Children's TM - LAC Team - Knowsley
An experienced and committed Team Manager is required to lead a children’s social work team specialising in services for children looked after. This is an opportunity to provide strong professional leadership, promote positive outcomes for children and young people, and ensure that practice is consistently child-centred, lawful and focused on safeguarding, permanence and wellbeing.
You will manage, support and develop a team of qualified social workers, overseeing workloads, case allocation, supervision, performance and professional development. You will provide effective oversight of assessments, care planning, reviews, placement stability, permanence planning and transition arrangements, ensuring that children’s voices, wishes and feelings remain central to decision-making. The role will involve working closely with foster carers, residential providers, families, education, health, independent reviewing professionals and other partner agencies. You will also contribute to service improvement, quality assurance, audit activity and the development of effective practice across the wider children’s service.
Applicants must hold a recognised social work qualification and be registered with the relevant professional regulator. You will have substantial post-qualification experience in children’s social care, including experience of working with children looked after, safeguarding, care proceedings and permanence planning. Previous experience of supervising or managing social work staff is essential, together with a sound understanding of relevant legislation, statutory guidance and regulatory requirements. You should be an confident and reflective leader, able to make well-evidenced decisions, manage competing priorities and promote high standards of practice. Strong communication, partnership-working and report-writing skills are required, alongside a commitment to anti-discriminatory practice, relationship-based social work and achieving the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
Children's TM - LAC Team - Knowsley
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