Deputy Team Manager- Children's Court team

Posted 11 April 2019
Salary £35 - £38 per hour
LocationSouth London
Job type Temporary
Discipline Social Care
ReferenceLORNA_1554993696
Contact NameLorna Burner

Job description

1. To manage specific staff, cases and pieces of work as delegated by Team Manager

2. To supervise complex assessments and care planning for children and develop and monitor care plans

3. To ensure that assessments, plans and reviews are undertaken for all children, and carers as relevant, in supervision area, within timescales

4. To ensure that good quality reports are prepared and presented in a timely fashion

5. To supervise assessments of likely and actual harm to children, and take appropriate action to ensure their safety

6. To ensure that children and their families/carers are seen and consulted on all aspects of the assessment and planning process

7. To undertake casework where in exceptional circumstances this is required by the Team Manager

8. To ensure that all work with children and their families is carried out in accordance with statutory regulation and guidance

9. To ensure that optimum outcomes achieved for all children in service area.

10. To ensure that electronic case records are accurate and up to date