An exciting opportunity has developed within the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub in Swindon Borough Council for an Assistant Team Manager.

The managerial role is non case holding and is in a dynamic environment where you'll be working alongside other partner agencies to help to identify risk, protective factors and inform decision making.

This is a fast paced team which requires an assistant team manager who is able to work to strict deadlines and make safe and robust decisions under pressure.

The rate is £40 per hour, plus £100 per week to use towards either mileage or accommodation if candidate lives 50 miles or more from Swindon.

Role Profile

To deliver and improve services for Children, young people and their Families through the provision of high- quality social work interventions, and effective partnership working with all those involved with the child. To lead and direct a team of professional social workers and other staff alternatively qualified together with support staff to provide services to children, young people and their Families requiring support/ and or intervention. Services to be delivered in accordance with legislation, Corporate and Directorate policies and allocated budgetary limits.

To be a champion of Social Work values and delivering interventions that work to keep children safe and, where possible and achievable, within their own family or extended networks.

To operationally manage and supervise the team to ensure high quality service to individuals, children, families and/or communities; focussed on good outcomes with timely interventions at the right level; within statutory guidelines and within given resource and budget availability.

To model good management by taking professional responsibility for the provision of a high quality and responsive service.

To assist the Team Manager in the determination of priorities, and support the Team Manager to endorse and promote our focus on quality assurance, value the importance of co-production and seek out the voice of the child, young person and families in all aspects of service delivery. This will be done through effective management and supervision of social care staff to ensure those we work with are safeguarded and their welfare promoted.

1. Knowledge & Experience

   Candidates must have substantial knowledge and experience in the following areas of business and will be required to provide evidence of this:

   • Demonstrable evidence of management and Leadership Skills within a management role in a Social Work

     setting

   • Post qualification experience and evidence of practice in a front-line Social Work setting

   • Management and Leadership experience of recruitment, performance, appraisal and direct responsibility

     for operational staff

• Detailed knowledge of all primary legislation and policy relevant to the service, and experience of keeping abreast of relevant legislation / reforms

• Computer literacy, performance management skills and the skills necessary to work with and analyse information from management systems

• Ability to organise and prioritise work appropriately and to work flexibly under pressure to both self- determined and prescribed deadlines.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including active listening and coaching skills

  Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree Level Qualification in relevant area (essential)

• Post Graduate qualification in field of practice (essential)

• Registered Social Work Practitioner, SW England (essential)

• Qualification in, or working towards, Leadership/Management (preferred)

• Coaching certificate, or working towards (preferred)

• Enhanced DBS certificate required

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Why work with We do Social Work?

• New ‘Faster Pay’ service getting you paid more quickly
• Twice weekly payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• Your own dedicated friendly consultant with extensive social work knowledge
• Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK

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“Refer a Friend” bonus – get £250 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*

“Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us*

We Do Social Work is an equal opportunities employer and is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. 

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