Team Manager – Children with Disabilities Team

GHJ, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Team Manager within the Children with Disabilities Team to work Full Time based in Bury.

The salary for this Team Manager job is up to £51,802 per annum.

Main duties:

• Support of Social Workers through the process of supervision and by attending conferences, reviews, joint interviews, initial core groups and other meetings where appropriate.
• Support the Deputy Team Manager in the management of Early Help Family Support Workers within the Disabled Children Team.
• Lead the recruitment and selection of staff including acting as Chair of the recruitment panel.
• Lead formal processes in relation to matters such as disciplinary, grievance and change management.
• Contribute as an effective part of the Management Team within your service area in addition to attending management team meetings.
• Manage, allocate and monitor team workload in accordance with priorities agreed with Senior Managers, ensuring fair distribution of work within the team.
• Represent the Local Authority at external meetings to represent the needs of Bury children and young people as agreed with line management.
• Chair complex case professionals meetings and attend panels.
• Take responsibility for key decisions in respect if individual children and young people, in accordance with departmental and statutory guidelines.
• Ensure children’s individual plans are reviewed in line with statutory responsibilities and relevant to that child’s needs.
• Participate in the development and management of integrated local services to children in need and their families through joint working and partnerships with significant agencies, organisations and groups in the area.
• Monitor the level and quality of social work practice, including reporting to senior managers and elected members, so that high standards of service to the public are promoted and that Bury Standards are maintained.
• Undertake quality assurance processes such as case file audits and provide feedback.
• Facilitate the professional development of supervision lines, including the identification of training needs and developing an appropriate resource in response to these needs.
• Providing information to assist in the planning, implementation or monitoring of services as required for departmental, Department of Health or other official purpose.

Requirements of the Team Manager job:

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.
• Significant post qualification experience in a social work setting, including substantial safeguarding experience and Disabled Children experience and Knowledge.

Benefits:

• 37-hour full time working week with a range of opportunities to work flexibly which we are happy to discuss
• Pay increases in line with your continued professional development and opportunity to earn more through taking on additional responsibilities such as Practice Educators and Advanced Mental Health Practitioners.
• Focused Investment on Values and Behaviours through Our ‘Let’s Do It Strategy’ to maximise Organisational and Community Engagement
• Nurturing training programmes available, including Aspiring Managers Programme and accredited Best Interests Assessor training and opportunities to develop new and specialist skills.
• Highly competitive local government pension scheme
• Greater Manchester Combined Authority continuous service commitment.
• A range of flexible and adaptable working initiatives to maintain a healthy work life balance
• Re-imbursement of the annual £90 Social Work England registration fees (conditions apply).
• Free parking where you work – worth £860 a year for qualified Social Workers who work from town centre locations where there is no ready access to free parking, plus car mileage.
• Supportive integrated teams and a friendly working environment, working within the exciting Family Safeguarding model of practice.
• Professional supervision to a high standard.
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years), plus an additional day of leave over the Christmas period and the option to buy an additional 10 days on top of that.
• Employee discount scheme which provides discounts with local business within the borough as well as a cycle to work scheme, car lease scheme and chance to purchase a range of goods with the costs taken from your salary over up to 2 years.
• Employee Assistance Programme, to support you through challenging times, with things like free counselling, financial or legal advice.
• Refer a Friend Scheme where we offer you £150 for the successful completion of your friend’s probation period.

Contact:
This Team Manager job is advertised by Stefan Garrett; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, GHJ is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

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.