Walsall
Job Title: Team Manager - Children in Care Length of assignment: 3 Months Hours per week: 37 Hourly rate: £41.42 Location: Walsall Remote/Office based: Hybrid Responsibilities • Responsible for the leadership and management of a social work team ensuring that vulnerable children and their families receive responsive services that safeguard and promote their welfare., • Actively promote and contribute to the strategic developments for children and their families in Walsall working with a restorative approach., • Responsible for Senior practitioners, social workers, NQSW’s and trainee Social workers, • To have full responsibility for the delivery of services to children, young people, their families and carers, in line with legislation, guidance and local policy and procedures, • To make highly complex decisions relating to social service provision for children, young people and their families within Walsall, • To work collaboratively with partner agencies and within the children’s division and in the voluntary sector to ensure multi-agency assessment, planning, interventions and review., • To effectively manage delegated budgets allocated to children’s Services and to ensure value for money and effective use of resources, utilising best value principles. Skills • Qualified Social Worker (Social Work England registered), • Experience of supervising other social care staff and challenging their practice where necessary., • Experience of determining priorities in the implementation of a social work service., • Experience of financial management in a social care setting and knowledge of best value principles., • Knowledge and understanding of the importance of performance management and the use of management information systems in operational management., • Experience of carrying out audits., • 3 Years post qualifying experience, • Driving License If you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you.