Qualified Social Worker| Children & Families Care Management | West Sussex |

Winlight Recruitment are recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to join the West Sussex Children’s service. The pay rate for this locum Team Manager position is £35 per hour and is an initial 3-month contract. This is negotiable depending on experience – please send over your CV with the required rate. Candidates working in this team will have the opportunity to: • Provide the highest level of professional service within care management and be responsible for advice, supervision, decision, support and delegated functions. • • Deliver effective management support and individual supervision and guidance to a team of social work staff • • Ensure that the allocation of work within the team meets the need of the children and families within West Sussex and be responsible for the recruitment and appointment of social work and other relevant staff in the service area. • Support social workers and quality assure their assessments, statements and the formulation of plans for children, including, where required, those placed before the court • Monitor and report on the team’s performance, standards and quality of work to ensure compliance with the Trust’s requirements About West Sussex As a new Trust they are agile, understand where they are in their journey, as their recent Ofsted monitoring visits reported: • West Sussex Childrens services knows itself well. • Management oversight has improved • The workforce is increasingly stable; continued to attract and retain staff. • Recruited additional agency staff above its established workforce, recognising the need to reduce caseloads • The social workers talked to all spoke positively about working for West Sussex To be considered, you must have a Social Work Team Management in a Court Work setting. IF YOU WISH TO APPLY PLEASE RESPOND FIRSTLY WITH AN UP TO DATE CV, AVAILABILITY/ NOTICE PERIOD & THE HOURLY RATE YOU REQUIRE. Send your CV to t.fryerswinlightrecruitment.com or call the office on 02081230209 to speak with one of our consultants. If this role isn't what you are looking for, but you are looking to make a move within Social Work, get in touch, as we have many other opportunities