Team Manager - Qualified Social Work

Pertemps; Walsall; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Une agence de services sociaux dynamique recherche un 'Team Manager' qualifié pour diriger une équipe dédiée à l'assistance des enfants. Le candidat idéal sera un travailleur social enregistré avec une expérience significative et un engagement envers des résultats positifs pour les enfants et les familles. Ce rôle implique une gestion proactive des cas tout en respectant les normes législatives et en assurant des services de haute qualité tout en étant bien entouré dans un environnement de soutien.

Benefits

Environnement de travail positif et sûr

Charge de travail raisonnable

Soutien managérial

Qualifications

• Travailleur social qualifié et enregistré auprès de Social Work England.
• Min 4 ans d'expérience dans le domaine.
• Connaissance des législations de protection de l'enfance.

Responsibilities

• Diriger et gérer une équipe de travailleurs sociaux.
• Assurer les évaluations complètes des risques et des besoins en soins.
• Développer des plans de soins individualisés.

Skills

Communication

Médiation

Négociation

Créativité

Connaissance en protection de l'enfance

Education

Diplôme en travail social

Job description

Team Manager
Qualified Social Work
Location: West Midlands
Pay rate: £30 per hour
Our client is searching for a Team Manager to lead a Children's Team. In this role, you will lead and manage a social work team, ensuring the service provided is effective and delivers positive outcomes for children and their families. You will ensure that the social workers you oversee meet statutory requirements set through legislation, national, and regional guidance concerning children in need, child protection, looked after children, and care leavers.

Working in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, informed by the values and principles of social care, you will support the delivery of person-centred, safe, and effective social care services. Using your professional knowledge and experience, you will make assessments and decisions about the most appropriate interventions. Applying your significant Social Work experience and excellent communication skills, you will establish and maintain relationships with service users and other agencies to ensure services meet identified needs.

You will be committed to ensuring positive and sustainable results of your interventions. Using best practices, you will strive to provide the best outcomes for children. Most importantly, you will have a passion for supporting children and their families to thrive and flourish. Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and to be as efficient as possible.

We understand the demands and emotional challenges of the job. That's why we provide our team with a positive, safe, and supportive working environment with a capped caseload and a supportive manager.

Perfect candidate will be:

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Experienced in working with children and families, including those from vulnerable groups.
• Creative, flexible, and forward-thinking in approach.
• Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation and understanding of child protection issues.
• Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for children.
• Able to use excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users.
• Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans.
• Committed to providing our service users with high-quality service.
• Experienced in working in a multi-disciplinary, interagency basis.
• 4+ years qualified.

In this role, you will:

• Use your skills, knowledge, and experience to make full assessments of risks, protection, and social care needs.
• Manage an agreed caseload.
• Use specialist communication skills to achieve optimal outcomes for service users.
• Devise individual care plans, considering diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment.

This role is ideally located for those traveling from Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent, Tamworth, Coventry, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Burton-upon-Trent, Wolverhampton, Lichfield, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, Dudley, West Bromwich, Walsall, Stafford, Leicester, Nottingham.

We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If this role isn't right for you, contact us about other opportunities including IRO, BIA, MASH, Children Looked After, Safeguarding, Duty & Assessment, Children in Need, Child Protection, EHCP, AMHP, Children in Care, Vulnerable People, and more.

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