Opus people solutions on behalf of Walsall Council have an exciting opportunity for aTeam Manager to join their Children in Care team.

Job Title: Team Manager - Children in Care

Length of assignment: 3 Months
Hours per week: 37
Hourly rate: 41.41
Location:Walsall
Remote/Office based:Hybrid

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the leadership and management of a social work team ensuring that vulnerable children and their families receive responsive services that safeguard and promote their welfare.
• Actively promote and contribute to the strategic developments for children and their families in Walsall working with a restorative approach.
• Responsible for Senior practitioners, social workers, NQSW's and trainee Social workers
• To have full responsibility for the delivery of services to children, young people, their families and carers, in line with legislation, guidance and local policy and procedures.
• To make highly complex decisions relating to social service provision for children, young people and their families within Walsall
• To work collaboratively with partner agencies and within the children's division and in the voluntary sector to ensure multi-agency assessment, planning, interventions and review.
• To effectively manage delegated budgets allocated to children's Services and to ensure value for money and effective use of resources, utilising best value principles.

Skills

• Qualified Social Worker (Social work england registered)
• Experience of supervising other social care staff and challenging their practice where necessary.
• Experience of determining priorities in the implementation of a social work service.
• Experience of financial management in a social care setting and knowledge of best value principles.
• Knowledge and understanding of the importance of performance management and the use of management information systems in operational management.
• Experience of carrying out audits.
• 3 Years post qualifying experience
• Driving License

If you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you.