Team Manager – Child Protection - Stoke

We are looking to recruit a Team Manager – Child Protection within the Social Care industry in Stoke. The Team Manager – Child Protection team vacancy within Stoke will be for an initial 3-6 months with potential for extension subject to internal circumstance and your performance.
The duties for the team manager job can include up to the following:
Minimum of 3 years post qualification children and families work

3 years statutory work, including child protection
Literacy and numeracy to the required level
DipSW/CQSW equivalent
Post qualifying supervision of SW's or students
Basic training in management competencies
Children Act/Child Protection TrainingKnowledge of:

Child care legislation and relevant guidance, regulations and standards of best practice
Family Court procedures
DOH Guidance, Working Together To Safeguard Children and the Assessment Framework
Awareness of Issues arising from child abuse inquiries
Responsibilities of SSD in relation to children and families
Health and Safety Policies and ProceduresAbility to plan, manage and review service delivery

Recruit manage and develop staff
Ability to manage change and stress in self and others
Good written and verbal reasoning skills and the ability to produce reports to the required standard, to develop, monitor and maintain appropriate recording systems and to develop such skills in others.
Multi Agency working, and working together with families.
Ability to chair meetings involving service users and other professionals
Ability to analyse data
Good organisational skills
Able to make decisions and delegate tasks appropriately
Budget Management
Ability to establish and maintain appropriate professional boundaries with colleagues and service users and to ensure that workers in the team do the same
Benefits of working with Ackerman Pierce:

Your own personal consultant
Access to a variety of Social Care jobs Nationwide
Tier 1 agency
DBS and Compliance Service
Quick and Easy Registration Process
Access to CPD
Guaranteed weekly payment
To discuss this Team Manager role, or any similar vacancies we currently have available in Stoke, please contact and send your updated CV to Danny Evans on (url removed)