Team Manager - Children in Care Team

JOB-20240819-db742659

Team Manager - Children in Care Team

Location: Birmingham, UK
Salary: £41.42 Hourly
Contract Type: Ongoing
Working Pattern: Part-Time / Full-Time

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Team Manager - Children in Care Team within Social Worker - Children's Services in Birmingham. Earning £41.42 hourly, this ongoing role offers both full-time and part-time flexibility.

Birmingham Children's Trust is seeking an experienced and motivated leader to manage a dynamic team, ensuring high-quality services for children and young people who require care and support. This pivotal leadership role focuses on delivering safe, effective, and child-centred services in line with statutory responsibilities and corporate parenting principles. You will guide and supervise social workers and practitioners, ensuring children in care receive the stability and positive outcomes they deserve.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership & Management:

  • Lead, manage, and supervise a team of social workers and support staff, promoting high standards of practice and continuous improvement.

• Care Planning Oversight:

  • Oversee care planning for children subject to Care Orders and Section 20 arrangements, ensuring statutory visits and reviews are completed within required timescales.

• Safeguarding & Risk Management:

  • Provide oversight and direction in complex and high-risk safeguarding cases, ensuring timely and effective interventions.

• Permanence Planning:

  • Drive permanence planning by working closely with fostering, adoption, and leaving care services to secure stable and long-term placements.

• Partnership Working:

  • Develop strong partnerships with education, health, police, legal services, and other key stakeholders, representing the service in professional forums and meetings.