Posted 28/08/2024
£44,428 - £47,420 per annum
Children’s First Contact manages the input of referrals into Children’s Services. The referrals are checked for any safeguarding concerns and actioned accordingly line with the Wales Safeguarding Procedures, cascaded to the appropriate teams internally or passed onto our Early Help Service. As a Deputy Team Manager within Children’s First Contact Team you will be responsible for responding to all reports received, allocating accordingly or passing on to the relevant agency or internal team. The practitioner will be expected to liaise and work closely with other statutory agencies. You will join an established team that operate within our Children’s Services remit and will take responsibility for ensuring policies and processes are formulated and adhered to.
You must be a strong and motivated practitioner and have the vision and drive to deliver a range of high-quality, cost-effective outcome focussed social care, to children and their families, thus paying particular attention to risks associated to the child and their family.
The team also complete Pre-Birth Risk assessments and Private Law work in the completion of Child Impact Analysis and Section 7 and Section 37 reports.
Working with a wide variety of agencies and professionals the role requires commitment, flexibility and a thorough understanding of all relevant standards and the Social Services and Well Being Act (2014) Wales. The role demands the ability to build effective relationships with social services teams and forge strong collaborative partnerships with other agencies.
Successful candidates must be registered with Care Council for Wales and will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Services check.
A driving licence is essential unless disability prevents the same.
Job Purpose:
The Deputy Team Manager provides support to and deputises for the Team Manager in the assessment and delivery of interventions for children, families and vulnerable adults. Their duties include the screening and allocation of cases, authorisation of assessments and care plans, and management of the Duty social work rota, as appropriate. They provide the Team Manager with support in the day to day operational business of the team and will provide supervision for the Senior Social Workers and Social Workers in the team.
Principal Accountabilities:
The largest council in north Wales, Flintshire is situated in the north east of the country neighbouring the Welsh counties of Conwy, Denbighshire and Wrexham and Cheshire West and Chester in England. A high performing council Flintshire is known for its innovation in public services and has a proud track record of protecting and valuing community-based services.
Uniquely placed Flintshire is the gateway to Wales – anyone coming to work with us will discover a truly lovely county. We pride ourselves on continuously improving our services. As an employer, we recognise our most valuable assets are our people. We strive to be an employer of choice by providing a range of benefits that help us secure the engagement of employees and motivating them to deliver to the citizens of Flintshire County.
County Hall,
Mold
CH7 6NB
Buckley Train Station 1 mile / 20mins walk
Buckley, Bryn Awelon 0.1 miles / 3mins walk