Team Manager - Children In Care Team - Birmingham

Birmingham Children's Trust is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Team Manager to join their Children In Care Team

Location: One Avenue Road, Aston, Birmingham

Pay Rate: £41.42 per hour (Umbrella)

Note: 2 days in the office, Monday and Thursday.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, manage and support a team of Social Workers within the Children in Care Service.
• Provide effective professional supervision, reflective supervision, coaching and guidance to practitioners.
• Oversee the quality of care planning and pathway planning for children and young people.
• Ensure children's plans are focused on achieving permanence at the earliest appropriate opportunity.
• Monitor the progress, welfare and outcomes of children in care and ensure their needs remain central to decision-making.
• Ensure practitioners maintain meaningful and consistent relationships with children and young people using a trauma-informed, relationship-based approach.
• Provide management oversight of complex cases, safeguarding concerns, placement issues and significant decisions.
• Support Social Workers to undertake appropriate risk assessment, analysis and professional decision-making.
• Ensure statutory visits, reviews, assessments, reports and other casework requirements are completed to the required standards and timescales.
• Work collaboratively with IROs, Independent Reviewing Officers, education, health, placement providers, legal services and other partner agencies.
• Support effective planning for children subject to care proceedings, ensuring actions are progressed appropriately.
• Identify barriers to permanence and support practitioners in developing timely and appropriate plans for children.
• Manage the day-to-day operation of a busy Children in Care team, allocating work and responding to emerging priorities.
• Monitor caseloads, workload and practitioner performance, taking appropriate action where required.
• Use management information and performance data to identify areas for improvement and drive service delivery.
• Promote high standards of recording, case management, safeguarding practice and statutory compliance.
• Disseminate service priorities and ensure they are understood and implemented effectively within the team.
• Create an aspirational, supportive and accountable team culture focused on achieving positive outcomes for children.
• Work alongside internal and external partners to ensure coordinated services around children and families.
• Support continuous improvement, learning and development across the team.
• Contribute to service development and wider Children's Services priorities.

Essential Requirements:

• Social Work Qualification - Degree or equivalent
• At least 3 years' experience as a social worker within children's services
• Social Work England Registration
• Driving license and access to own vehicle

Benefits of working with Eden Brown Synergy include:

• DBS check processed and paid for by Eden Brown Synergy
• Referral bonus if you refer a colleague or friend to us
• Bonus for finding your own job
• Twice weekly payroll

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.