Liquid Personnel are currently recruiting for an experienced Social Work Team Manager to join the Children We Care For Team based in Oxfordshire.

As a successful candidate, you will provide operational management as the Team Manager in the established Children We Care For Team.

Duties as a Children We Care For Team Manager:

• Supervision and line management of Social workers and other staff as allocated
• Chair key meetings involving high risk and/or vulnerable children and young people
• Support the team to achieve permanency for children and young people in a timely way and ensure all decisions and actions taken are in the best interests of the child
• Play a key leadership role in providing safe and effective services for Children in Care in Oxfordshire, and for promoting positive outcomes
• Link with key colleagues in OCC and to promote partnership working with key agencies to support LAC pathways
• Support Permanency Planning for children we care for and promote transition planning for adulthood
• Support performance management within the team and deliver on key performance targets
• Update and brief Senior Managers on a Need to Know basis
• Ensure the complaints to the service are dealt with in line with the complaints procedure and take an active role when required
• Ensure that services are delivered in compliance with legislative, contractual, regulatory and best practice frameworks
• Ensure appropriate budget management in compliance with OCC financial management protocols

Requirements as a Children We Care For Team Manager:

• Social Work England registration
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Hold a full UK licence
• Post-qualified experience
• Degree level or equivalent in Social Work

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