Our client Walsall Council is looking for a Children''s Team Manager to join their Children in care team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing and leading a team holding caseloads of children in care.
• Providing management oversight and decision-making on complex cases involving children and young people.
• Driving permanence planning to ensure timely and appropriate long-term outcomes.
• Managing caseload allocation, performance, quality assurance and compliance with statutory timescales.
• Monitoring progress against care plans to ensure positive outcomes for children and young people.
• Providing supervision, reflective practice, guidance and support to staff, including facilitating group supervision sessions.
• Leading team meetings and promoting effective communication, collaboration and consistency of practice.
• Chairing strategy discussions and providing oversight of safeguarding concerns, risk management and service interventions.
• Making complex decisions in line with legislation, statutory guidance and local procedures.
• Working collaboratively with partner agencies to deliver effective multi-agency services.
• Leading recruitment, induction, development and performance management of staff.
• Managing budgets and resources effectively to ensure value for money.
• Contributing to service planning, development and continuous improvement.
• Promoting a restorative approach and driving improved outcomes for children, young people and their families.
• Supporting practitioners with complex casework, escalation of risks and care planning decisions.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to -250* per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

*Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.