Team Manager - Family HelpTeam
Salary: Up to £44.50 per hour
Location: Luton
Role: Team Manager - Family Help
Department: Children, Families & Education
Main purpose of position:
To lead and manage the Family Help Team aimed at supporting the best possible outcomes for children and young people. The team will consist of social workers, family help practitioners, psychologists, police community support officers, attendance support officers, speech and language therapists,
As a Team Manager - Family Help you will be responsible to:
Manage the day-to-day operations of the team providing a social work service of assessment, care planning, child protection.
Provide specialist intervention services throughout Luton in line with statutory provision of social work service.
Take responsibility for their own development and that of the overall team providing specific coaching guidance and mentoring of the Consultant Social Worker and keep up to date with new and relevant legislation.
Recruit, motivate, train and develop staff within Council procedures ,Undertake development activities required for own development and experience e.g. court work, child protection, adoption and fostering.
Manage projects in specialised and complex areas in line with departmental strategic objectives.
Ensure the delivery of an effective service to local people by maintaining high standards of professional practice and adopting a positive approach to the full involvement of service.
Skills and Experience
Substantial experience in a social care field with a particular emphasis on Family Help, Safeguarding and Child Protection.
In-depth experience of complex decision making in childrens social care services on child protection and statutory case work.
Able to manage, motivate and develop a social services team, effectively achieving high levels of performance from staff and presenting the service and department.
In-depth communication skills, including producing complex reports.
Able to make sound professional judgements including high risk issues about children, parents, families and carers.
Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of equality issues and legislation and the ability to integrate equality policies into strategies and service delivery.
If interested, You can apply on the below email or you can reach out to Tarun Chauhan on the below number,
? Email:
? Phone: 0203 047 1476
Take the next step in your career and make a real difference to children and young people in Greenwich. Apply today!
Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.
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