Our client Cornwall Council is looking for a Team Manager to join their Childrens team.

We require a qualified Social Work Team Manager to join our Family Assessment and Support Team in Launceston. Within the team there are social workers, family workers and youth workers undertaking social work assessments and support children and families under S17 Children's Act.

The successful candidate will join a friendly, experienced, stable and supportive management team and service, must have a diploma in Social Work, CQSW, CSS, degree in Social Work or other professional social work qualification recognised by HCPC for the purpose of registration in the UK. Experience of social work management in a frontline social work team. A high level of specific and applied professional expertise in the area of practice to be supervised, relevant policy, legislation, guidance and best practice.

Applied knowledge and understanding of the needs and risks of a diverse range of children, young people and their parents/carers, promoting their full involvement in decision making, taking into account issues of equality and diversity. Proven ability to achieve high practice quality standards in the assessment of strengths, needs, risks, produce analysis and translate into a coherent plan that improves outcomes for children.

Proven to provide advice, consultation, mentoring, supervision and appraisal support to professionally qualified and unqualified practitioners, those in training, agency/sessional workers and volunteers. The successful candidate will need to relocate to Cornwall during the week and be able to drive and have access to their own transport and have good IT and word processing skills. The role is initially for three months with the possibility of being reviewed for extension.

You will need to be:

Social work england registered
Eligible to work in the UK
Atleast 1 year post qualifying experience

If you do not have the required experience, you will not be contacted.

Why Choose Remedy?

Competitive pay rates
Access to exclusive roles that aren't available from other agencies
1st tier agency
Up to £250 for each social work professional you refer to us who we place*

If you are interested and would like to find out more please apply to this advert with a copy of your updated CV. Alternatively, please send your CV directly