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Role: Team Manager CLA Team
Contract: Perm
Grade: M5
Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Team Manager on behalf of Luton Borough Council within their Children and Learning department.
About the Role
To lead and manage an experienced team of managers, practitioners, professionals within the Neighbourhood Team aimed at supporting the best possible outcomes for children and young people. Enable children and young people to remain safely within their home and /or community environment, wherever possible, including appropriate provisions identified by the LA, and ensure they achieve good outcomes through effective social work intervention. Where this is not possible to ensure that the children and young people are safeguarded via statutory routes including Care Proceedings and alternative permanent care.
As a Team Manager, you will be responsible to:
- Manage the day-to-day operations of the team providing a social work service of assessment, care planning, child protection and key working within the scope of the Children Act 1989 and related legislation. Contributes to borough wide services with professional knowledge of an area of specialism on an operational and strategic basis as required.
- Provide specialist intervention services throughout Luton in line with statutory provision of social work service. Make high-risk decisions concerning the safeguarding of children to establish the appropriate assessment required and level of need for support/services for children and young people.
- Take responsibility for their own development and that of the overall team providing specific coaching guidance and mentoring of the deputy Team manager to and keep up to date with new and relevant legislation, research and guidance, peer and user feedback.
- Accountable for the provisions within the Neighbourhood Teams in aspects of management e.g., auditing, case files, tracking progress on health issues for service users e.g., Looked After Children, disabled children as well as gate keeping court reports, CPRs and Child Protection reports and act as designated complaints officer when required.
- Recruit, motivate, train, and develop staff within Council procedures. Undertake development activities required for own development and experience e.g., court work, child protection, adoption and fostering, with the aim of increasing their professional knowledge and experience. And keep up to date with legislation, government initiatives, social work theory and best practice to ensure an effective workforce that can meet service objectives and Every Child Matters Agenda
- Manage projects in specialised and complex areas in line with departmental strategic objectives. Contribute to strategic objectives and input on the production of departmental service and team plans, policies, and procedures under the guidance of the Service Manager. This includes supporting the Service Manager for quality assurance in developing and implementing the quality assurance strategy.
Skills and Experience
- Able to manage, motivate and develop a social services team, effectively achieving high levels of performance from staff and presenting the service and department at a variety of internal/external meetings.
- In-depth communication skills, including producing complex reports.
- Lead and chair multi-disciplinary meetings to negotiate and influence service users, staff at all levels, elected members and other professional both internal and external.
- Commitment to the achievement of the highest possible standards of professional practice by all team members, through co-working, coaching/mentoring and the provision of advice, guidance and assistance whilst maintaining effective administrative and organisational procedures
- Dip SW, CQSW, or recognised equivalent substantial professional social work qualification.
- Registered by the Social Work England.
About Us
Luton Borough Council have partnered with Kent County Council to create Connect2Luton, a recruitment managed service for all contingent temporary agency, contract, and interim roles at the Council.
Our heritage and being local government owned which means we have a wealth of knowledge and expertise within the public sector, with many of our employees having previously worked for the Council or have supplied previously into the Council, for several years.
We are an equal opportunities employment agency and business that positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.
Connect2Luton is a trading style of Luton & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Luton Borough Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Luton is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.
