Team Manager – Family Safeguarding

Job Category: Social & Healthcare Qualified.
Location: Luton.
Start Date: Immediate Start.
Hours per week: 37.
Salary: £38.00.

About the job
The Family Safeguarding Service is a dynamic front line service which identifies, assesses and manages risk for children and vulnerable families. Working together with our MASH and Family Safeguarding colleagues, and our partners such as the police, health, and early help we focus on finding the best solutions for children and families. There’s plenty of opportunity to step up in your career or to consolidate your experience.
We’re passionate about helping you develop your career through regular supervision, coaching and mentoring. We are proud about the rapid achievements we’ve made through our daily SCRUM meetings and the imbedded Agile improvement framework. We work SMART and we strive for the best.

About you
You will be an experienced social worker with strong communications skills. You will lead and manage an experienced team of managers, practitioners, professionals within the Family Safeguarding Service aimed at supporting the best possible outcomes for children and young people. You will be able to build effective relationships with children and families, staff, public and other professionals.

You should have in-depth knowledge of legislation national guidance and best practice relevant to the post including statutory responsibilities relating to Children and Family Services, including appropriate quality standards and you’ll be part of a team that achieve high levels of performance.
We do ask that you have Dip SW, CQSW or recognised equivalent, substantial professional social work qualification and registered by the Social Work England.