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Social Work Team Manager – Family Safeguarding – Blackpool – £40.88

Ashberry Recruitment

Blackpool

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GBP 1,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Children’s Social Work Team Manager to lead a multi-disciplinary team in Blackpool. This vital role involves overseeing a team of social workers, ensuring adherence to statutory responsibilities, and striving for excellence in practice. The Team Manager will be responsible for conducting assessments, providing supervision, and chairing complex meetings to achieve the best outcomes for children and families. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

  • Extensive experience in children's safeguarding and team management.
  • Ability to lead and supervise a multi-disciplinary team effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of social workers to ensure the health and wellbeing of staff.
  • Conduct assessments and support families in various legal proceedings.

Skills

Team Management
Social Work
Quality Assurance
Child Protection
Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Social Work
Management Qualification

Job description

Children’s Social Work Team Manager
Team : Family Safeguarding
Location : Blackpool
Pay Rate : £40.88

A Children’s Team Manager for Family Safeguarding is required in Blackpool.

We require an experienced Team Manager within the area of children’s Safeguarding to join our service to cover maternity leave.

The service comprises a multi-disciplinary team of social workers, family workers, recovery workers, domestic abuse workers, domestic abuse officers, and business support workers, to provide a co-ordinated approach to deliver the best possible outcomes to our children and families.

Within Blackpool Family Safeguarding, the Team Manager is responsible for leading a team of five social workers (one senior social worker) and a family worker, ensuring the health and wellbeing of all staff alongside adherence to our statutory responsibilities.

The team completes pre-birth assessments, children and family assessments, and supports families at child in need, child protection, PLO, private law, and care proceedings.

The role of the Team Manager is therefore to role model and strive for good practice at all levels to achieve the best possible outcomes for our children and families, doing so through regular quality assurance, high-quality personal and group supervision, alongside chairing a variety of complex meetings.

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