Social Work Deputy Team Manager – Looked After Children & Care Leavers Team

Global Healthcare Jobs, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency has an exciting Locum opportunity available for an experienced Social Work Deputy Team Manager to join a well-established Children’s service based in Woolwich. The role is hybrid working and the practice leader would be expected to be in the office at least 3 days a week and full week when the team is on duty. 

Team/Specialism: Looked After Children & Care Leavers

Pay Rate: £40 per hour (assignment rate)

Contract: Locum, 3-Months

Hours: Full-time 

Benefits of working for Global Healthcare Jobs:

• Fully online and paperless registration service
• Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)
• Exclusive access to fully managed service social work projects (some outside IR35) with high rates of pay, flexible working, support from experienced social work practitioners, accommodation assistance (if applicable), retention bonuses (if applicable) and extensive equipment provided.
• Revalidation/registration renewal based on length of service
• £250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)
• Find your own job bonus – Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience recruiting to social work roles (public & private sector)
• Daily payroll and in-house payroll system
• Access to our online careers hub

Duties:

• Provide day to day direction to and co-ordination of staff working in the Assessment and Support Teams
• Provide increased managerial oversight on cases to ensure allocations and statutory assessments are both timely and proportionate to identified risk 
• Assist with the operational management of the team and take forward the implementation of new initiatives alongside the Team Leader
• Support the Team Leader in ensuring that the core functions of the team operate to a good quality and are effective in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
• Allocate work, agree targets, monitor and implement training programmes and generally develop and motivate staff to perform effectively
• Set standards and priorities for the team, promoting quality management standards and the effective implementation and monitoring of standards, policies and procedures
• Provide supervision and take line management responsibility for up to 2 qualified social workers

Requirements of the Deputy Team Manager:

• Degree or equivalent in social work
• Current Social Work England registration
• Significant frontline experience in Children’s Services

Contact:

This Deputy Team Manager job is advertised by Jess Ling; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications from Social Workers who meet the above requirements.

Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced Social Work candidates who meet these requirements for this Social Work role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.