Team Manager

Job title:

Team Manager

Company

Service Care Solutions

Job description

Job DescriptionBromley Council are recruiting for a Permanent Team Manager to work within their Safeguarding and Care Planning Team.+ £2,000 Golden Hello, £2,000 Annual Retention Allowance and lease car.Hours: Full Time (36 hours)Contract Type: PermanentMain Purpose:To discharge the authority’s responsibilities under the Children Act 1989 and other relevant legislation with respect to children in need, particularly those in need of protection and those looked after by the authority.Responsibilities and duties: * With appropriate supervision, assess for and provide services to children in need within the framework of the appropriate legislation, regulations, departmental procedures and child care policy. This will include responsibility for a limited caseload of children and families where needs are particularly complex and problematic.

• To follow and apply relevant internal policies and procedures in working with complex family situations and vulnerable children including children on the child protection register, children subject to legal proceedings and Looked After children.
• To ensure that services are efficiently and effectively provided, liaising as necessary with other divisions, Council Departments, N.H.S. trusts, schools, carers, voluntary and independent sector providers.
• To maintain high standards of professional practice within their own workload and to promote and enhance such practice within the team and division, through the implementation of departmental quality assurance systems.
• All post holders are expected to maintain professional standards of practice and to work in accordance with the Departmental vision, values, procedures and managerial guidance.
• To supervise a number of professional staff within the team in line with relevant internal procedures on supervision, training and personal developments

Experience:Appropriate and relevant experience and post-qualification experience of children and families social work within a statutory, voluntary or independent sector organisation. This to include:

• Supervising complex Casework
• Undertaking contested care proceedings
• Supervising Supporting & coaching Social Workers
• Experience of Practice teaching
• Raising practice standards

Benefits working for the London Borough of Bromley:

• Golden Hello & Annual Retention Allowance
• Merited pay scheme
• 30 days Annual Leave
• The opportunity to participate in the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Excellent training and career development pathway
• Free Car Parking at Bromley Civic Centre
• The ability to claim mileage for business trips in line with HMRC guidance
• Relocation Allowance (up to £8,000) for successful candidates relocating from overseas or the outer southeast area

If you would like to apply for this role please email your CV to Delanie.heyes@servicecare.org.uk or call 01772 208964

Expected salary

£55000 – 55890 per year

Location

Bromley, Greater London

Job date

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 05:20:50 GMT

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