Assistant Team Manager, Middlesbrough

Assistant Team Manager Location: Middlesbrough Pay rate: Up to £38 per hour Contract We are urgently seeking an Assistant Team Manager to support and lead a team of Children's Social Workers in the Middlesbrough area. This could be a great opportunity for a highly experienced Social worker to take their first step in to management The ideal candidates will be: ? Qualified Social Worker registered with HCPC. ? Experience of leading a team ? Experienced in working with children and families including those from vulnerable groups. ? Creative, flexible and forward thinking in approach. ? Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation and understanding of child protection issues. ? Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for children. ? Able to use excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users. ? Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans ? Committed to providing our service users with a high-quality service ? Experienced in working in a multi-disciplinary, inter-agency basis ? 2 years + post qualified experience In this role you will: ? Use skills, knowledge, and experience to make full assessment of risks protection and social care needs. ? Manage an agreed case load. ? Use specialist communication skills to achieve optimum outcomes for service users. ? Devise individual care plans, taking account of diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment. ? Offer advice and support to unqualified staff and students to assist development. This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:- ? Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to, ? easy registration process, referral schemes and incentives, ongoing compliance managed for you, prompt and reliable payroll and lots more. This role is ideally located for those travelling from areas such Durham, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Hartlepool and North Yorkshire. Please contact Jenny Lloyd for more details on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)