Manchester City Council- Team Manager- CWD

Posted 07 January 2022
Salary Up to £40 per hour
LocationManchester
Job type Temporary
Discipline Social CareSecondary Education
ReferenceMIKEALA_1641552259
Contact NameMikeala Osborn

Job description

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Team Manager or an aspiring Team Manager to join Manchester City Council as we continue our improvement journey.

You will have experience of providing reflective, supportive professional supervision to your team, support staff learning and development, and motivate and influence the team to provide high quality work to improve outcomes for our children and families. You will be a member of an established, experienced and supportive management team.

The Children with Disabilities Teams work covers all of Manchester. The work is varied and supports children and their families though Child in Need, Child Protection and we also work with Looked After Children. This is a specialist team who provide support for Our Children and Families where there is a child in a family with a disability.

This role will lead and manage a social work team ensuring the service provided is effective and delivers positive outcomes for children and their families ensuring that the social workers you have responsibility for meet the statutory requirements set through legislation, national and regional guidance in respect of children in need, child protection, looked after children and care leavers.

Key accountabilities:

Promote and govern excellent practice and develop excellent practitioners

Supervise staff and resources within the team as part of the delivery of high quality services to children and families according to the aims, targets and objectives of the service.

Ensure the team understands and adheres to the Quality Assurance Framework, including ensuring that the relevant case audits are undertaken, and that continuous improvement is evidence based and includes learning from SCR's and research to inform practice and decision making

Ensure effective assessment, risk management and child protection and care planning protects the most vulnerable

* Must hold a recognised social work qualification.

* To be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

* Must hold a current valid Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check.

Essential requirements:
* Degree in Social Work or equivalent qualification
* Registration with Social Work England
* ASYE completed

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 on the social care team.

Remedy Social Care 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.