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Social Work Team Manager – Family Safeguarding – Bury

Bury Contract, Full Time £46 - £46 per hour

Job Title: Social Work Team Manager

Team: Family Safeguarding

Location: Bury Council

Start Date:  Asap

Contract: On going

Hours:  37 – 4 days a week in the office

Rate: £46

Office Use: 0009 44B3 / 1

Bury Council are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, and dedicated Team Manager to join their Family Safeguarding Team.

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of children and young people? Do you want to work using strength-based models of social work practice and motivational interviewing? If so they have an exciting opportunity at Bury for you to join their dedicated Family Safeguarding Team.

As the Team Manager you will lead a team comprising of an Advanced Social Work practitioner and 5 Social Workers. The team is also made up of a business support officer, domestic abuse officer, domestic abuse practitioner, mental health practitioner, drug and alcohol worker, family support worker and a clinical psychologist.

They are the first authority within the Greater Manchester area to implement and pioneer Herefordshire’s Family Safeguarding model. This is a fantastic opportunity to change the way they work with children and families in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for the children of Bury.

Within Family Safeguarding they use motivational interviewing and a multi-agency approach under the Family Safeguarding model, where Social Workers, Family Support Workers, Domestic Abuse Practitioners, Recovery Workers, Mental Health Practitioners, and Psychologists collaborate closely to address family issues efficiently, reducing the need for referrals to other agencies.

You will have oversight of children and young people who are subject child in need and child protection planning, who are subject to pre-proceedings and in care and private law proceedings.

You will have the opportunity to build trusting relationships with children and families. They know this supports positive and effective engagement which achieves better outcomes for children and prevents their needs from escalating.

To help us achieve our ambitions for children and families we are looking for dedicated, and compassionate Team Manager who is child focused and committed to relationship-based social work to join us. You will be a qualified Social Worker, registered with SW England.

They strive to provide a supportive and dynamic work environment for their employees with a strong focus on support, training and development and health and wellbeing.

Ashberry Recruitment would ask that applicants meet the following:

  • DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work
  • Social Work England registration
  • Enhanced and in date DBS certificate.
  • Excellent communication skills and be able to make good decisions based on information available.
  • Can work alone and within/contribute to a team/multi-agency set ups
  • Possess knowledge of service needs.
  • Competent IT skills and be able to navigate electronic file/recording systems.
  • Can write clear, concise, and robust assessment/reports/files.
  • Have a flexible approach to work and working hours when the need arises

Why Ashberry?

  • Dedicated experienced Consultant providing the ultimate support through your job search
  • Friendly compliance team to guide you through the registration and placement process
  • Provides your essential Enhanced DBS
  • £250 Referral bonus.

If you feel this is the role for you please get in touch as we would love to hear from you!

 

 

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