Job Title: Team Manager – Assessment & Intervention (Duty & Assessment Team)
Location: Follaton House, Totnes (On-site, 5 days every other week and as required)
Division: Assessment & Intervention, South
Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced Team Manager to join our Duty and Assessment Team within the Assessment & Intervention service in South. The successful candidate will support and guide the practice of our social workers to ensure that children and young people receive the right interventions at the right time, ultimately improving their outcomes.
Our Team Managers play a critical role in delivering high-quality services, quality assuring work, and managing staff performance when necessary. As a restorative local authority, we require managers to model this approach across the team. You will be expected to attend and engage in mandatory training, which is central to our ongoing efforts to build, maintain, and repair relationships with children and families.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead, support, and develop the Duty and Assessment team, ensuring that high standards of practice are maintained.
Ensure that children and young people are receiving timely and appropriate interventions to improve their outcomes.
Quality assure social work practice and provide performance management when needed.
Model restorative approaches within the team, supporting social workers to deliver best practice.
Attend and engage in mandatory training to support professional...