Team Manager

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Practice Manager within the Community Social Work Team to work full time based in Redbridge.The salary for this permanent Practice Manager job is up to £55,700 per annumTo assist the Team Manager as required, in all aspects of the team’s work including the allocation of work; maintaining, developing and encouraging high professional practice standards; and supporting the supervision and development of individual staff.To lead a team of HCPC Registered and unregistered staff, and under the direction of the Team Manager, ensure the operational delivery of a Children’s Social Care Service is in accordance with legislation and Local policies and delivers best outcomes for children.To enable and challenge others to develop their knowledge base and skills, and make evidence based judgements, including improved independent decision making regarding risk.To be responsible for managing a team including the individual performance management and professional development of staff. This will include establishing regular individual and group supervision arrangements, mentoring and coaching staff, and setting and monitoring development targets and objectives whilst balancing this with the development of staff skills and ongoing training and development needs.To model and use critical reflective skills in management, practice or organisational supervision settings to enhance best practice. Model and support others to maintain professional and personal boundaries, and enhance the skilled use of self in more complex situations.To lead and develop a working environment that promotes a learning culture and active practice development within the work place.To lead up to date with good practice guidance, current legislation, Government initiatives, and local policies and procedures with a view to playing a lead role in disseminating these within the team.To provide consultation, advice and guidance to team members on professional issues.To assist the Team Manager in developing and maintaining team plans and objectives that ensures delivery of the wider business plan. To take responsibility for ensuring compliance within the team with agreed working practices and identifying and meeting practice development needs.To represent the Team Manager at internal and external meetings where appropriate, and act as Deputy to the Manager.To write complex reports and briefing papers on policy and operational issues for the Team Manager, Service Manager or Head of Service, and to actively participate in a range of meetings, case conferences or task forces, service and project management groups.To assist in ensuring that team members fulfil expectations in relation to the council’s statutory responsibilities, policies and standards and that all practice is delivered and maintained in accordance with Equality & Diversity policies and procedures.To assist, when required, in ensuring that the council’s employee communication system (CASCADE) is fully implemented and maintained in order that all employees receive appropriate information, and that employee feedback is encourage.To actively participate in the overall management and development of the service through Team Meetings and Service wide meetings.The job destructions is a guide to the level and range of responsibilities the post holder will be expected to undertake initially. It is neither exhaustive nor inclusive and may be changed from time to time to meet changing circumstances and demands.Requirements of this Practice Manager job:A social Work Qualification or equivalent.Understanding of relevant legislation.Social Work England registered.Contact:This Practice Manager is advertised by Stefan Garrett; 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.Apply NowStart your journey with Team ManagerApplication form on single job posts and dynamic jobs board." * " indicates required fieldsHow would you like to apply?With CVWithout CVFirst Name *Surname *Email *Phone *Are you a qualified social worker in the UK? *Do you have experience as a social worker in the UK? *Current Job Title *Current Employer *Postcode *Upload your CV (.pdf or .doc max size 3MB)Choose file * Accepted file types: docx, doc, pdf, jpeg, jpg, png, Max. file size: 3 MB.Consent *I accept the privacy policy and acknowledge this role is managed by Sanctuary Personnel on behalf of the employer. *This field is hidden when viewing the formAre you a qualified social worker in the UK? *YesNoThis field is hidden when viewing the formDo you have experience as a social worker in the UK? *YesNoInstagram This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. #J-18808-Ljbffr