Key focus: As a Team manager within the Fostering Team you will be required to: 1. Ability to manage a caseload of complex and challenging cases 2. Capability to support the Group manager in maintaining and developing high standards across the team 3. Represent the service in developing key service provision or strategy initiatives 4. Provide coaching and mentoring within the team as well as effective case management and high quality written work _______________________________________________________________________
Successes: We have successfully recruited a number of new workers to our teams and we look forward to welcoming experienced social workers to our remaining vacancies. We have a rapid turnaround on interviews. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Working Model: - Hybrid model - Flexible approach involving working from our town hall campus/hubs. - Expectation to work from our town hall campus during your teams duty week, for team meetings and other development days and at managers discretion some ad-hoc days onsite may be needed. - Encouraging face to face working for teams as we know how important this is for social workers and all meetings with children and family take place face to face. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Requirements: 1. Social Work England (SWE) registration. 2. Minimum 2years + working experience (social worker with children and families, including assessments and statutory work). ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why Havering? - Reflection spaces available - Meeting rooms and quiet spaces available to book - On-site Parking available (subsidised for all Havering council staff) - Access to our systemic training offers and development pathway ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Working location and arrangements (if not working from home): Town Hall, Main Road, Romford RM1 3AR Our main Town Hall campus benefits from excellent transport links via car or public transport. Our offices are located centrally in Romford, only 18 minutes from London Liverpool Street Station and easily accessible via the M25, A12, A406 and A127.
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