Team Manager - Disabled Children Team

Eden Brown

Job Description

ESSENTIAL

DIPSW or equivalent social work qualification with GSCC registration.Experience of managing statutory childcare and significant exposure to complex cases including safeguarding children, legal proceedings children “looked after “ and disabled children.

Knowledge and understanding of the Children Act 1989 and 2004, Aiming High Agenda and Every Disabled Child Matters, including a comprehensive understanding of the issues relating to the management and delivery of a statutory social work service and short break services for disabled children.

Experience of supervising and managing social work staff including performance appraisal and review, which ensure that performance meets specified deadlines and targets in terms of both practise and performance management requirements

Excellent communication and organisational skills and a proven ability to develop and sustain effective working relationships and partnerships within the Joint Service for disabled children, other Local Authority groups, partner and external agencies which contribute to the development and delivery of an innovative service for disabled children and their families.

Proven management experience within a diverse service and ability to make decisions relating to the management of casework, staff, finances, the Centre, and deployment of resources within a seven day a week service and outside of normal working hours.

Please call Charlene 0207 422 7350 or send your updated CV to c.russell@edenbrown.com

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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