Team Manager - Leaving Care - Southend

Caritas Recruitment; Southend-on-Sea; Híbrido; GBP 55.000 - 61.000; Jornada completa

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Hybrid working

Descripción de la vacante

Southend-on-Sea City Council is seeking a Team Manager - Leaving Care to lead a multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality services for children and young people.

Hybrid working with a minimum of 3 days on-site at the Civic Centre. You will supervise staff, manage budgets and contribute to strategic decision-making while representing the Council in complex proceedings.

Formación

• This role requires a recognised Social Work qualification and extensive knowledge of child protection and looked-after children.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and manage the Social Work team across assessments, child protection enquiries and support services.
• Provide professional supervision, appraisals and identify development needs.
• Monitor team performance and embed continuous improvement in practice.
• Support staff to develop and monitor pathway plans for young people.
• Build effective relationships with partner agencies and professionals.
• Represent the Council in legal proceedings.
• Manage team budgets and expenditure.
• Chair meetings, conferences and reviews as required.
• Contribute to management decisions and deputise for the Service Manager.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Staff management

Supervision

Child protection

Looked-after children

Policy & legislation

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Educación

Social Work qualification

Descripción del empleo

Team Manager - Leaving Care

Southend-on-Sea City Council

£55,224 - £60,805 per annum

Permanent | Full Time

Hybrid working | Minimum 3 days on-site at the Civic Centre

Caritas Recruitment is supporting Southend-on-Sea City Council with the recruitment of a permanent Team Manager - Leaving Care.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Children's Social Work professional to take a key leadership role, managing a multidisciplinary team that includes Senior Practitioners, Social Workers, Children & Families Workers and administrative staff.

The Role

As Team Manager, you will provide strong operational and professional leadership, ensuring services for children and young people are delivered consistently to a high standard.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and managing the Social Work team, maintaining high standards across assessments, child protection enquiries and support services.
• Providing professional supervision, appraisals and identifying development and training needs.
• Monitoring team performance, standards and quality of practice, embedding a culture of continuous improvement.
• Supporting staff to develop and monitor pathway plans for young people.
• Building effective relationships with partner agencies and professionals.
• Representing the Council within legal proceedings.
• Managing team budgets and expenditure.
• Chairing meetings, conferences and reviews as required.
• Contributing to management decision-making and deputising for the Service Manager when required.

About You

You’ll need a recognised Social Work qualification, alongside extensive knowledge of child protection, looked-after children, social work interventions and relevant legislation.

The Council is looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Experience at Senior Social Worker level within Children's Social Work.
• Experience working with families with varying needs and complexities.
• Multi-disciplinary and integrated working experience.
• Experience contributing to the learning and supervision of other professionals.
• Previous staff management experience is desirable.
• Strong leadership, decision-making, analytical and organisational skills.

An Enhanced DBS is required for this position.