Practice Manager – Children’s SEND Team - Newham
- Newham, (GBR)
- £38 - £40 Per Hour
- 3 Months
- Start date: ASAP
- Ref: Newham_TM_SEND_40
- reporting - CP
- child protection
- risk assessment
- social care
- caseload management
- covering duty
- hcpc
- supervising
- CP Visits
Job description
Posted 16 August 2018
Our client is a local authority looking for an experienced and knowledgeable Team Manager to be responsible for a disability children and families Pod consisting 6 staff and around 180 cases.
To be considered for this role you must have: -
- A degree in Social Work
- Hold a full HCPC registration
- Two years post graduate experience in a relevant team
- Experience of working in SEND
- Be eligible to work in the UK
- Driving licence and business insurance would be beneficial
- DBS update is preferred by client
The role will involve: -
- Responsibilities including assessing and ensuring appropriate care support for children with disabilities, safeguarding and preparing children and young people for adulthood
- To support the Team Manager and Group Managers with the development, planning, delivery, performance, commissioning and governance of services to deliver a first class service and for Children’s Social Care ensuring best value and choice and control are at the heart of the process.
- To plan and organise assessment and development programmes for staff caseload to enable them to develop assessment and care management skills to a high standard and work effectively within the eligibility criteria.
- To provide consultancy and mentoring/coaching to students, social workers, other staff and other professionals who have a safeguarding role through the provision of assessment, support planning, delivery of services and review.
Additional information about the process
Why work for Badenoch and Clark Social Care: -
- We are part of the Adecco Group so have access to many QSW vacancies
- Almost 10yrs experience as a specialist social work recruiter
- Ability to move locations and roles
- Dedicated Recruitment Consultant
- Free compliance service
- Flexibility of contracts offered
- “Refer a Friend” bonus - £200 for each referral (subject to term)
To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs please contact Asma Iqbal at Badenoch and Clark on 0113 487 0085 or email your CV to asma.iqbal@badenochandclark.com
