Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Deputy Team Manager within the Leaving Care 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:
1. Prevent the separation of children from their families whenever possible and appropriate.
2. Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people.
3. Ensure children and young people reach their full potential and have equal access to services available.
4. Ensure effective risk management, decision making and preventative working to safeguard children and young people effectively in accordance with statutory requirements and policies.
5. Establish the appropriate assessment required and identify the level of need for support/services and or placements for children and young people.
6. 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.
7. Maintain effective systems for prioritising, allocating and monitoring workloads and ensure 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.
8. Proactively identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the team through using managerial performance data. Maintain the high standards of social work practice through taking part in Quality Assurance and monthly audits.
9. 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.
10. When required by the Team Manager, to deputise and support in their absence as agreed with the Service Manager.
Requirements of this Deputy Team Manager job:
1. A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
2. Understanding of relevant legislation.
3. Continual professional development.
4. Social Work England registered.
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.
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