Team Manager

The London Borough of Havering is looking to recruit a Team Manager (Adopt London East) to work with the Head of Service to undertake the strategic planning of the service and to provide leadership management in the delivery of efficient operation services to ensure the delivery of high quality, fully integrated services to children, young people and their families in line with the requirements of national legislation (including government regulation, local policy and best practice.)

If successful in your application for the role of Team Manager (Adopt London East), London Borough of Havering, you will/will be:

•    Leads on practice and the day-to-day operational management of a team within Children’s Services, balancing the needs of children and their families, with available resources. 
•    Keeps informed of developments in legislation, practice, policies and procedures that have implications for social work practice. 
•    Reviews and analyses information, including statistical returns, practice procedures and evaluates practice across the team. 
•    Provides leadership, support and supervision to Advanced SW Practitioners, Social Workers and other staff. 
 

The primary purpose of this role is to:

• Directly manage an adoption social work team working across 5 London Boroughs

• Work with the Head of Service to undertake the strategic planning of the service.

• To provide leadership management in the delivery of efficient operation services to ensure the delivery of high quality, fully integrated services to children, young people and their families in line with the requirements of national legislation (including government regulation, local policy and best practice.)

• Provide direct oversight and decision-making on highly complex cases within the Group, and across the service area as required and to take a lead on key areas

• Deputise for the Head of Service when required

• Financial decision making and accountability for team budget within the agreed budgetary limits. Working with the wider management team to inform commissioning and market management/development to ensure service provision meets local need and delivers improving outcomes for children and families and value for money

• To be responsible for assigned projects

• Responsible for the HR management, performance and resource allocation for the team .and to manage the ongoing development of the service through the continuous improvement and performance management structures

• Support Face to Face working and guide collaborative partnership working within five Local Authorities with partner agencies and across other social work teams.

• Provide high-level professional support to front line social work staff and advanced SW Practitioners

Adoption Recruitment and assessment
• Performance manage the team in respect of targets for timeliness of assessments and number of assessments completed


Job Context:

1. The post holder reports to the Head of Service.

2. The post holder will have line management and supervision responsibility for Advanced SW Practitioners, Social Workers, ASYE Social Workers, and non- qualified staff.

3. The post holder will be required to occasionally work outside ‘normal’ office hours. Work from an agreed local base across 5 London Boroughs to family find for and match children across East London

4. The post holder will have Financial/Resources responsibility for the team budget and will manage the departmental budget when the group manager is absent.

5. Maintaining own personal development, keeping up to date with changes in law, best practice, and procedures Post holder will be responsible for maintenance of HCPC registration


To see the full job profile and to apply please visit our site https://adoptlondon.org.uk job reference 2531