Team Manager

Job title: Team Manager
Job Category: Social Care Qualified
Location: One Avenue Road, Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B6 4DU, Birmingham Children's Trust
Hours Per Week :36.50
Pay: £30.41 per hour
at least two days a week

We are looking for a Team Manager for our Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children's Service

To lead a team of social workers delivering professional services that meet established legislative
requirements and adhere to the Social Work England (SWE) Code of Practice for Social Care
Workers.
• To provide operational leadership, vision and direction by delivering service improvement within a
social care service or disabled children’s or fostering and adoption service
• The Team Manager will be responsible for a team of staff consisting of 7; formed of social
workers, senior social workers, senior practitioners and social work support staff.
• To be accountable for ensuring the team achieves its operational plan; by promoting an
appropriate culture, empowering others and setting and maintaining high and measurable
standards of practice.
• To provide an effective child centred service, which complies with legal, regulatory and statutory
guidance, and leads to improved outcomes for children
• To ensure the promotion and safeguarding of children and young people's welfare is the
cornerstone of service delivery, taking responsibility for the implementation of legislation, policies
and procedures within the team/centre/designated specialism.

Basic
Enhanced x
Will this position have Line Manager
Responsibility?
Yes
Person Specification

Qualifications AF/Q DipSW or equivalent Social Work
qualification
Qualifications AF/Q Registration with Social Work
England (SWE)
Experience AF Demonstrates significant
professional social work
confidence, underpinned by
practice experience and learning
Experience AF Proven track record of
successfully managing change
and service/practice
improvement
Experience AF Experience of delivering services
through a regulatory inspection
process
Experience AF Experience of providing
supervision to students or social
workers; creating a positive
team environment; supporting
performance
Experience AF Experience of building and
maintaining effective
relationships with colleagues,
external agencies, children and
their families
Experience I An understanding of the
importance of robust financial
management
Skills I Pro-actively seeks to safeguard
children drawing on a wealth of
knowledge and sound
judgement to protect children
from harm and ensuring
appropriate and timely action is
taken when necessary
Skills I Works collaboratively with
colleagues and other agencies to
achieve this aim.
Skills I Demonstrates effective risk
management skill and decision
making.
Skills I Sets clear direction, objectives
and responsibilities, assumes
accountability and inspires
others by acting with integrity.
Skills I Builds and motivates teams,
creating a positive environment
which encourages open
discussion and innovation,
supports high performance and
builds capability
Skills I Communicates effectively across
a range of contexts including the
ability to create and deliver
concise, engaging and accurate
information to a range of
audiences, adapting style and
content to the needs of the
audience and checking
understanding
Skills I Ability to understand and
interpret complex written
reports and policy documents,
including the ability to evaluate
arguments.
Skills I An ability to fulfil all spoken
aspects of the role with
confidence using the English
Language as required by Part 7
of the Immigration Act 2016
Skills I Shows respect for diversity and
values individual differences
Skills I Treats all people fairly and
appropriately regardless of race,
religion, belief, gender, age,
disability, sexual orientation,
appearance or position.
Skills I Demonstrates an understanding
of disadvantages and social
deprivation
Skills AF/I Must be required to have a clear
understanding and commitment
to equality, diversity and
inclusion matters and to
promote anti
-discriminatory
practices and behaviours.
Skills I/P Focuses on results, taking
personal responsibility for
delivering on performance
objectives and delivers a high
quality service.
Skills I/P Promotes change, considering
options and taking forward new
initiatives.
Skills I Displays resilience and control in
difficult situations, managing
pressure well and encouraging
others to be adaptable.
Skills I/P Implements change projects and
operational activities.
Skills I Successfully builds and
maintains effective relationships
with colleagues and external
agencies, children and their
families
– demonstrating
effective interpersonal skills in
dealing with people at all levels
and from a range of
backgrounds.