Team Manager Family Assessment - Grade- 60819

Team Manager Family Assessment Service Children Croydon Council

Salary: Grade

Permanent 36 hours per week
Welcome Payment 5000

Retention Payment 5000

Hybrid working

Job Purpose

We are seeking a qualified and experienced Team Manager to join us and support our extremely talented team of Social Workers to driving the service forward. You will lead and manage performance of a team and foster a culture of continuous learning and reflection of practice that inspires staff to give their best in their roles.

The responsibilities include the following so we ask that you have this experience:

Assessment and care planning of children in need including those in need of protection and subject to legal proceedings.

Direct work with children and families to achieve desired safety and wellbeing outcomes.

Promoting the achievement of permanence by looked after children and care leavers through assessment and care / permanence planning up to the second statutory review.

Accountable to the Service Manager and Head Of service for the performance of the team

Managing the teams duty system

Managing the daytoday operational duties of a Family Assessment Team of social workers in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in accordance with our statutory duties.

Ensure the delivery of services in line with the council polices government policy legislation and department procedures.

Provide leadership in delivering and implementing changes in structure policies and procedure.

Effective communication with senior managers on activities and inform of any issues affecting delivery of service.

Effective use of data to manage service delivery and performance

Hold responsibility for delivery of the Key performance targets of the team

Support the Service Manage budgets and expenditure to ensure appropriate uses of our financial resources.

Ensure effective working relationships with our agency partners and other relevant services within the Local Authority
The role will involve a strengthsbased approach whilst using a range of systemic ideas in your work including promoting a practice philosophy which seeks to empower service users build on individual strengths and develop strategies which support them to understand manage and respond to risk.

Essential Requirements

Qualified Social Workers who are Social Work England registered
Working knowledge of national policy strategy and developments regarding childrens social care and areas that impact on childrens social care.
Able to lead improvement in social work practice at an operational level through effective performance management
Evidence of leading and managing operational change effectively
Able to lead and manage in an operational area dealing with high risk and high complexity in a way that delivers good safeguarding and wellbeing outcomes for children and families.
Experience of managing and/or supervising childcare social workers in an area relevant to this particular service area with evidenced results of continuing practice and good outcomes for children.

Why Join Us

Our team consists of experienced dedicated practitioners
We meet regularly to make sure everyone we work with has the support and knowledge needed to make a difference and be the difference to our families communities and colleagues
At Croydon relationships matter and we are about strong partnerships and working together to make lasting positive change
We are an established team who can help you settle in and offer their expertise
You will have the support of an extremely knowledgeable understanding manager
You will have access to a busy buzzy committed workforce and work environment Opportunities to work from home and work flexibly provides you with more worklife balance
Opportunities to think together with your manager about career development
Support to help you grow develop learn and lead

Benefits
You will be valued for your skills and expertise supported by the team of experienced professionals as well as the management at Croydon Council one of the largest employers in the borough. We also offer:

Highly competitive compensation package

Accredited Systemic Practice training

A range of CPD opportunities

2931 days (grade equivalent) annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays and option to purchase more

A pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 20

Continuing Professional Development genuine opportunities to grow develop and specialise in your career

Management development programmes

Investment into your wellbeing

Access to Employee Discount scheme with a range of programmes (Cycle Benefit Scheme GymFlex Retail Discounts and more)

We promote flexible & hybrid working arrangements where possible to support a healthy worklife balance