JOB TITLE
Team Manager
DIRECTORATE
Children and Adults
SERVICE
Children’s Services - 16+ and Care Leavers service
RESPONSIBLE TO
Group Manager
GRADE
SW4
JOB FAMILY
PSW0251
Salary dependant on experience will be
Up to £52,959
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
To lead, manage and coach a team of newly qualified and experienced social workers and personal advisors responsible for delivering and improving services for children in care, care experienced young people and their carers/families.
To improve outcomes for looked after children and young people by developing effective partnership working with other Council services and partner agencies to ensure efficient delivery of the service.
To contribute towards delivering the council’s Corporate Parenting vision for Children in Care and Care Leavers in order to ensure the objectives and priorities are realised.
To be competent in all areas of the PCF at Advanced Social Worker level and The Knowledge and Skills Statement (KSS) for practice supervisors
ACCOUNTABILITIES
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 looked after plans and care experienced young people’s pathway plans. To use opportunity to reflect and recognise areas of practice which are good or requires improvement, and supports the ongoing learning and development of workers, including undertaking audits across the whole of children’s service and within the local service.
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