Team Manager – Family Assessment Service Grade 16 (£57,201-£59,3280) £10k Welcome Payment

Team Manager – Family Assessment Service – Children – Croydon Council

Salary: Grade 16 (£57,201 - £59,328)

Permanent – 36 hours per week

Welcome Payment - £10,000

Retention Payment - £5,000

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 well-being 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 team’s duty system

Managing the day-to-day 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 strengths-based 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 children’s social care, and areas that impact on children’s 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 well-being 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 work-life 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

29-31 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 work-life balance

Closing date 13th October at 11:59pm

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Equal opportunities statement

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check.