Are you an experienced Adult Social Worker?
Do you have experience leading a team?
Yes?
Randstad are recruiting for a Qualified Social Worker to join Manchester City Council's CMHT - Gateway and Community Mental Health Team as a Team Manager/Adult Safeguarding Practice Lead. This is a full-time role offering a great pay rate of £40 per hour.
Benefits:
* Hybrid working
* Mileage reimbursement
* Competitive rates of pay
* Weekly pay
* One committed and dedicated point of contact
* An unlimited referrals incentive, giving you a £300 voucher for anyone you refer to us (T&Cs apply)
* A full range of free training available
* Access to 100s of discounts through the Hapi App
* Free healthcare, medical and financial advice available
Responsibilities:
* Responsible for the safe delivery of care or people support functions, ensuring the discharge of statutory responsibilities and the provision of a high-quality standard of service which promotes the wellbeing of individuals and groups within the community.
* Effectively lead, manage and motivate a team of professional practitioners to develop a skilled and confident workforce which meets the needs of the service and Manchester residents.
* Work in collaboration with partners and key stakeholders to develop effective partnerships and greater coordinated working with other services and organisations to ensure a positive contribution to the development and delivery of care and support priorities for the city.
* Provide advice and guidance to managers and practitioners on all aspects of good service practice to promote high quality analysis and interventions for improved outcomes for Manchester residents.
* Provide professional consultation, support and guidance for team members and colleagues to assist in decision making and approve specific decisions in the management of cases.
* Manage safeguarding risk and quality assurance effectively within the context of an agreed framework, policies, procedures and statutory responsibilities within a multi-professional environment.
* Work closely with key stakeholders to gather data intelligence in order to identify care needs and priorities to develop sustainable, customer-focused service and implementation plans.
* Develop strong inter-agency relationships between service managers, partner agencies and stakeholders to ensure the availability of the best possible opportunities and services for individuals to access.
* Proactively identify and support the implementation of change and improvements in service provision to improve care and support opportunities and outcomes for Manchester residents.
* Ensure effective management of assigned budgets in accordance with financial regulations. Maintain accurate data recording to monitor expenditure and produce high-quality documentation and reports within required timescales.
* Support the service to implement legislative requirements and other statutory responsibilities in line with best practice principles.
* May be required to manage a range of assigned resources. Staff management duties may be either through direct line management (including appraisals, performance management and other duties) or through matrix management of a virtual team of officers.
* Effectively co-ordinate resources to support the principles of 'joined up' communication and to ensure efficiencies are achieved.
Requirements:
* Social Work Degree or equivalent
* Social Work England registered
* Enhanced DBS
Experience:
* Adults
If you have any further questions, or wish to apply for this role then please contact Hannah on 0330 024 8775 otherwise Apply Below and I will be in touch soon. #J-18808-Ljbffr