Job Description
Assistant Team ManagerQualified Social WorkLocation: Merseyside Pay rate: £43.50 per hourWe are looking for an experienced and passionate Social Work Assistant Team Manager to support the Team Manager for dedicated Childrens Team. The Assistant Team Manager will have knowledge and experience of working within child protection or permanence teams, they will need to have experienced in direct work with children and insight into the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences and how trauma affects the young people requiring care outside of their birth family. Working in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, informed by the values and principles of social care; you will be supporting in the delivery of person centred, safe and effective social care services. Using your professional knowledge and experience you’ll make assessments and decisions about the most appropriate interventions. Applying your significant Social Work experience and excellent communication skills you’ll establish and maintain relationships with service users and other agencies to ensure services meet identified needs.You’ll be committed to ensure positive and sustainable results of your interventions. Using best practice, you’ll strive to provide the best outcomes for children and adults. Most importantly however, you’ll have a passion for supporting children and their families to ensure that they thrive and flourish. Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and to be as efficient as possible.Perfect candidate will be:
* Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
* BA/MA/BSc/MSc Social Work, CQSW, DipSW, CSS or CCETSW approved equivalent).
* Experienced in working with children and families including those from vulnerable groups.
* Creative, flexible and forward thinking in approach.
* Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation and understanding of child protection issues.
* Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for children.
* Able to use excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users.
* Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans
* To Signpost to other services if highlighted
* Committed to providing our service users with a high-quality service
* Experienced in working in a multi-disciplinary, interagency basis
* To be up to date with legislation
* To have worked within a similar team previously
* 4 Years plus Qualified
In this role you will:
* Use skills, knowledge, and experience to make full assessment of risks protection and social care needs.
* Manage an agreed case load.
* Use specialist communication skills to achieve optimum outcomes for service users.
* Devise individual care plans, taking account of diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment.
* Offer advice and support to unqualified staff and students to assist development.
This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-
* A dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
* An easy registration process (all done online)
* Referral schemes and incentives
* Ongoing compliance managed for you
* Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more
This role is ideally located for those travelling from Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Trafford, Ashton under Lyne, Macclesfield, Warrington, Wigan, Knowsley, Huddersfield, St Helen, Widnes, Altrincham, Middleton, Urmston, Irlam, Stretford, Eccles, Salford, Stockport, Longsight, Bradford, Chester, Runcorn, Wirral, Rochdale, Liverpool, Skelmersdale, Cheadle, Leigh, Blackburn, Preston, Partington, Manchester, Openshaw and Wythenshawe.We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this is not the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO (Independence Reviewing Officer), BIA (Best Interest Assessor), Occupational Therapist, MASH, Children in Need, Duty and Assessment, Child Protection, Children Looked After, Children’s Social Work, Residential Care Practitioner, Children in Need, Adult Social Work, REaCH, Registered Manager, Children's Residential Homes, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.Not looking right now? We also offer generous referral bonuses so please pass on to a colleague or friend who may be!? Contact me for more information ??