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Our client, Gloucestershire County Council, is looking for a Childrens Team Manager to join their Children & Families teams.

About the Job:

To lead, manage and be accountable for a team of social workers and other professionals in the delivery of statutory duties to children, young people and families.
Lead and provide day to day management of the team, providing appropriate support, personal development review and performance management to ensure the delivery of high quality services, the safety and well-being of the staff and effective use of resources.
Develop a clear team plan which links the strategic objectives of the organisation, local improvements in performance and learning from complaints.
Provide monthly supervision which is reflective but provides clear direction and challenge and prevent drift and delay in the child's journey.
Provide management oversight on all cases which evidences understanding of risk.
Quality assure the work of the team by a range of means including case file audit, DIP sampling, observations, and reflective supervision, and any other means as outlined in the quality assurance framework, and contribute to further developments of the framework.
Manage effectively the workflow within social work case loads to ensure that children and young people's needs are met appropriately within a timely manner.
To have management oversight on strategy meetings, CP conferences and PLO meetings, ensuring the quality and timeliness are achieved.
Make use of performance data and lead on the management and monitoring of team performance, holding performance clinics to improve operational outcomes in the team.
Managing individual performance/tackling under-performance and ensuring members of the team are supervised regularly inline with expectations.For all your hard work. You will receive the following:

Between £50,788 - £52,805 per annum subject to experience*
Annual retention payment of £2,000
Welcome payment of £5,000
Hybrid working opportunities (2-3 days in the office)
25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service*Please note that we pay up to £52,805 per annum, depending on experience and we pay an initial welcome payment of £5,000.

Benefits of working with Remedy

A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
Double payrolls each week. *Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit