Qualified Social Worker, Team Manager, Trafford Council, Children Family Placement Team
Trafford
Ref: EN128-298
| Division: | Childrens Services |
| Specialist Area: | Team Manager |
| Location: | Trafford |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Salary (per hour): | Negotiable dependent on experience and pay scheme selected |
| Reference: | EN128-298 |
Job Description
Qualified Social Worker, Team Manager, Trafford Council, Children Family Placement Team - Must be a Qualified Social Worker with a minimum of 2 years+ UK Social Worker experience within a Children's Social Work team
Our client is looking for a qualified Social Worker with 2 years+ UK Social Worker experience within a Children’s Social Work team
The team work extremely well together to ensure the safety of children under the close supervision of a supportive Team Manager
The responsibilities will include:
• Even though this post is for Team Leader on Adoption & SGO it is very much a part of the family placement team and will also provide cover to the fostering service
Fostering
This team leader undertakes Duty Manager on a rota basis for the wider Family Placement Team 1 week in 3. The post holder is service team leader for LCS improvements for the team and this work arising from health check and LCS reconfiguration of an end to end pathway will be ongoing to embed in the team until September 2021.
The team leader supervises 3 social workers and 2 supervising social workers.
Workload involved in tracking includes LPM attendance and completion of CPRs.
SGO support
Responding, screening and allocating SGO support,attends CIN closure meetings, Where more intervention needed the team leader allocates to others to offer further support,attends local regional group of colleagues working in SGO support and also the CoramBAAF special interest group which currently meets virtually.
Adoption
The team leader attends the adoption tracking meeting monthly and is the lead for tracking progression of plans of adoptions they are the lead Trafford operational manager for Adoption Counts and attends Adoption Counts Operational Managers meetings. The team leader completes the ALB for the adoption and SGO data every quarter for submission.
The team leader QAs all adoption work – CPRs, Annex As, care plans,LAC review reports, court statements and fostering annual reviews /assessments / supervisions etc. for the SSW supervisees.
The service redesign and review will require capacity to achieve significant change management which is likely to include reshaping of the delivery of adoption and SGO functions.
• 37 hours per week(flexible by negotiation)
• 12 month Temporary Contract
• Start date subject to DBS and reference clearance
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Successful candidates will benefit from:
• A Kindle Fire upon commencement of contract (see terms)
• £20 Amazon voucher if registration is completed within 2 weeks (see terms)
• Competitive pay rates
• Weekly payroll
• Free access to a comprehensive online training portal worth £500 a year
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
• Receive up to £250 for each referred worker (see terms)
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The successful candidate will need to hold a DipSW or equivalent must be registered with the HCPC, have a current DBS and be a car driver.
Please call the recruitment team where you will speak to one of our dedicated consultants on 0333 1234 530
