Team Manager - Child​/Child Protection; Family

At Cheshire East we’re offering an opportunity for someone to help transform lives and to play a defining role in the next chapter for children and families in Cheshire East as we build something special, to last.

We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent full-time Team Manager – Child In need / Child Protection (Family Help), based within Delamere House, Crewe.

Ensure the provision of quality, professional social work practice in relation to high risk complex matters and the management of a Team of Social Work professional staff to meet the needs of children and their families

We are looking for a passionate and committed professional who believes in the power of relationships to create lasting change for children and families.

You will be motivated by managing the Social Work pod, prioritising and allocation of tasks whilst motivating and support the team.

• Manage the social work pod, prioritise and allocate tasks, provide guidance, direction, motivation and support to ensure effective services to children and their families.
• Provide professional supervision to social workers and children’s practitioners to ensure accountability for social work practise and assist with the professional development of staff within designated practice standards.
• Liaise and work with other agencies and promote joint working in line with the statutory guidelines to ensure an integrated approach and multi-disciplinary working for the benefit of children and their families.
• Manage budgets for the commissioning of services and authorise cash payments to families in line with financial Regulations to ensure value for money and appropriate assistance to families.
• Manage the child’s record using Cheshire Easts recording system, provide aggregated information and statistics and share information with other agencies in line with the requirements of the data Protection Act to promote the welfare of children.
• Contribute to the development of social work policy and procedures to ensure that services best meet the needs of children and families.
• Ability to analyse performance data, motivate and mobilise staff to ensure that performance targets are met and maintained consistently across the service.

• Social Work England recognised social work qualification.
• Social Work England registered.
• A satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) – enhanced check is required
• Experience of complex social work with families.
• Extensive understanding of risk management, child protection and safeguarding.
• Clear understanding of safeguarding and the principles of Early intervention
• Extensive and significant experience as a practising social work professional.

This is a summary – please see the full Job Specification attached.

• A competitive salary
  - Between£49,658 per annum - £56,809 per annum
  (CEC NJC – Grade 11) Pro-rata with guaranteed yearly pay increases.
• Enhanced annual leave
  - Start with an impressive
  34 days of annual leave
  (including bank holidays) from day one, and watch it grow to 39 days after just five years of service
• Purchase of annual leave –Want more time off? You can purchase
  up to 10 extra days
  of annual leave each year, giving you the flexibility to balance work and life just the way you want (Pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Flexible working pattern
  - Enjoy a
  37-hour standard full-time work week
  with the added perks of flexi-time and hybrid/remote working arrangements where possible. Your work-life balance just got a whole lot better
• Salary sacrifice green car scheme
  - Drive green and save green! Lease a brand-new electric or hybrid car through our salary sacrifice scheme.
  There’s no credit checks, no deposits
  , just significant savings…