Our client, Salford City Council is looking for a Practice Manager to join their Looked After Children team.

* To lead and supervise social care staff in line with the supervision policy and associated council policies, ensuring all staff are fully supported and can offer a good service to children, young people and families.

* To support high quality evidenced based practice, ensuring the service facilitates high support and high challenge.

* To oversee, support and develop outstanding social work practice

* You will have oversight and management of the day to day delivery of all aspects of the Social Work service. Your role will have a focus on the quality and improvement of social work and service delivery

* You will ensure the service is facilitating effective participation of children, young people and families and that their lived experiences are known, understood and inform plans.

* You will be accountable to the Service Manager for staff supervision, care and development of team.

* You will be responsible for ensuring documentation, record keeping, accounting and communication is maintained, and effective information strategies and systems are in place to enable appropriate sharing of data and information. Including responding to complaints.

* To contribute towards the preparation and updating of policies and procedures.

* To undertake observation of practice and case audits, contributing to the Quality Assurance Framework within children's services.

* You will ensure the regular and effective analysis, monitoring, measurement and maintaining of the performance of the team to ensure impact on outcomes for children and families is understood.

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.