Posted 15/09/2024
£44,428 - £47,420 per annum
Salary: G08 £44,428 - £47,420 per annum
Package: Permanent 37 hours per week
The Permanence and Pathways Team manages the Care and Support for children looked after and care leavers in Children’s Services. The children will have a Part 3 Assessment and a Part 6 Plan. As a Deputy Team Manager within the Team, you will be responsible for supporting the care planning for all children looked after and for care leavers. The Deputy Team Manager 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 children and young people.
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.
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