CSW - Team Manager - Intervention & Planning (CP, CIN, Long Term) (Grade L)

1. Purpose of Job: To take day to day operational and financial responsibility for designated elements of the service, providing leadership and management and support to staff and ensuring that children’s needs are assessed in a holistic and timely manner and that appropriate services are provided to meet their needs

2. Key accountabilities:

To be responsible to a Head of Service for the effective management of the team, and the provision of a professional, child centred service in accordance with the relevant regulations, legislation, guidance, codes of practice, policy and procedures. To ensure that services are delivered in partnership with all key stakeholders so that children’s assessed needs are met on a planned, holistic basis within a family setting whenever this is consistent with their best interests. To deal with complex issues creatively and effectively in order to develop a responsive and effective service for users, delivered within designated budgets. To develop specialist knowledge in the field for which the post carries management responsibility, acting as a resource to both peers and more senior colleagues. To work with the Heads of Service and Assistant Director Social Care in meeting all operational and strategic developmental demands on the service contributing to the management of the service as whole. To be responsible for receiving, assessing, allocating, reviewing and closing cases. To keep abreast of developments in all the cases covered by the team. To assess the level of risk and/or service to be offered to users, ensuring that the highest priority work is allocated and that the safety and wellbeing of the child is secured. This includes making decisions about the immediate safety of children at risk of significant harm. To provide professional supervision to members of the team. To think creatively and imaginatively in order to solve complex professional problems concerning individual children, their families and other carers. To develop and maintain effective working relationships with relevant statutory and independent sector agencies e.g. teachers, doctors, psychiatrists, health visitors, police officers, requiring the capacity to advice and influence as appropriate.