Team Manager

Team Manager – Children with Disabilities Hybrid – needs to be at Dockside for 1-2 days per week to support their team and attend meetings. Borough is really flexible with Hybrid working compared to others – so we do expect people to commit to the minimums we ask for. OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB * To contribute to and support the Boroughs Together Vision including the implementation of our Strategic Improvement Plan for Children’s Services; the Children and Young People’s plan and specific improvement initiatives related to external regulation. * To embed our Restorative approach to the culture and our Systemic model of social work practice. * To be an active member of the Service management team, to work collaboratively with colleagues and external stakeholders to achieve our service plans and priorities. * To have whole team leadership responsibility for the delivery of statutory services within a defined service area within the Children’s Social Care and Safeguarding Directorate consistently applying high standards to deliver good outcomes for children, care leavers, and their families. * To provide direct line management and supervision to a team of up to 14 practitioners; up to 2 Assistant Team Managers; Senior Social Workers and newly qualified social workers undertaking their ASYE year and student social workers. * The post holder will have budgetary responsibility of a variable amount according to the service-specific delivery e.g. section 17 Children in Need (CA 1989). REQUIREMENTS * Recognised Social Work Qualification & Registration with Social Work England. * Significant experience of team management and practice supervision in a statutory social work setting that includes having responsibility for high-risk cases and care planning for children with SEND * Highly able to use and apply data and management information to achieve continuous team improvement * Able to manage social workers undertake effective appraisals and support practitioners in their continuous professional development including drafting of performance/practice improvement plans. BENEFITS * Permanent salaries have increased by circa £4500 in 15 months due to the 2 most recent public sector payrise agreements - there will be another payrise agreed in 2024/25 (not sure that this quite matches up with locum TM pay yet, but it’s getting there). * We’re a GOOD local authority focused on reaching excellence. * Ofsted graded our senior leadership as OUTSTANDING. * Stability: 100% of our Service Managers and 71% of Team Managers are permanent. * Our firmly established practice model, Circles of Support, was recently nominated for the prestigious MJ Award for Innovation in Children’s Services and allows systemic, restorative practice to flourish. * We offer genuine flexible/hybrid working as long as children and families are supported. * Career progression; we promoted 30 internal colleagues in 2023. * Social Care Academy – 47 social workers have studied for systemic higher education with us since 2020. Our Academy offer received significant praise from Ofsted. * A competitive package for Team Managers of up to £62,201 (includes market supplement). * Oyster card/parking permit for business use. * Wellbeing service, leisure and discount benefits (Council scheme). * Travel season ticket loan, cycle scheme, Local Authority pension