qualified social worker - team manager - duty and assessment.

Responsibilities include:

• -Chairing of multi agency planning meetings for children and young people, ensuring that partnership working takes place with other services, both internal and external to the Council, to deliver effective and co-ordinated plans, which respond to identified needs and/or risks.
• Effectively allocate and manage staff resources using case management, review and allocation systems, to ensure that all cases have smart, outcome focused care plans that are regularly reviewed to avoid any drift.
• Responsible for the supervision and appraisal of individual workers to ensure that appropriate professional social care standards of practice are met and that continuous professional development takes place and is embedded and recorded.
• Monitor and manage team performance using performance management information and tools to ensure that performance against local and national targets is achieved and maintained.
• Routinely quality assure and audit social work case records, assessments, plans and documentation to ensure that practice standards are being met and to support staff development and appraisal.
• Undertake all elements of staff management including recruitment, progression, capability and absence in line with Corporate and Departmental policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all statutory requirements with regard to social work practice and processes are met and that Departmental policies and procedures are adhered to and delivered in accordance with these.
• Provide critical reflection, challenge and evidence-informed decision-making in complex situations for children on behalf of the Department, in line with delegated decision making authority. Support others in developing these capabilities, and finding their own solutions.
• Promote positive approaches to diversity and identity within the team and across the department, providing guidance and challenge as required. Implementing policy developments and decision-making in line with the overall Service.
• Participating in and observing front line practice when required.
• Promote the use of evidence and theory to support best practice in complex and changing circumstances. Participate in the learning of the service, supporting and facilitating projects and events that lead to the development of operational practice.
• Working in partnership with and understanding other services functions to ensure an effective and co-ordinated response to identified needs.

Minimum Requirements:
-Must be able to drive
-SWE Registration
-Social care management experience within UK
-Eligibility to work in the UK

Benefits of working with Randstad:
-£300 referral scheme
-Dedicated consultant
-Access to a variety of Social Care jobs Nationwide
-DBS and Compliance Service
-Quick and Easy Registration Process
-Access to CPD

To discuss this role or similar vacancies available please contact Nathan Emmerson via:

t: 0330 024 8775

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

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