The role
LIFE CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES DON’T COME ALONG EVERY DAY
TEAM MANAGER, CARE LEAVER’S SERVICE, CHILDREN’S SERVICES
Salary up to £50,160 per annum
Southwark Council’s Leaving Care team is currently undergoing exciting change. Funded by the DfE Innovation programme, and working in partnership with Catch 22, we are trying to improve the outcomes of care leavers by exploring new ways of working.
We are recruiting a team manager who is keen to join us on our journey and contribute to improving our service. We are an enthusiastic and supportive team, who are passionate about working with young people. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of, and help shape, the change in our service, and work to co-design the service with young people, local businesses and partners.
The focus of the role is primarily on care leaver returnees and managing these caseloads. The main purpose of the role is:
- To provide exemplary leadership, management, and professional guidance to a team of social workers, and where required other practitioners, both directly and within their team.
- To ensure the delivery of a high quality, comprehensive, integrated, systemically-informed social work service within Southwark’s Practice Framework.
- To promote and govern excellent social work practice, including assessing need, planning and working purposefully with families, support networks and other professionals to safeguard children and promote positive outcomes.
- To ensure the delivery of a social work service which is both relationship-based and responsive to the needs of children and their families in a timely manner and within statutory guidelines.
- To promote, lead and manage the development of excellent and confident practitioners.
Recruitment timeline
Closing date 3 February 2019
Interview and assessment date – 18 February 2019
For an informal discussion about this role please contact: Andrew Fowler on 0207 525 0179 or email Andrew.fowler@southwark.gov.uk or Karen Speid on 0207 525 0194 or email Karen.speid@southwark.gov.uk.
Additional details
We will only consider applications from internal candidates that are current employees or agency workers on an active assignment
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