Social Work Team Manager - Children in Care Team

JOB-20240819-db742659

Job Title: Social Work Team Manager - Children in Care Team
Location: Nottingham, UK
Salary: £45.00 Hourly
Contract: Full-Time / Part-Time, Ongoing

We are thrilled to offer an outstanding opportunity for a Social Work Team Manager to lead Nottingham's Children in Care Team. This role provides strategic and operational leadership to ensure high-quality social work services are delivered to children and young people in care. With a focus on safeguarding, compliance with legislation, and council policies, you will inspire and manage a team committed to excellence.

Perks and Benefits

• Flexible Hours: Full-time or part-time options allow you to balance professional and personal commitments.

• Professional Development: Access ongoing learning and development opportunities to advance your career.

• Networking: Collaborate with a diverse range of professionals, expanding your professional network.

• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible working arrangements without compromising on impact and leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of social workers and practitioners, promoting excellence and professionalism.

• Allocate workloads, monitor performance, and ensure statutory requirements are consistently met.

• Provide reflective supervision, coaching, and support professional growth within the team.

• Oversee timely statutory assessments, care plans, and reviews for all children in care.

• Monitor placement stability, permanency planning, and access to support services for looked-after children.

• Ensure the accuracy and quality of Looked After Children documentation.

• Participate in strategy meetings, court proceedings, and care planning panels.

• Maintain rigorous safeguarding standards, identifying risks to children, families, and staff.

• Collaborate with health, education, legal services, fostering/adoption teams, and voluntary sector partners.

• Represent the team at multi-agency meetings and statutory reviews, building strong external partnerships.

• Monitor audits, team performance, and ensure compliance with statutory and council standards.

• Contribute to policy development, service planning, and improvement initiatives.

• Keep up to date with child welfare legislation, guidelines, and best practices.

• Champion equality, diversity, and anti-discriminatory practices across the