Social Work Team Manager – Child In Care – Blackburn

Team Manager
Team: Child In Care
Location: Blackburn
Rate: £45

Would you like to be part of a service which received positive praise in our April 24 Ofsted Focused visit?

Are you experienced in supporting Children in Our Care and Care Leavers and dedicated Personal advisors?

We are looking for a passionate Leaving Care Team Manager full Time for our 16-25 team. You will work alongside the Service Manager and our other experienced team manager. Your day-to-day support and high-quality supervision will ensure that your team can meet the complex and challenging demands of the service. You should be confident in your ability to lead and develop a team. And, with an in depth understanding of safeguarding procedures, legislative frameworks (both adult and children’s) and social work theories and experience to contribute to practice and policy

Are you:-

Able to motivate a staff team ensuring high quality supervision is completed regularly which includes management oversight, timely decision making, effective implementation and review of pathway plans?
Able to be the vital link between Personal Advisors and those making strategic decisions?
Able to analyse weekly data and CHAT data?
Able to be instrumental in promoting the principles of corporate parenting, delivering and improving services for children and young people?
Able to allocate resource and workload, managing the team budget and ensure the provision of cost-effective services?
Able to work jointly with partners in the statutory, private and voluntary sectors?
Able to plan and deliver effective team meetings, briefs and care leavers events?

Must Haves:-

Calm under pressure
Computer literate
Ability to prioritise
Assertive decision making
Resilience
Crisis management
Outstanding interpersonal skills
Engaging
Motivating
Skills/experience

Social Work Degree
Supervising: 2-year min (required)
Preferably experience in Leaving Care
Confident with Outlook, Word and Excel.

Hybrid working 60/40
Access to all training
Small Local Authority that has many services in one building, and others close by.

Ashberry Recruitment would ask that applicants meet the following:

• DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work
• Social Work England registration
• Enhanced and in date DBS certificate.
• Excellent communication skills and be able to make good decisions based on information available.
• Can work alone and within/contribute to a team/multi-agency set ups
• Possess knowledge of service needs.
• Competent IT skills and be able to navigate electronic file/recording systems.
• Can write clear, concise, and robust assessment/reports/files.
• Have a flexible approach to work and working hours when the need arises

Why Ashberry?

• Dedicated experienced Consultant providing the ultimate support through your job search – available by phone, email and WhatsApp
• Weekly Payroll
• A simple online registration process, with help at hand to guide you through
• Friendly compliance team to guide you through the registration and placement process
• Provides your essential Enhanced DBS
• £250 Referral bonus
• We recruit in all areas of Social Work, both Children and Adults, and all the sub-specialties within these e.g. MASH, Locality, Duty and Assessment, Mental Health etc.  Management roles are also commonly available if you are looking for a higher level position.

If you feel this is the role for you please get in touch as we would love to hear from you!