Children's Team Manager - Referral & Assessment Team
hace 10 días
Bolton
Our Client, Salford Council, is seeking a Team Manager to join their Children's Team. Fantastic payrate of up to £45 per hour! Are you a Children's Social Worker, passionate about making a difference in your community? Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity! Responsibilities of this role: • Lead and manage the Referral & Assessment Team, ensuring effective screening, decision-making, and allocation of incoming referrals in line with safeguarding thresholds., • Oversee the delivery of timely, high-quality statutory assessments (e.g. Section 17/47), ensuring compliance with legislation, policies, and local procedures., • Provide strong leadership, supervision, and support to social workers, including case direction, performance management, and professional development., • Maintain oversight of complex and high-risk cases, ensuring appropriate safeguarding actions and plans are implemented., • Monitor team performance against key targets (timescales, caseloads, quality standards), driving continuous improvement., • Work collaboratively with multi-agency partners (police, health, education) to ensure coordinated responses to safeguarding concerns., • Ensure robust risk assessment and decision-making processes, escalating concerns where necessary., • Contribute to audits, inspections, and quality assurance processes to maintain high practice standards., • Prepare reports and provide updates to senior leadership on performance, risks, and service delivery., • Promote a culture of reflective practice, accountability, and child/adult-centred outcomes. Requirements of this role: • Must be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England., • Must have a Social Work qualification (Diploma in social work, social work degree or equivalent), • Must have minimum of 3 years’ Post Qualifying Experience Benefits of working through Reed, include: • Dedicated Recruitment Consultant., • Aftercare service delivered by Candidate Care Team., • Free CV building and Interview support., • Free DBS checks., • Weekly payroll., • PAYE payroll option with additional benefits including holiday pay, healthcare, pension plus more., • CPD contributions., • Access to full UK jobs market with top tier status across many public and private sector clients., • Supporting the Reed Foundation which has given £9.5m to charity since 2010. Does this role interest you? Apply today!