TEAM MANAGER - LOCALITY (SAFEGUARDING AND ASSESSMENT) in Gloucester - CV-Library

Pro Social Partners are working with a client in Gloucestershire who are seeking permanent Team Manager within the Locality (Safeguarding and Assessment) service paying up to £58,515 (including retention and Golden Hello).

About us

For all your hard work. You will receive the following;

* Welcome payment of £5,000

* Annual retention payment of £2,000

* Up to £8,000 relocation package

* Flexible and agile working opportunities

* 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service

* An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro-rata for part-time staff)

* Family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family

* Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision

* Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.

* An in-house Occupational Health service

* Employee discount scheme

* Cycle to Work scheme

* Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network

* Career development and qualification opportunities

* Access to our Social Work Academy

* Paid SWE registration renewal*

About you

As a Team Manager, we’ll ask you to lead and support a team of social workers to deliver services of the highest quality. Ensuring statutory duties and best practice is followed, you’ll develop a team plan in line with Children’s Services strategic objectives and provide management oversight on all cases with a clear understanding of risk. Your role will focus on managing the team’s workflow and quality assuring work through observations, reflective supervision and GCC’s quality assurance framework, as well as contributing towards the development of the framework itself. Through building positive relationships with colleagues within both the service and partner agencies, you will ensure we are able to provide support and protection for vulnerable children and young people across the County.

As well as your experience as a frontline social worker, there are some things we require of you to be successfully appointed to this post:

* Social Work England registration

* A recognised qualification in Social Work

* To have completed your ASYE year (if you qualified after 2012)

* A full driving licence and willingness to drive

* DBS clearance