Team Manager Children Social Care Devon

Experienced Social Worker required for management role in Devon. An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Team Manager to join the Children & Families New schools team in Devon. Long term contracts with rates of pay £41.00ph. Excellent transport links to M5. Beautiful area close to the coast and vibrant city of Exeter. Flexible working with office base as required. Work with children and their families and not to or for them. These are the principles we are working hard to embed in Devon Children's Social Care. As a Team Manager for 8 Social Workers located in 8 school's across Devon you will manage a workload of children referred to Children's Social Care (CSC) who have met the local authority's threshold for a service ranging from those who are children in need to those who are children in care. You will have regular communication between you, the social worker and the school staff, sharing your knowledge and expertise, advice and support which increases their confidence in safeguarding issues, and improves the quality of school referrals. You will support Social Workers and Schools identify common issues in the school and challenge current ways of working in a restorative manner. You will champion the role of the social worker in the school, increasing awareness of the need to take a young person's wider circumstances into account, improving the service they receive. Team managers will have regular liaison meetings with their social worker and school leader responsible, so that there is a shared understanding of the children and risks, as well as the workload more generally. With the opportunities that will arise from social workers being based in school there may be an aspect of the role that could be described as preventative this may include advising staff, families and young people when they have concerns that they would like to discuss, or working with siblings in the family not considered as meeting threshold. This should not be confused with Early Intervention Work which should continue to be provided as a separate service and would include Team Around the Child and completing Early Help Plans. Schools are returning after c19 lock down. Social workers in school will be expected to comply with the H&S and risk assessment of the school they are placed in You will be Social Work England registered, ideally a driver with access to own car and able to reside and work in the UK As an Eden Brown Synergy candidate, you can take advantage of our competitive service offering: * Dedicated personal and professional service. * Free DBS check. * CV review service. * Interview advice. * Competitive rates of pay. * Post-placement follow up meetings. To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Care roles in South please contact Kelly Stock at Eden Brown on (phone number removed)/(phone number removed) or email your CV to: (url removed) Don't forget...Eden Brown Synergy offers a £200 referral bonus for Social Workers. If this role isn't for you but you know someone suitable, ask them to get in touch. £200 could be on it's way to you! Your expert recruitment consultant is Kelly Stock, call today on (phone number removed) or email (url removed) Eden Brown Synergy is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Synergy is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy