Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Deputy Team Manager within the Looked After Children Team to work full time based in Luton.
The salary for this permanent Deputy Team Manager job is up to £51,773 per annum.
Main duties:
* Work 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.
* Prevent the separation of children from their families whenever possible and appropriate.
* Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people.
* Ensure children and young people reach their full potential and have equal access to services available.
* Ensures effective risk management, decision making and preventative working to safeguard children and young people effectively in accordance with statutory requirements and policies.
* Establishes the appropriate assessment required and identifies the level of need for support/services and or placements for children and young people.
* Follow procedures to determine the need for care proceedings to be instigated where the risk of significant harm is so great as to warrant a Court Order.
* Maintains effective systems for prioritising, allocating and monitoring workloads and ensures that suitable systems of supervision and appraisal are in place to ensure children and families needs are met in accordance with legislation, departmental policies and procedures.
* Contribute to borough wide services with professional knowledge of an area of specialism on an Operational and Strategic basis as required.
* Proactively identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the team through using managerial performance data (KPI’s). Maintain the high standards of social work practice through taking part in Quality Assurance and monthly audits.
* Develop, support, coach, train and motivate staff to deliver and maintain excellent standards of social work practice, carrying out effective Check-In’s, having regular supervision meetings in accordance with the Supervision Policy under guidance of the Team Manager.
* Use advanced professional knowledge, skills, experience and your initiative to demonstrate a clear understanding of safeguarding in accordance with the Luton threshold document and an initial view of risk in order to keep children safe by conducting risk assessments and providing advice and direction to staff/clients.
* Liaise with partner agency representatives in order to promote multi-agency working on plans for children and their families and to ensure that it is effective joint up approach to deliver the positive outcomes for children.
* When requested by the Team Manager, to deputise and support in their absence as agreed with the Service Manager.
Requirements of this Deputy Team Manager job:
* A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
* Understanding of relevant legislation.
* Continual professional development.
* Social Work England registered.
* Experience within Adult Social Work.
Contact:
This Deputy Team Manager job is advertised by Lucy Pearson; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
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