Deputy Team Manager, Children in Care Team - Channel Islands - Sanctuary Personal

Deputy Team Manager, Children in Care Team

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Deputy Team Manager within the Children in Care Team to work full time based in Guernsey.

The salary for this permanent Deputy Team Manager role is up to £78,250per annum.

• Ensure that all Children in Care needs are being met in line with the responsibility of the State of Guernsey Corporate Parenting role.
• To take lead responsibility for designated services, including specifically the development of the Leaving Care Service (including Pathway Planning) and to positively contribute to the development of service, policy and procedures as requested by the Manager.
• Work with the Manager to ensure work is carried out in accordance with the relevant legislation, policy, guidance and accepted good practice. A key feature of the post will involve improving outcomes for children and young people and being able to demonstrate this within a quality framework.
• Provide line management and professional supervision to the Social Care Professionals within the CIC & Leaving Care Service, ensuring effective management of workloads, appropriate allocation of resources and maintenance of standards of performance.
• Provide guidance to Team Members on a day-to-day basis on the management of individual cases and ensure accurate recording and evidence-based decision making.
• To work with the Manager to implement ongoing performance and development activities so that practitioners are able to provide a good and improving quality of service both on individual and team basis.
• The post holder may hold case responsibility for specific complex cases or pieces of work within the team or be allocated a piece of work that reflects the skills of a Deputy Manager.
• Chair as identified by the Team Manager a range of meetings pertinent to Children in Care & Leaving Care young people including complex reviews and planning meetings and to attend Children, Youth & Community Tribunal (CYCT) meetings and court when necessary.
• To maintain a sound theoretical knowledge and skill base regarding Children in Care and those young people Leaving Care with knowledge and understanding of their needs including children and young people who have experienced trauma, loss and neglect and who may present with challenging behaviour.
• Undertake case audits in line with the quality assurance and governance arrangements when requested to do so.
• Participate in the management of the Out of Hours Social Work Service on a rota with other managers.

Requirements of this Deputy Team Manager Job.

• Degree or Equivalent in Social Work.
• Current Social Work England Registration.
• Post Qualifying Social Work Experience.
• Hold a management qualification, e.g. CMI Level 3 or willingness to work towards CMI Level 3.

Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.