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Children's Practice Manager - Social Care - Qualified

Caritas Recruitment

£40 per hour
London
Social Care

Role

Job Description


Practice Manager | Children in Care Team | The Royal Borough of Greenwich*

  • Qualified Social Worker / Social Work Professional required to join a statutory Children in Care Team
  • Hybrid working
  • Office base: The Royal Borough of Greenwich*
  • You must have a social work qualification and full SWE registration as well as relevant experience to be considered
  • London Pledge Rates Apply
  • If you are interested in discussing this position in more detail, or you would like to register with Caritas for work, please call Anton Mostert on 07824534126 or email anton.mostert@caritas-recruitment.com

To be considered, it is essential that you have a recognised Social Work qualification (Social Work Degree or Diploma in Social Work) and full Social Work England registration as well as recent or significant relevant experience in a similar role.

Additional Info

  • Provide day to day direction to and co-ordination of staff working in the Assessment and Support Teams
  • To provide increased managerial oversight on cases to ensure allocations and statutory assessments are both timely and proportionate to identified risk
  • To assist with the operational management of the team and take forward the implementation of new initiatives alongside the Team Leader.
  • Support the Team Leader in ensuring that the core functions of the team operate to a good quality and are effective in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
  • Allocate work, agree targets, monitor and implement training programmes and generally develop and motivate staff to perform effectively.
  • To set standards and priorities for the team, promoting quality management standards and the effective implementation and monitoring of standards, policies and procedures.
  • Provide supervision and take line management responsibility for up to 2 qualified social workers
  • Entails both supervising staff and holding a small caseload of about 7 or 8, with one of these being a court case.

*Please note this vacancy is subject to the London Agency Worker Pledge Agreement which stipulates:-

  • Permanently employed Social Workers are restricted from undertaking an agency role with a London Pledge Borough for a 6-month period following departure (if leaving perm role with London Authority, they cannot move to an agency role with another London Authority for 6 months)
  • 3 weeks' notice period may be required (at discretion of manager/council)
  • Agency workers must have complete 2 years post AYSE (3 years PQ total), before they can be considered for agency roles within London

Caritas Recruitment are a specialist recruitment agency for Qualified Social Workers at all levels. We supply Qualified Social Work staff to over 150 local authorities, UK wide, on a permanent and temporary (locum/contract) basis.If you know of someone who might be interested in this vacancy please ask them to get in touch; we offer a £300 referral bonus scheme for each friend/colleague you refer plus an additional £500 on your fifth referral!

Reasons to register with Caritas:-

  • Honest & Supportive Career Consultant
  • Additional Dedicated Payroll Consultant
  • Holistic Support Package for Mental and Physical Wellbeing
  • Access to the broadest range of temporary and permanent vacancies nationwide
  • Access to Exclusive Projects
  • Subsidised training
  • Free DBS check
  • CV writing service
  • Interview technique coaching

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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