Team Manager – Cared for Childrens team
Salary up to £50,512 PLUS market supplement paid monthly.
An exciting new opportunity has come up to join my client based in the North East area. They are looking for a new experienced Team Manager to join their Cared for Childrens team. This team works with children and young people who are currently in their care. Supporting children and their families who have a plan to live outside of family care.
This is an exciting time to join this local authority as they are making a big shift to open up more permanent opportunities and with this comes career progression! They are looking for people who are keen for a new challenge and want to take the next step up to grow together!
Benefits of the role:
Competitive salary DOE
1. Flexible working arrangements
2. Market supplement bonus
3. Privilege card discounts
4. Workplace parking
5. Electric car scheme
6. Generous pension scheme
7. Full support in your professional development
About the role, you will be:
8. You will be responsible for leading, managing and coaching your team responsible for delivering and improving services for vulnerable children, young people, and their families
9. You will report to the service manager and work closely with other team managers across the service
10. Recruiting and supervising staff
11. Holding individual and group supervision and ensuing staff performance is to top standard.
12. Ensuring appropriate case allocation across the team.
13. Promote a child centred work across the team
14. Work in partnership with multi agencies to achieve the best possible outcomes for the children and families
About you:
As a Team Manager you will need to have significant experience working within children and family services. Ideally you will have:
15. Experience of working within a variety of teams within children’s services ideally cared for teams
16. Proven track record of statutory social work experience
17. Sound and robust legal framework knowledge
18. SWE registered.
19. Full UK drivers license
20. Right to work in the UK
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