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Assistant Team Manager Family Help Team
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Purpose of Post
We aim to stabilise and secure permanency in the Children’s Social Work workforce and sustaining excellent practice through continuing professional development. Permanency will allow children in Luton to have less changes in social worker and the opportunity to build meaningful relationships which will ultimately improve outcomes for them and their families. Young people who receive the right support growing up will be better equipped as adults to find employment and live fulfilling lives. This links to the strategic priority of Improving Health and Wellbeing outlined in the Corporate plan and well as supporting the overarching Luton ambition to eradicate poverty by 2040. The children of 2020 are the adults of 2040 who will be contributing to the Luton economy, their communities and the eradication of poverty.
About the Role
To work alongside the Team Manager to lead the team. Line managing, supporting and coaching a team including ASYE’s, Social Workers and Senior Practitioners. Assisting with training and ensuring that standards of social work practice are maintained and reported to the Team Manager.
Responsibilities
- Prioritise the most vulnerable and at risk children and recommend appropriate advice and action, escalating to relevant services as required and in line with Luton’s thresholds, working with our Practice Framework.
- Work closely with the Team manager in managing in the day to day operations of the team, including deputising in their absence, providing a social work service of assessment, care planning, child protection and key working within the scope of the Children Act 1989 and related legislation in order to:
- Prevent the separation of children from their families whenever possible and appropriate.
- Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people.
- Ensure children and young people reach their full potential and have equal access to services available.
- Ensure effective risk management, decision making and preventative working to safeguard children and young people effectively in accordance with statutory requirements and policies.
- Establishes the appropriate assessment required and identifies the level of need for support/services and or placements for children and young people.
- Follow procedures to determine the need for care proceedings to be instigated where the risk of significant harm is so great as to warrant a Court Order.
- Maintains effective systems for prioritising, allocating and monitoring workloads and ensures that suitable systems of supervision and appraisal are in place to ensure children and families needs’ are met in accordance with legislation, departmental policies and procedures.
- Contributes to borough wide services with professional knowledge of an area of specialism on an Operational and Strategic basis as required.
- Proactively identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the team through using managerial performance data (KPI’s).
- Maintain the high standards of social work practice through taking part in Quality Assurance and monthly audits.
- Develop, support, coach, train and motivate staff to deliver and maintain excellent standards of social work practice, carrying out effective Check In’s, having regular supervision meetings in accordance with the Supervision Policy under guidance of the Team Manager.
- Liaise with partner agency representatives in order to promote multi agency working on plans for children and their families and to ensure that it is effective joint up approach to deliver the positive outcomes for children.
- When requested by the Team Manager, to deputise and support in their absence as agreed with the Service Manager.
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Qualifications
- Relevant professional qualification, e.g.: Dip SW, CQSW.
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
- Practice Teacher Award.
Required Skills
- In-depth post qualifying experience including in – depth experience in the field of child and family social work.
- Demonstrable experience of coaching / mentoring staff.
- In-depth service specific knowledge of children’s safeguarding and management of risk.
- Demonstrable experience of managing staff.
- Able to assist the Team Manager in managing, motivating and developing a social services team, effectively achieving high levels of performance from staff and representing the service and department at a variety of internal/external meetings.
- Ability to demonstrate a high level of competence in the area of social work practice directly related to the Team’s role and function.
- Demonstrable experience of analysing and interpreting performance information to facilitate good team performance.
- Demonstrable communication skills, including:
- Able to develop and maintain effective administrative and organisational procedures.
- Able to lead and chair multi-disciplinary meetings.
- Able to negotiate and influence service users, staff at all levels, elected members and other professional both internal and external.
- Able to make sound professional judgements including high risk issues about children, parents, families and carers.
- Commitment to the achievement of the highest possible standards of professional practice by all team members, through co-working, coaching/mentoring and the provision of advice, guidance and assistance.
- In depth literacy, numeracy and analytical skills to be able to produce complex reports and make key recommendations.
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Preferred Skills
- Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of equality issues and legislation, the ability to integrate equality policies into strategies and service delivery and a commitment to the achievement of equality and anti discriminatory practice.
- Knowledge of current legislation, national guidance and best practice relevant to the post.
- Knowledge of social care needs of children and families.
- Knowledge of relevant research and literature.
Pay range and compensation package
£42-£43 per hour Umbrella
Equal Opportunity Statement
We will consider any reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Equality Act (2010), to enable an applicant with a disability (as defined under the Act) to meet the requirements of the post. The Job-holder will ensure that Luton Borough Council’s policies are reflected in all aspects of his/her work, in particular those relating to; (i) Equal Opportunities (ii) Health and Safety (iii) Data Protection Act (2018) and General Data Protection Regulation (2018).
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