We are looking for an experienced and passionate team manager to join our Centre for professional practice (CPP) to continue to drive change and best practice across Dudley children's services. Working alongside the Service Improvement lead, you will work across children's services to drive good and outstanding practice for the children and families of Dudley. You will work closely with the CPP unit to lead on practice development and quality, working in frontline teams, with practitioners to drive development and services. As a team manager, In the role you will be responsible for the leadership and management of 2 social work Advanced Practitioners ensuring the development of Dudley's workforce to improve the quality of practice. You will be ensuring that the team provide guidance and support to the social care workforce so that vulnerable children and their families receive responsive services that safeguard and promote their welfare. You will be available to provide operational leadership, vision and direction by delivering service improvement within the Centre for Professional Practice, reporting directly to the Service Improvement Lead. You will actively promote and contribute to the strategic developments for children and their families in Dudley. Being accountable for ensuring the team achieves its operational plan: by promoting an appropriate culture: empowering others and setting and maintaining high and measurable standards of practice. A typical day will include: You will Promote effective internal and external communication- sharing practice development and local celebrations of practice and learning to practitioners, managers, leaders and partners. You will support with the development and review of practice guidance, policy and protocols to ensure practitioners, managers and leaders have the frameworks to work effectively and robustly. You will also support with Quality assurance and Audit across children's services overseeing and engaging in quality assurance activities including audits, critical reviews and dip sampling You will contribute to OFSTED and inspection readiness and preparation and organisation and support to inspection activities You will also be included in the planning and support children and families and coproduce and delivery within children's services to ensure that participation is meaningful and impactful to our practice system. Supervision of 2 Social Work APs who are supporting you in service improvement work across children's services. We are keen to talk to any experienced managers with extensive frontline experience. We are looking for committed and ambitious managers who will be able to continue to innovative work we have begun in CPP. Requirements as a Social Worker include: SWE Registration Eligible to work in the UK Drive and have access to a car Post-qualified experience Degree level or equivalent in Social Work Benefits of working for Connect2SocialWork: Free DBS and compliance service Access to a wide range of roles nationwide, as well as exclusive roles to C2SW Your own dedicated consultant with extensive knowledge Work for an agency owned by Kent County Council Prompt and reliable payroll system "Refer a Friend" bonus - get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place Interested? Contact me today for more information! chloe.boakes@csltd.org.uk / 07725 902 996 Connect2Socialwork is a trading style of Commercial Services Trading LTD - A company wholly owned by Kent County Council. Connect2Socialwork is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.