Assistant Team Manager - MASH
Swindon
£41/hr, plus £100 per week to use towards either mileage or accommodation if candidate lives 50 miles or more from Swindon.
Start date: ASAP

An exciting opportunity has developed within the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub in Swindon Borough Council for an Assistant Team Manager. The managerial role is non case holding and is in a dynamic environment where you'll be working alongside other partner agencies to help to identify risk, protective factors and inform decision making. This is a fast paced team which requires an assistant team manager who is able to work to strict deadlines and make safe and robust decisions under pressure.

The rate is £41 per hour, plus £100 per week to use towards either mileage or accommodation if candidate lives 50 miles or more from Swindon.

Job Purpose

• To deliver and improve services for Children, young people and their Families through the provision of highquality social work interventions, and effective partnership working with all those involved with the child.
• To lead and direct a team of professional social workers and other staff alternatively qualified together with
• support staff to provide services to children, young people and their Families requiring support/ and or
• intervention. Services to be delivered in accordance with legislation, Corporate and Directorate policies and
• allocated budgetary limits.
• To be a champion of Social Work values and delivering interventions that work to keep children safe and,
• where possible and achievable, within their own family or extended networks.
• To operationally manage and supervise the team to ensure high quality service to individuals, children,
• families and/or communities; focussed on good outcomes with timely interventions at the right level; within
• statutory guidelines and within given resource and budget availability.

Qualifications
* Diploma or Degree Level Qualification in relevant area (essential)
* Post Graduate qualification in field of practice (essential)
* Registered Social Work Practitioner, SW England (essential)
* Qualification in, or working towards, Leadership/Management (preferred)
* Coaching certificate, or working towards (preferred)
* Enhanced DBS certificate required