Duties 1 To manage a team of social work staff and associated activities, and resources, including all aspects of work allocation, performance monitoring, staffing issues, professional/administrative advice and support, recruitment, development and training in order to meet service objectives. 2 To interpret local and national policy and legislation, and advise management on the implications in terms of service provision and resources. To include the provision of statistics and reports as appropriate. 3 To assist in the development of effective operational procedures in respect of approved policies. To implement, monitor and maintain these procedures. 4 To manage assessment and child protection and adult investigation processes, to make service decisions with regard to service demand and resource availability in accordance with the Directorate policies and delegated responsibilities. 5 To monitor and control agreed devolved budgets, and financial management systems in accordance with financial regulations, Social Services and City Council policy. 6 To chair and/or participate in meetings with respect to service users and service provision in accordance with Social Services, City Council and legislative requirements. 7 To liaise with, and where appropriate co-ordinate the involvement of Social Services, officers from other directorates and external organisations, on an individual and multi-disciplinary care team basis, to ensure the effectiv...