Children's Social Care - Team Manager

Lambeth ,
London, Greater London
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Children's Social Care - Team Manager PO6: Starting salary 46,293 pa rising in annual increments to 49,203 pa incl. LW, plus 4,700 pa as market supplement In Lambeth, we value and invest in our social workers. We recognise that our staff are our greatest asset and we want thoughtful, talented leaders to assist us in giving the best possible support to our most vulnerable children, families and carers. The Job: Our Team Managers are at the forefront of our offer: empowering, supporting and inspiring our social workers to get the best outcomes for children, young people and their families in Lambeth. First and foremost, people come first. We support our team managers so that they can support their social workers so that they can support the children and families in Lambeth. A Lambeth Team Manager is the leader of their team of 6 social workers, ensuring that the team is supported and all interventions being undertaken are purposeful, that risk is well managed and intervention is only undertaken when it is in the child's best interests. Visit our dedicated children's social work jobsite to find out more. Our approach: Our clear and innovative Children at the Heart of Practice framework adopts systemic practice and thinking to put the focus back on relationship-based social work. You'll be supported to deliver this through bespoke training and access to improvement support. Lambeth Children's Social Care is on an improvement journey. Since an improved Ofsted outcome in 2018 we remain ambitious for our children, working hard to ensure that they are safe, resilient and healthy and we want our leaders to support and encourage genuine creativity in offering support that has a real and meaningful impact. Our Team Managers are integral in enabling and energising social workers to do the best social work possible to deliver for our children. You will be accountable for the performance of your team and we have high expectations, but you will also have real autonomy to lead as you see fit. You will be responsible for running regular group supervision with a focus on consistently high practice and you can draw on the support of an advanced practitioner in your team who can help your social workers and can co-work the most complex cases. A creative problem-solver, your can-do approach and commitment to quality will inspire your team to achieve excellence. Why Lambeth? All Lambeth Team Managers: Manage a small team of only six social workers with caseloads below the inner London average (including one Advanced Practitioner and one ASYE) Earn up to 54k including a market supplement Have access to a systemic management and supervision training programme as well as the Lambeth Leadership Essentials course

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