4 locum supervising social worker jobs found

Our client Manchester city council is looking for a Children's Team Manager to join their Family Help team. A Team Manager is needed for the Children's social work team in South Manchester based in Wythenshawe. The service is currently a test & learn site for the Family First Reforms and a new Family Help model of working. This means that the service operates a throughput service covering duty and longer term work including CIN, CP, PLO and care proceedings. The Team Manager will be responsible for a team of 2 Advanced Practitioners and 4 Social Workers. The team will be part of a 10 week allocation rota when they will be allocated new referrals via AGS (MASH team). The team are responsible for all initial assessments and intervention and continuing to work with families throughout involvement. The team manager will have oversight of children who are subject to child in need, child protection, pre-proceedings, care proceedings and awaiting adoption. You will be a strong,...

Our client North Yorkshire Council is looking for an Advanced Practitioner to join their Fostering service. Practice Supervisor in Fostering overseeing fostering assessment's of Kinship Carers. Ideally needing a candidate with management experience, experience of signing off assessment work, safeguarding, and fostering regulations and standards. Key skills To supervise Social Workers on a day to day basis to ensure the delivery of an effective social work service to children and their families in accordance with the relevant policies and procedures Modelling and facilitating reflective practice To promote professional development and quality evidence based practice through supervision and contributing to the annual appraisal of team members To ensure all assessments undertaken by the Team are based on clear accurate information and analysis - including direct involvement in some, more complex assessments To ensure all interventions are supported by clear plans which ensure the...

Our client Wigan Council is looking for a MASH Deputy Team Manager to join their team. Job Purpose To support the Team Manager in leading and managing the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH), ensuring timely, proportionate and high-quality safeguarding decision-making for children and families. The post holder will provide operational leadership, professional supervision, quality assurance, and performance management while promoting effective partnership working with statutory and voluntary agencies. The Deputy Team Manager will ensure that safeguarding referrals are appropriately screened, assessed and progressed in line with legislation, statutory guidance and local safeguarding procedures. Key Responsibilities Leadership and Management Support the Team Manager in the day-to-day operational management of the MASH. Provide leadership, guidance and professional support to social workers and other team members. Deputise for the Team Manager in their absence. Allocate work...

Our client Reading Borough Council is looking for a Team Manager to join their Children and Young people Disability Team. Main Duties and Responsibilities Ensure effective delivery of a service in a specialised field in accordance with legislative requirements, all relevant policies and procedures and agreed performance targets. To advise your line manager of any significant incident, event or identified trend, in order to ensure effective and timely management and resolution. Provide advice and support in relation to complex cases; respond to complaints from service users/relatives/carers. Allocate and supervise workload to agreed service priorities; monitor case files, computerised records; deal with workload management issues as they arise. Lead a team of staff, including recruitment, induction, training and personal development, absence management, retention, grievance/discipline/capability, succession planning, work force planning. Undertake professional supervision of...