We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Southwark to assist with the appointment of a CSW Team Manager, on a 3-month contract, likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £34.35 - £44.50 per Hour

Responsibilities:

• Through leadership and management, promote and govern excellent practice to deliver high quality outcomes for children, young people and families in safeguarding and care/pathway planning, ensuring accountability for high professional standards which comply with procedures, agreed timescales and targets. Ensuring the safety of children and young people remains the highest priority.
• Responsible for management of the team, overseeing workload and performance management.
• Provide high support and high challenge to motivate staff to carry out their roles to the best of their ability and to the standards required of them.
• Ensure all planning, assessments and reviews fully consider the long term consequences of decisions, in consultation with and incorporating the wishes and feelings of children, young people, families and carers.

Qualifications:

• Must hold a recognised social work qualification and a current registration with Social Work England
• Knowledge of childcare legislation, statutory guidance and the London Child Protection Procedures
• Knowledge and understanding of child development, parenting capacity, environmental factors and risk and protective factors

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires an enhanced DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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