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Team Manager
Qualified Social Worker
Fostering
Location: Merseyside
Pay rate: £52 per hour
We are looking for an experienced and passionate Social Work Manager to lead a dedicated Child Protection Team. Our client is seeking a Team Manager to oversee their team of social workers within the Child Protection service. As a Team Manager for a local authority in the North West, you will lead a busy and supportive team that assesses and works with children and families, intervening where children need support to provide help at an earlier stage.
Working in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, and guided by the values and principles of social care, you will support the delivery of person-centred, safe, and effective social care services. Using your professional knowledge and experience, you will make assessments and decisions about the most appropriate interventions. Applying your significant social work experience and excellent communication skills, you will establish and maintain relationships with service users and other agencies to ensure services meet identified needs.
You will be committed to ensuring positive and sustainable outcomes of your interventions. Using best practices, you will strive to provide the best outcomes for children and adults. Most importantly, you will have a passion for supporting children and their families to thrive and flourish. Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and to operate as efficiently as possible.
Ideal 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 vulnerable groups.
* Creative, flexible, and forward-thinking in approach.
* Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation and issues.
* Committed to continuous improvement to achieve the best outcomes for children.
* Excellent mediation and negotiation skills for advocating on behalf of service users.
* Skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans.
* Capable of signposting to other services when necessary.
* Dedicated to providing high-quality services to users.
* Experienced in working within multi-disciplinary, interagency teams.
* Up-to-date with legislation.
* Experience working within a similar team previously.
* 4+ years qualified.
In this role, you will:
* Use your skills, knowledge, and experience to make comprehensive assessments of risks, protection, and social care needs.
* Manage an agreed caseload.
* Utilize specialist communication skills to achieve optimal outcomes for service users.
* Develop individual care plans, considering diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment.
* Provide advice and support to unqualified staff and students to aid their development.
This is an agency post, and Pertemps offers:
* A dedicated consultant with access to roles across the UK and available for support.
* An easy online registration process.
* Referral schemes and incentives.
* Ongoing compliance management.
* Prompt payroll and more.
This role is ideally located for those commuting from Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Trafford, Ashton under Lyne, Macclesfield, Warrington, Wigan, Knowsley, Huddersfield, St Helens, 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 this role isn’t suitable, contact us about other opportunities including IRO, BIA, MASH, Children Looked After, Localities, Children in Need, Child Protection, Court, Children’s and Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, and Assistant Team Manager.
Not currently looking? We offer generous referral bonuses—please share with colleagues or friends. Contact us for more information.
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