Children's Team Manager - Family Help

Our client Manchester city council is looking for a Children's Team Manager to join their Family Help team.

A Team Manager is needed for the Children's social work team in South Manchester based in Wythenshawe. The service is currently a test & learn site for the Family First Reforms and a new Family Help model of working. This means that the service operates a throughput service covering duty and longer term work including CIN, CP, PLO and care proceedings. The Team Manager will be responsible for a team of 2 Advanced Practitioners and 4 Social Workers. The team will be part of a 10 week allocation rota when they will be allocated new referrals via AGS (MASH team). The team are responsible for all initial assessments and intervention and continuing to work with families throughout involvement. The team manager will have oversight of children who are subject to child in need, child protection, pre-proceedings, care proceedings and awaiting adoption. You will be a strong, exp...