Remedy Recruitment Group are currently seeking an experienced Team Manager to work within a MASH team for a Local Authority based in East London.

Main Responsibilities -

• Directly manage a multi-disciplinary social work team.
• Ensure a high quality, high performing and effective social work service is delivered to respond to the needs of children, young people and families in a timely manner and within statutory guidelines, policies and standards.
• Provide advice on complex Child Protection cases within the Group, and across the service area as required and to take a lead on key areas such as managing allegations against professionals, missing children, Newly Qualified social work development, etc.
• Provide high-level professional support to front line Social Work staff and the Advanced SW Practitioners/Deputy Team Managers.
• Deputise for the Group Manager and keep the Service Manager apprised of sensitive, high-profile issues.
• Contribute to the management of the departmental budget.

Experience

• Substantial experience (e.g. at least 3 years) of managing and developing high performing staff in a statutory front-line social work setting.
• Substantial relevant experience in front-line child protection to equivalent of Senior practitioner level.
• Evidence of developing and maintaining good working relationships with a wide range of customers and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrable experience of representing the service at multi-agency forums, making informed, sound decisions.
• Experience of achieving service improvement through the Quality Assurance process.
• Demonstrable commitment to diversity issues in both service provision and employment practices, with evidenced achievement of positive outcomes.
• Proven supervision skills, utilising a Reflective Model of practice.
• Experience of successfully managing budgets/financial resources.
• Experience of working in either a voluntary or statutory environment.
• Experience of working effectively in a high pressure environment.

Qualifications

• Social Work qualification as recognised by the HCPC.
• Current HCPC registration.
• Recent post qualification study in working with children and families and Child Protection.
• ABE Trained.
• Evidence of CPD, e.g. PQ qualifications.
• Masters degree in social work field.

Please respond to this advert with a copy of your most recent CV, alternatively please contact Holly at Remedy for further information