Children's Team Manager - Reed : Job Details

Our Client, Wigan Council, is seeking a Team Manager to join their Children's Team.

Fantastic payrate of £42 per hour!

Are you a Children's Social Worker, passionate about making a difference in your community? Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity!

Responsibilities of this role:

• Provide leadership, motivation, and professional supervision to social workers and other MASH staff, ensuring staff are supported to perform their roles effectively.
• Oversee the screening, analysis, and decision-making process for contacts and referrals received by the MASH, ensuring timely and appropriate responses to safeguarding concerns.
• Facilitate the sharing of information between partner agencies (such as police, schools, and health services) to identify risks and assess needs early.
• Ensure that the MASH operates to high-quality standards, that risk is reduced, and that strengths are built upon to achieve positive outcomes for children and families.
• Drive performance, delegate tasks, and ensure that the team's performance and decision-making are timely and effective.
• Provide clear advice and guidance on immediate casework issues and participate in discussions to ensure high-quality assessments and analysis are conducted.

Requirements of this role:

• Must be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England.
• Must have experience as Social Work Team Manager
• Must have a minimum of 3 years’ Post Qualifying experience

Benefits of working through Reed, include:

• Dedicated Recruitment Consultant.
• Aftercare service delivered by Candidate Care Team.
• Free CV building and Interview support.
• Free DBS checks.
• Weekly payroll.
• PAYE payroll option with additional benefits including holiday pay, healthcare, pension plus more.
• CPD contributions.
• Access to full UK jobs market with top tier status across many public and private sector clients.
• Supporting the Reed Foundation which has given £9.5m to charity since 2010.

Does this role interest you? Apply today!