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Assistant Team Manager - Fostering Recruitment & Assessment Team

Sanctuary Personnel

City of Rochester (NY)

On-site

USD 59,000 - 65,000

Full time

26 days ago

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Job summary

Sanctuary Personnel is seeking an Assistant Team Manager for the Fostering Recruitment & Assessment Team. This full-time role, based in Rochester, involves managing a team of Social Workers, ensuring high-quality case management and staff development. Ideal candidates will have a professional Social Work qualification and relevant legislative knowledge. Join a diverse recruitment agency committed to equality and inclusion.

Qualifications

Professional qualification in Social Work required.
Understanding of relevant legislation essential.
Registered or eligible for registration is necessary.

Responsibilities

Supervise a team of 3-4 Social Workers and manage caseloads effectively.
Chair strategy and planning meetings, maintaining compliance with data protection.
Support the recruitment of new staff and maintain performance records.

Skills

Line management

Decision making

Case management

Performance development

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Professional Social Work qualification

Assistant Team Manager - Fostering Recruitment & Assessment Team

Rochester, Newcastle Upon Tyne , Northumberland , England
NE19

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an Assistant Team Manager within the Fostering Recruitment & Assessment Team to work Full Time based in Medway.

The salary for this Assistant Team Manager job is up to £54,130 per annum.

* Line management responsibility for 3-4 Social Workers and to deliver high-quality supervision regularly to review case work and critically reflect on the work being undertaken. This includes case management oversight, and timely decision making, the effective implementation and review of children's plans and provides the opportunity to reflect and recognise areas of practice which are good or requires improvement and support the ongoing learning and development of the team.

* Complete and review performance development plans your supervisees which enhance individuals personal and professional development needs and contributes towards staff retention.

* Chair strategy, review, planning, professional and network meetings as appropriate.

* Maintain accurate and up to date records in line with Data Protection legislation (GDPR) and use Medway Council specific recording systems to promote effective case management.

* Support the safer recruitment and selection of new staff, both within the team and across Children's Social Care in order to ensure staffing levels are maintained.

* Keep up to date with the Council's organisational policies, government guidance, legislation, research, and national trends in order to maintain the highest professional standards.

* Deputise for the Team Manager where necessary and as appropriate. You will be the first point of contact for support and advice for your supervisees and will be required to attend meetings on your managers behalf, for example performance clinic, when they are on leave.

* At the discretion of the Head of Service, such other activities as may from time to time be agreed consistent with the nature of the job described above.

Requirements of this Assistant Team Manager job:

* A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.

* Understanding of relevant legislation.

* Registered or eligible for registration.

* Have a good working knowledge of the relevant legislation.

Contact:

This Assistant Team Manager job is advertised by Charlie Reeve; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning 'Best Candidate Care' at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

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. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

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£59935.0 - 64198.0 Per year Full timePermanent Rochester, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England