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Length of assignment: 3 Months
Hourly rate: £41.42
Location: Walsall
Remote/Office based: Hybrid
Responsibilities
* Responsible for the leadership and management of a social work team ensuring that vulnerable children and their families receive responsive services that safeguard and promote their welfare.
* Actively promote and contribute to the strategic developments for children and their families in Walsall working with a restorative approach.
* Responsible for Senior practitioners, social workers, NQSWs and trainee Social workers
* To have full responsibility for the delivery of services to children, young people, their families and carers, in line with legislation, guidance and local policy and procedures
* To make highly complex decisions relating to social service provision for children, young people and their families within Walsall
* To work collaboratively with partner agencies and within the children’s division and in the voluntary sector to ensure multi-agency assessment, planning, interventions and review.
* To effectively manage delegated budgets allocated to children’s Services and to ensure value for money and effective use of resources, utilising best value principles.
Skills
* Qualified Social Worker (Social Work England registered)
* Experience of supervising other social care staff and challenging their practice where necessary.
* Experience of determining priorities in the implementation of a social work service.
* Experience of financial management in a social care setting and knowledge of best value principles.
* Knowledge and understanding of the importance of performance management and the use of management information systems in operational management.
* Experience of carrying out audits.
* Driving License
If you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you.
Seniorities
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Temporary
Job function
* Other
Industries
* Non-profit Organizations and Government Relations Services
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