Children's Team Manager - Fostering Team - Reed : Job Details

Our Client, Knowsley Council, is seeking a Social Work Team Manager to join their Children's Fostering Team.

This is a Hybrid Working Role!

Fantastic payrate of £50.84 per hour!

Are you a Childrens Social Worker, passionate about making a difference in your community? Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity!

Responsibilities of this role:

• To provide day to day guidance and support to two Team Managers to in turn manage their team of Supervising Social Workers and Social Work Assistants.
• To provide day to day operational support to the Operations Manager and Registered Manager and deputise in their absences.
• To ensure all records and data are completed within set deadlines and to a high standard by all staff members
• To support the Registered Team Manager within the monitoring of Schedule 6/7 matters and when appropriate, to have delegated responsibility for liaising with Ofsted on these matters
• To supervise social work managers, monitoring progress, timescales, and practice standards
• To liaise closely with the recruitment and duty teams and fulfil specific responsibilities in relation to foster carer recruitment and assessment, referrals, and placements
• To liaise closely with the therapeutic and admin teams to ensure expectations are met and the service continues to be compliant.
• To have innovative ideas with regards to recruitment and events and actively partake with the organisation of such events and outcomes.
• To monitor regular consultation across the service, implementing or advocating for necessary changes to ensure continued growth, productivity and customer and staff satisfaction.

Requirements of this role:

• Must be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England.
• Must have a Social Work qualification (Diploma in social work, social work degree or equivalent)
• Must have minimum of 2 years’ experience as Social Work Team Manager

Benefits of working through Reed, include:

• Dedicated Recruitment Consultant.
• Aftercare service delivered by Candidate Care Team.
• Free CV building and Interview support.
• Free DBS checks.
• Weekly payroll.
• PAYE payroll option with additional benefits including holiday pay, healthcare, pension plus more.
• CPD contributions.
• Access to full UK jobs market with top tier status across many public and private sector clients.
• Supporting the Reed Foundation which has given £9.5m to charity since 2010.

Does this role interest you? Apply today!