Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Team Manager within the Designated Social Work Team to work full time based in Medway.
The salary for this permanent Team Manager job is up to £50,676 per annum.
Main duties:
* Ensure the Service Level Agreement between Medway Council and the Youth Custody Service is fully met by the Designated Social Work team.
* Lead, manage and motivate a staff team ensuring high quality supervision is completed regularly which includes case management oversight, timely decision making, the effective implementation and review of children’s plans and provides the opportunity to reflect and recognise areas of practice which are good or require improvement, and supports the ongoing learning and development of Designated Social Workers.
* Complete and review performance development plans for the team which enhance individuals' personal and professional development needs and contribute towards staff retention.
* Effectively use available team performance data to monitor standards and performance to ensure compliance with practice standards and procedures.
* Contribute to the management of the staffing budget for the team by approving and committing expenditure within your delegated authority, and monitoring and reporting commitments in order to ensure the budget is not exceeded.
* Keep up to date with the Council’s organisational policies, government guidance, legislation, research and national trends in order to maintain the highest professional standards.
* Deputise and support the Service Manager where necessary on all aspects relating to the development of the service, and cover for other Team Managers where appropriate.
* Actively promote work-life balance and flexible working in order to achieve high quality service delivery.
* At the discretion of the Head of Service, undertake such other activities as may from time to time be agreed consistent with the nature of the job described above.
Requirements of this Team Manager job:
* A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
* Understanding of relevant legislation.
* Continual professional development.
* Social Work England registered.
Contact:
This Team Manager job is advertised by Charlie Reeve; 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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