Social Work Team Manager - Disabled Children's Team - Haringey - Sanctuary Personal

Social Work Team Manager – Disabled Children’s Team

Sanctuary Personnel has a new permanent position available for a Social Work Team Manager within the Disabled Children’s Team to work full time based in Haringey.

The salary for this permanent Social Work Team Manager job is up to £57,262 per annum.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the team and ensure that the service provided is of the highest professional standard and is responsive to legislative requirements as well as corporate and national priorities.
• Manage all the work held within the team and ensure that it is prioritised and allocated promptly within the available resources.
• Maintain the team’s record keeping to a high standard and ensure that managerial decisions are taken and recorded promptly within the appropriate frameworks.
• Provide regular, high quality, challenging and reflective supervision of staff within agreed timescales and according to the departmental policy.
• Evaluate staff performance, including conducting probationary assessments, performance appraisals, sickness absence procedures and any other relevant procedures.
• Facilitate and direct partnership with parents, carers, other professionals and partner agencies to ensure the best outcomes for children and young people.
• Develop a service consistent with models of partnership working with other agencies, children and their families and to enable children to stay safely at home whenever possible.
• Authorise, monitor and review financial commitments ensuring they meet children’s needs, and within costs limits, adhere to best value principles and contribute to the identification of any resource shortages and efficiencies.
• Implement the service business plan, ensuring that team members are clear about their individual and collective contribution towards achieving the objectives, targets and standards contained within it and manage performance against these.
• Take the lead role for defined areas of service, deputise for the line manager, ensure that all decisions are taken at an appropriate level and senior managers are informed of identified risks as necessary.
• Undertake any other duties that may be reasonably required and assigned by the service.

Requirements:

• A Social Work Degree or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Social Work England registered.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. We undertake a fair and thorough selection process and provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities.