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Tempting Recruitment are working alongside our client, a Local Authority, who are looking to recruit an experienced Team Leader (Children's Social Care) to join their team based in London.
  
JOB DETAILS

• PAY RATE: £38 -£42 per hour
• WORK TYPE: Temporary
• WORK PATTERN: Full Time
• LOCATION: London

  
JOB SUMMARY
The Team Leader / Service Manager responsible to lead and continuously improve the quality and effectiveness of a team providing children’s social care services to children, young people and their families. To act as a key player in the within the service group contributing to the effective development of services which improve outcomes for children and young people.

JOB DESCRIPTION
The duties and responsibilities of the role will include:  

• Promote a child centred outcome focus through constructively and effectively challenging professional and managerial practice
• Maintain management oversight of children’s journey through the service, taking action to ensure that the appropriate help and intervention is provided in a timely way
• Support social workers and other practitioners to reflect on their practice, learn and continuously improve their practice through modelling professional behavior and addressing their continuing professional development needs

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE
The successful candidate will have the following skills and competencies:

• Registered Social Worker with Social Work England.
• Able to act at or exceed the expected capabilities for an Experienced Social Worker
• Able to provide professional leadership in a children’s social care setting.
• Evidence of continued professional development including being a practice educator

Please be advised that only candidates that have the specific skills and experiences required for this role will be shortlisted and submitted to our client for review.
HOW TO APPLY
Hit the APPLY button or contact Ellie Hibbard at Tempting Recruitment NOW.

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