Team Manager - Leaving Care Service

Job Description

A West Midlands Local Authority,are looking for a childrens Team Manager to join their Leaving Care Service!As a Team Manager within this serviceyou will be working with young Adults. You will have a significant level of knowledge and experience in childrens social care and a good understanding of the challenges facing young people leaving care.Responsibilities of the role:

• To achieve the best possible positive outcomes for children and young people across the service.
• To support and direct the work of the Team and the priorities therein through a reflective and systemic approach to all work with children, young people and families.
• To ensure that a systemic approach is deployed both in terms of practitioners working together on case work and direct work with children and families
• To undertake the prioritisation and allocation of work within the Team, ensuring focused and purposeful social work interventions with explicit aims and objectives about desired outcomes.
• To prepare, attend and chair where applicable a range of meetings and decision-making forums on specific cases as required and in consultation with the principal manager.

Requirements of the role:

• Social Work qualification
• Social Work England registered
• Must have strong background & working knowledge within statutory childrens services (local authority)
• Must have management experience within a local authority childrens services setting
• You will be familiar with key legislation and national policy.

Benefits of working through Reed, include:

• Dedicated Recruitment Consultant
• Aftercare service delivered by Candidate Care Team
• Free CV building and Interview support

• Free DBS checks
• Weekly payroll
• PAYE payroll option with additional benefits including holiday pay, healthcare, pension plus more
• CPD contributions
• £250 for referring a friend

• Access to full UK jobs market with top tier status across many public and private sector clients
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