Team Manager – Children with Disabilities – Croydon Council
Salary: Grade 16 (£57,201 - £59,328)
Permanent – 36 hours per week
Welcome Payment - £10,000
Retention Payment – £5,000
Hybrid working
We are seeking a qualified and experienced Team Manager to join us and support our extremely talented team of Social Workers to drive the service forward. You will lead and manage performance of a team and foster a culture of continuous learning and reflection of practice that inspires staff to give their best in their roles.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Lead and manage performance of a team of social workers.
2. Introduce, embed and continually improve the quality of social work consistent with established models of good practice.
3. Provide professional advice to staff, colleagues and partners for the area of responsibility.
4. Ensure that assessments and plans for children are robust, evidence-based, progressed in a timely way, are effective in keeping children safe and are outcome focussed.
5. Allocate cases effectively in terms of matching the risk/complexity of cases with the skills, experience and professional development needs of social workers.
6. Prioritise the deployment of staff resources and ensure practice is operating in accordance with Croydon’s early help and staged intervention model.
7. Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and Croydon practice standards.
8. Embed and develop the outcomes-focused framework and culture across the service.
9. Contribute to the development and introduction of a quality assurance framework for the service.
10. Manage and contribute to projects that deliver service improvement.
11. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of research findings, legislation, statutory guidance and policy developments relevant to the service area.
Essential Requirements:
1. Qualified Social Workers who are Social Work England registered.
2. Working knowledge of national policy, strategy and developments regarding children’s social care.
3. Able to lead improvement in social work practice at an operational level.
4. Evidence of leading and managing operational change effectively.
5. Able to lead and manage in an operational area dealing with high risk and high complexity.
6. Experience of managing and/or supervising childcare social workers with evidenced results of continuing practice and good outcomes for children.
Why Join Us:
1. Our team consists of experienced, dedicated practitioners.
2. We meet regularly to ensure everyone has the support and knowledge needed to make a difference.
3. At Croydon, relationships matter, and we focus on strong partnerships.
4. We are an established team that can help you settle in and offer their expertise.
5. You will have the support of an extremely knowledgeable manager.
6. Opportunities for flexible working provide better work-life balance.
7. Support for career development and personal growth.
Closing Date: Sunday 20th October 2024 at 11:59pm
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We will consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
Croydon Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced barring DBS check.
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