Group Manager Children with Disabilities Service
1 month ago
Job Summary:
We are seeking a qualified and experienced Team Manager to lead and manage our talented team of Social Workers in the Family Assessment Service. As a Team Manager, you will be responsible for fostering a culture of continuous learning and reflection that inspires staff to give their best.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assessment and care planning of children in need, including those in need of protection and subject to legal proceedings.
- Direct work with children and families to achieve desired safety and well-being outcomes.
- Promoting the achievement of permanence for looked after children and care leavers through assessment and care/permanence planning up to the second statutory review.
- Accountable to the Service Manager and Head of Service for team performance.
- Managing the team's duty system.
- Overseeing day-to-day operational duties of a Family Assessment Team of social workers in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
- Ensuring service delivery in line with council policies, government policy, legislation, and department procedures.
- Providing leadership in delivering and implementing changes in structure, policies, and procedures.
- Effective communication with senior managers on activities and issues affecting service delivery.
- Utilizing data effectively to manage service delivery and performance.
- Holding responsibility for delivery of key performance targets of the team.
- Supporting the Service Manager with budgets and expenditure.
- Ensuring effective working relationships with agency partners and other relevant services within the Local Authority.
Requirements:
- Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
- Working knowledge of national policy, strategy, and developments regarding children's social care.
- Able to lead improvement in social work practice through effective performance management.
- Evidence of leading and managing operational change effectively.
- Able to lead and manage high-risk and high-complexity operational areas to deliver good safeguarding outcomes.
- Experience managing and/or supervising childcare social workers with evidenced results.
What We Offer:
- Highly competitive compensation package.
- Accredited Systemic Practice training.
- A range of CPD opportunities.
- 29-31 days (grade equivalent) annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
- Pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 20%.
- Management development programmes.
- Investment into your wellbeing.
- Access to Employee Discount scheme with various programmes.
- Flexible & hybrid working arrangements to support a healthy work-life balance.
Equal Opportunities Statement:
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We support flexible working arrangements and hybrid working.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
Croydon Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check.
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