Team Manager (Social Worker) - Permeance Team

JOB-20240819-db742659

Job Title: Team Manager (Social Worker) - Permanence Team
Specialism: Permanence
Location: Catford, UK
Salary: £43.43 Hourly
Type: Locum, Ongoing, Full Time

Join us in Catford as a Team Manager in the Permanence Team, where you will play a key role in advancing permanency planning and adoption activities within Lewisham Council. Earn an attractive rate of £43.43 hourly while working full-time, 35 hours a week, with the flexibility of two days remote and three days in the office located at 1 Catford Road, Catford, London. This ongoing opportunity is perfect for those who thrive in dynamic environments and are eager to make impactful contributions to children's social care.

Perks and benefits:

• Hybrid Working: Enjoy the flexibility of working remotely for 2 days each week while maintaining valuable in-person collaboration during office days.
• Dynamic Work Environment: Work alongside dedicated professionals in a supportive and engaging team setting.
• Locum Opportunity: Benefit from the flexibility and variety that locum work offers, helping you expand your experience and skills.
• Professional Development: Access ongoing learning and development opportunities to support your career progression and growth.

What you will do:

• Support permanency tracking and coordination, ensuring comprehensive oversight of children's permanency plans across adoption, long-term fostering, special guardianship orders, reunification, and other permanency pathways.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date tracking data, dashboards, and reports to facilitate management oversight and governance.
• Assist in the preparation and chairing of permanency panels, adoption panels, and tracking meetings, including data collation, documentation, and monitoring.
• Collaborate with social work teams to identify drift and delay, supporting follow-up actions and escalation processes as necessary.
• Support adoption activities, including monitoring children's journeys, placement progression, key milestones, and partnership reporting-liaising with regional adoption agencies to oversee progress.
• Contribute to service improvement and project initiatives, including the implementation of new tools, local policies, templates, and tracking processes.
• Liaise with internal teams such as IROs, commissioning, legal, and social care teams to ensure cohesive oversight of permanency planning.
• Ensure data quality and alignment between practice, recording systems, and performance reports.
• Produce clear, concise reports and briefings for managers and senior leaders.
• Provide direct line management/supervision of the Court Progression Lead and the Advanced Practitioner for Adoption/ADM.

Requirements:

• Experience working wi