CSW - Team Manager - Intervention & Planning (CP, CIN, Long Term)
| Posting date: | 13 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £32.25 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 June 2024 |
| Location: | Barnet, Hertfordshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ben Recruitment Ltd |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | BRRQ1270027052024 |
Summary
CSW - Team Manager - Intervention & Planning (CP, CIN, Long Term)
1. Purpose of Job:
To take day to day operational and financial responsibility for designated elements of the service, providing leadership and management and support to staff and ensuring that children’s needs are assessed in a holistic and timely manner and that appropriate services are provided to meet their needs.
2. Key accountabilities/duties/responsibilities:
To be responsible to a Head of Service for the effective management of the team, and the provision of a professional, child centred service in accordance with the relevant regulations, legislation, guidance, codes of practice, policy and procedures.
To ensure that services are delivered in partnership with all key stakeholders so that children’s assessed needs are met on a planned, holistic basis within a family setting whenever this is consistent with their best interests.
To deal with complex issues creatively and effectively in order to develop a responsive and effective service for users, delivered within designated budgets.
To develop specialist knowledge in the field for which the post carries management responsibility, acting as a resource to both peers and more senior colleagues.
To work with the Heads of Service and Assistant Director Social Care in meeting all operational and strategic developmental demands on the service contributing to the management of the service as whole.
Finance:
To plan, control and monitor all income and expenditure within the terms of the budget holding responsibilities of this post and promote a culture of value for money.
To manage delegated budgets on a strictly cash limited basis, identifying and reporting emergent budget pressures.
To ensure that the authorisation, monitoring and control of expenditure is within the Council’s regulations and delegated authority.
To monitor and review services and goods purchased in order to ensure that they meet the appropriate standards, are value for money and adhere to financial regulation.
Knowledge, training and experience:
Minimum of 3 years post qualification children and families work
2 years Statutory work, including child protection
Literacy and numeracy to the required level
DipSW/CQSW equivalent
Post qualifying supervision of SW’s or students
Basic training in management competencies
Children Act/Child Protection Training
Knowledge of:
Child care legislation and relevant guidance, regulations and standards of best
practice
Family Court procedures
DOH Guidance, Working Together To Safeguard Children and the Assessment
Framework:
Awareness of Issues arising from child abuse inquiries
Responsibilities of SSD in relation to children and families
Health and Safety Policies and Procedures
Skills:
Ability to plan, manage and review service delivery
Ability to recruit, manage and develop a staff team
Ability to chair meetings involving service users and other professionals
Ability to manage change and stress in self and others
Good written and verbal reasoning skills and the ability to produce reports to the required standard, to develop, monitor and maintain appropriate recording systems and to develop such skills in others.
Ability to work in partnership with children and young people and their families and with other professionals
Ability to analyse data
Good organisational skills
Able to make decisions and delegate tasks appropriately
Ability to manage a budget
Ability to establish and maintain appropriate professional boundaries with colleagues and service users and to ensure that workers in the team do the same
Special Job Requirements:
Driving license
Ability to travel
Out of hours on call as required
Evening meetings as and when
Hours Per Week: 36.00
Pay Per Hour: 09:00
End Time: 17:15
Pay Per Hour: £32.25
Location: Barnet, Hertfordshire
Should you wish to apply for this job opportunity, please send an up got date CV.
1. Purpose of Job:
To take day to day operational and financial responsibility for designated elements of the service, providing leadership and management and support to staff and ensuring that children’s needs are assessed in a holistic and timely manner and that appropriate services are provided to meet their needs.
2. Key accountabilities/duties/responsibilities:
To be responsible to a Head of Service for the effective management of the team, and the provision of a professional, child centred service in accordance with the relevant regulations, legislation, guidance, codes of practice, policy and procedures.
To ensure that services are delivered in partnership with all key stakeholders so that children’s assessed needs are met on a planned, holistic basis within a family setting whenever this is consistent with their best interests.
To deal with complex issues creatively and effectively in order to develop a responsive and effective service for users, delivered within designated budgets.
To develop specialist knowledge in the field for which the post carries management responsibility, acting as a resource to both peers and more senior colleagues.
To work with the Heads of Service and Assistant Director Social Care in meeting all operational and strategic developmental demands on the service contributing to the management of the service as whole.
Finance:
To plan, control and monitor all income and expenditure within the terms of the budget holding responsibilities of this post and promote a culture of value for money.
To manage delegated budgets on a strictly cash limited basis, identifying and reporting emergent budget pressures.
To ensure that the authorisation, monitoring and control of expenditure is within the Council’s regulations and delegated authority.
To monitor and review services and goods purchased in order to ensure that they meet the appropriate standards, are value for money and adhere to financial regulation.
Knowledge, training and experience:
Minimum of 3 years post qualification children and families work
2 years Statutory work, including child protection
Literacy and numeracy to the required level
DipSW/CQSW equivalent
Post qualifying supervision of SW’s or students
Basic training in management competencies
Children Act/Child Protection Training
Knowledge of:
Child care legislation and relevant guidance, regulations and standards of best
practice
Family Court procedures
DOH Guidance, Working Together To Safeguard Children and the Assessment
Framework:
Awareness of Issues arising from child abuse inquiries
Responsibilities of SSD in relation to children and families
Health and Safety Policies and Procedures
Skills:
Ability to plan, manage and review service delivery
Ability to recruit, manage and develop a staff team
Ability to chair meetings involving service users and other professionals
Ability to manage change and stress in self and others
Good written and verbal reasoning skills and the ability to produce reports to the required standard, to develop, monitor and maintain appropriate recording systems and to develop such skills in others.
Ability to work in partnership with children and young people and their families and with other professionals
Ability to analyse data
Good organisational skills
Able to make decisions and delegate tasks appropriately
Ability to manage a budget
Ability to establish and maintain appropriate professional boundaries with colleagues and service users and to ensure that workers in the team do the same
Special Job Requirements:
Driving license
Ability to travel
Out of hours on call as required
Evening meetings as and when
Hours Per Week: 36.00
Pay Per Hour: 09:00
End Time: 17:15
Pay Per Hour: £32.25
Location: Barnet, Hertfordshire
Should you wish to apply for this job opportunity, please send an up got date CV.