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To lead, manage and coach a team of social workers responsible for delivering high quality assessments of connected (kinship) carers to ensure that vulnerable children and young people are placed within their families whenever it is safe to do so.
To lead the team to provide comprehensive Special Guardianship Support Services to ensure those families are supported to provide good and effective care to those children throughout their childhood.
To improve outcomes for children and young people by developing effective partnership working with other Council services and partner agencies to ensure efficient delivery of the service.
To have oversight of the Family Time (Contact) Service to ensure that this commissioned service continues to deliver a high quality service for children and their families
To contribute towards delivering the council’s vision for Children’s Social Care in order to ensure the objectives and priorities are realised.
To be competent in all areas of the PCF at Advanced Social Worker level and The Knowledge and Skills Statement (KSS) for practice supervisors.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
Lead, manage and motivate a staff team ensuring high quality supervision is completed regularly, which includes case management oversight, timely decision making, the effective supervision of and support to connected carers to ensure the highest standards of care to children, and provides the opportunity to reflect and recognise areas of practice which are good or requires improvement, and supports the ongoing learning and development of workers.
Allocate cases within the statutory timescale ensuring assessments, statutory visits and planned reviews have clear objectives and outcomes in order to ensure that all carers provide the highest quality of care so vulnerable children receive a service that reflects the Council’s commitment to safeguarding and putting the needs of individual children first.
Complete and review performance development plans for the team which enhance individuals personal and professional development needs and contributes towards staff retention.
Effectively use available team performance data to monitor standards and performance and ensure compliance with practice standards and procedures.
Supervise students on placement and Newly Qualified Social Workers in their Assessed and Supported Year in Employment, where appropriate.
Contribute to the management of the staffing budget for the team by approving and committing expenditure within your delegated authority, and monitoring and reporting commitments in order to ensure budget is not exceeded.
Support the safer recruitment and selection of new staff, both within the team and across Children’s Social Care in order to ensure staffing levels are maintained.
Chair strategy, review, planning, professional and network meetings as appropriate.
Keep up to date with the Council’s organisational policies, government guidance, legislation, research and national trends in order to maintain the highest professional standards.
Deputise and support the Group Manager where necessary on all aspects relating to the development of the service, and cover for other Team Managers where appropriate.
