Remedy Recruitment Group are currently seeking an experienced Team Manager to work within a MASH Team (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub) for a Local Authority based in South London.

Job Purpose

1. With appropriate supervision, assess for and provide services to children in need within the framework of the appropriate legislation, regulations, departmental procedures and child care policy. This will include responsibility for a limited caseload of children and families where needs are particularly complex and problematic.

2. To follow and apply relevant internal policies and procedures in working with complex family situations and vulnerable children including children on the child protection register, children subject to legal proceedings and Looked After children.

3. To ensure that services are efficiently and effectively provided, liaising as necessary with other divisions, Council Departments, N.H.S. trusts, schools, carers, voluntary and independent sector providers.

4. To maintain high standards of professional practice within their own workload and to promote and enhance such practice within the team and division, through the implementation of departmental quality assurance systems.

5. All post holders are expected to maintain professional standards of practice and to work in accordance with the Departmental vision, values, procedures and managerial guidance.

6. To supervise a number of professional staff within the team in line with relevant internal procedures on supervision, training and personal developments

7. To deputise for the group manager where required, this will include responsibility for managing duty in his / her absence, allocating priority work and providing support and guidance to other team members in their absence.

8. To chair as appropriate a range of professional, statutory and inter-agency meetings including Children in need meetings, child care reviews and permanency meetings.

9. To make recommendations to the Group Manager (or other budget holder as appropriate) regarding the use of budgets to support care plans and to use delegated budgetary powers as appropriate within financial regulations.
10. To undertake appropriate training and to maintain a knowledge of changes to departmental

About you

• HCPC registration

• Appropriate and relevant experience and post-qualification experience of children and families social work within a statutory, voluntary or independent sector organisation.

• Supervising complex Casework

• Undertaking contested care proceedings

• Supervising Supporting & coaching Social Workers

• Experience of Practice teaching

• Raising practice standards

If you are interested and would like to find out more please apply to this advert with a copy of your updated CV. Alternatively, please send your CV directly