.

The role will involve the following:

• We have a gap in our Team Manager structure in First Response Assessments.
• This is a Part-time post 18.5 hours per week Weds-Friday starting asap.
• We would need a manager to work opposite an existing manager to have responsibility for a team of 5 SW’s and 1 Senior Practitioner.
• The manager would supervise 3 staff and be responsible for case management of this team. We operate a 5-week rolling rota onto duty and allocated back up days.
• We would expect the manager to be office based on duty and back up days and have a presence in the office to support the team, with the expectation to be office based a minimum of 50% of the time (and 100% on duty weeks).

Requirements of the role:

• Qualified Social Worker
• Fully Social Work England registered
• 3 years post-qualified experience in employment of a local authority (DFE rules)
• Must have demonstrable experience as a Team Manager in this type of setting (assessment, duty, MASH etc.)
• Must be able to fit in with the part-time working pattern detailed above

We are offering a £250 joining bonus for new starters. Alternatively, we offer £250 for successful referrals.