What's involved with this role: Title: Children's Team Manager x5 Job Ref: Gloucestershire 5254376 Pay Rate: up to £51,515.00 per annum depending on experience Hours per week: 37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours Role Length: This opening assignment is Permanent City: GLOUCESTER Enhanced DBS disclosure required Relocation Allowance: Up to £8,000 T&C's apply As a Team Manager, lead and support a team of social workers to deliver services of the highest quality. Ensuring statutory duties and best practice is followed, you’ll develop a team plan in line with Children’s Services strategic objectives and provide management oversight on all cases with a clear understanding of risk. Your role will focus on managing the team’s workflow and quality assuring work through observations, reflective supervision and GCC’s quality assurance framework, as well as contributing towards the development of the framework itself. Through building positive relationships with colleagues within both the service and partner agencies, you will ensure we are able to provide support and protection for vulnerable children and young people across the County. Key Responsibilities: Lead and provide day to day management of the team, providing appropriate support, personal development review and performance management to ensure the delivery of high quality services, the safety and well-being of the staff and effective use of resources. Develop a clear team plan which links the strategic objectives of the organisation, local improvements in performance and learning from complaints. Provide monthly supervision which is reflective but provides clear direction and challenge and prevent drift and delay in the child’s journey. Provide management oversight on all cases which evidences understanding of risk. Quality assure the work of the team by a range of means including case file audit, DIP sampling, observations, and reflective supervision, and any other means as outlined in the quality assurance framework, and contribute to further developments of the framework. Manage effectively the workflow within social work case loads to ensure that children and young people’s needs are met appropriately within a timely manner. Have management oversight on strategy meetings, CP conferences and PLO meetings, ensuring the quality and timeliness are achieved. Make use of performance data and lead on the management and monitoring of team performance, holding performance clinics to improve operational outcomes in the team. Managing individual performance/tackling under-performance and ensuring members of the team are supervised regularly in line with expectations. Qualifications: Qualified Social Worker and registered with Social Work England. Knowledge: Knowledge of Child Protection Procedures and Frontline work Knowledge of the relevant legislation, including the Children Act 1989 and related law, guidance and procedures. Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of agencies providing services to children and families Experience: Extensive experience working in a statutory social care setting with children and families. Experience of managing a team of professionals which demonstrates inspirational leadership, reflective supervision and staff development. Experience of chairing meetings. A proven track record of good interpersonal and communication skills. Skills & Abilities: Skilful communication. Ability to use computerised case recording systems. Ability to work within timescales, to organise own workload and to manage time effectively with competing priorities and fluctuating workloads. 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