Role: Assistant Team Manager - Assessment Team
Contract: Temp
Grade: M3
Connect2Luton are excited to recruit an Assistant Team Manager on behalf of Luton Borough Council within their Children and Learning department.
About the Role
To work closely with the Team Manager in managing and directing a social care, intensive support, and stronger families' teams, resources, and budgets to assess the needs and provide services to support children, young people, families, and carers where a child is vulnerable, in need, disabled, at risk of harm, or becoming looked after, in accordance with the statutory powers and duties of the Local Authority.
Enable children and young people to remain safely within their home and/or community environment, including appropriate provisions identified by the LA, and ensure they achieve good outcomes through effective social work intervention.
Ensure the team provides effective services, employing best professional practice and standards, which have measurable benefits for service users.
As a Deputy Team Manager, you will be responsible for:
* Working closely with the Team Manager in managing the day-to-day operations of the team, including deputising in their absence, providing a social work service of assessment, care planning, child protection, and key working within the scope of the Children Act 1989 and related legislation.
* Holding a social work complex caseload as directed by the Team Manager, if appropriate to the needs of the team.
* Taking responsibility for your own development and that of the team by keeping up to date with new and relevant legislation, research, and guidance, as well as peer and user feedback.
* Recruiting, motivating, training, and developing staff within Council procedures.
* Undertaking development activities required for your own development and experience, e.g., court work, child protection, adoption, and fostering, with the aim of increasing professional knowledge and experience.
* Ensuring the provision of an effective service to local people by maintaining high standards of professional practice and adopting a positive approach to the full involvement of service users and carers in assessment and care planning processes.
Skills and Experience
* Able to assist in managing, motivating, and developing a social services team, effectively achieving high levels of performance from staff.
* Demonstrable communication skills, including:
* Able to develop and maintain effective administrative and organisational procedures.
* Able to lead and chair multi-disciplinary meetings.
* Able to negotiate and influence service users, staff at all levels, elected members, and other professionals both internal and external.
* Commitment to the achievement of the highest possible standards of professional practice by all team members, through co-working, coaching/mentoring, and the provision of advice, guidance, and assistance.
About Us
Luton Borough Council have partnered with Kent County Council to create Connect2Luton, a recruitment managed service for all contingent temporary agency, contract, and interim roles at the Council.
We are an equal opportunities employment agency and business that positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.
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