Deputy Team Manager, MASH, Southend, £42 per hour

If you are an experienced Children's Assessment Social Work Manager, this could be your perfect job.

You will support Social Workers and Advanced Practitioners, responding to enquiries quickly and efficiently.

This is a temporary ongoing position, but we are also interested in hearing from candidates looking for permanent work.

Main duties include:

• Lead Social Workers and Advanced Practitioners to ensure that they act as a filter to inappropriate contacts.
• Provide appropriate guidance and signpost to a more suitable resource where social care threshold is not met, and that contacts which are not accepted by Social Care are discussed with the relevant support services to identify the best resource and according to thresholds.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub+, including liaising with other teams within and outside of the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub+ ensuring that their needs are met and keeping up to date with developments and organisational changes.
• Attend or lead multi-agency meetings and consult with professionals in respect to decision making decisions and act as a conduit between the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub+ Team and other services where applicable.

Essential requirements:

• Degree in Social Work or equivalent qualification
• Registration with Social Work England with ASYE complete
• Post qualified experience within a MASH or R&A setting
• Experience in understanding of initial view of risk, obtaining comprehensive information from referrers
• Previous experience working as a Social Work Manager

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs.
• Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

*Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

To be considered for this role, please apply with your CV to Dee Spencer on the social care team.

Remedy Recruitment Group Ltd is a REC Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.