Team Manager

Opus people solutions on behalf of Walsall Council have an exciting opportunity for a Team Manager to join their Family Safeguarding team

Job Title: Team Manager – Family SafeguardingLength of assignment: 12 MonthsHours per week: 37Hourly rate: 41.41 per hourLocation: WalsallRemote/Office based: Hybrid 2-3 days in the office

The Role

As Team Manager you will be responsible for the leadership and management of a social work team ensuring that vulnerable children and their families receive responsive services that safeguard and promote their welfare.You will manage a team of up to 6 social workers including a senior practitioner and senior specialist social workers. Within the Locality you will working alongside four further team managers one in duty and assessment and three others within the family safeguarding teams.

Walsall Children’s Social Care have adopted the Family Safeguarding Model with support from the 'Strengthening Families, Protecting Children Programme’ and investment from the Department for Education. This has involved creating Family Safeguarding Teams that include Social Workers, and Specialist Practitioners to support parents experiencing domestic abuse, mental health problems or drug and alcohol misuse. In addition, we offer a tailored programme of support and intervention, with all work being centred on Motivational Interviewing skills and more effective case recording through the workbook. All staff will receive training in the model and support in its implementation.If you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Team Manager experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you.