Description
Liquid Personnel is currently recruiting for an experienced Team Manager to join Bolton Council’s Leaving Care Service, working across the borough to support care experienced young people transitioning into adulthood.
Benefits:
- Excellent rate of pay
- Great Senior Management Support
- Flexible/Hybrid working
- Free onsite parking
- Paid for a 37-hour working week
- MS Teams interviews
What will your responsibilities be?
As a Team Manager for Bolton Council you will:
- Provide leadership and operational management of the Leaving Care Service, including oversight of social care staff and a Deputy Team Manager.
- Ensure the service remains focused on the needs, wishes, and best interests of young people, with effective pathway planning for Eligible, Relevant, Former Relevant and Qualifying care leavers.
- Manage performance standards, operational processes, and service delivery in line with statutory requirements and organisational expectations.
- Provide professional supervision, direction, and support to staff, ensuring effective workforce management and development.
- Participate in and promote service development initiatives, embedding best practice across the Leaving Care Service.
- Work within and contribute to multi-disciplinary and multi-agency networks to support positive outcomes for care experienced young people.
- Collate, monitor, and analyse performance data to ensure service delivery meets national and local standards.
- Maintain oversight of financial resources and service-related expenditure, ensuring accurate analysis and accountability in resource use.
- Participate in recruitment and selection processes in line with Bolton Council procedures.
- Chair and facilitate operational, development, and service meetings, contributing to service improvement and planning.
- Prepare for and participate in decision-making forums and deputise for senior management where required.
- Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, ethical, and organisational requirements, including safeguarding and corporate parenting responsibilities.
- Implement and monitor quality assurance systems, carrying out audits and contributing to continuous service improvement.
- Support staff management processes, ensuring compliance with HR policies including performance and capability procedures.
- Promote the voice of the child and ensure this is central to assessment, planning, and service delivery.
- Deliver briefings, training, and contribute to multi-agency learning and development as required.
Qualifications & Experience:
To be successful in this role you must have:
- Social Work England registration.
- Eligible to work in the UK.
- Hold a full UK driving licence.
- Degree level qualification in Social Work (DipSW/CQSW or equivalent).
- Extensive post-qualification experience within Children's Social Care.
- Previous management or supervisory experience within a Leaving Care, Children Looked After, or 16+ service.
- Strong knowledge of childcare legislation, including Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000, Children and Families Act 2014, and related statutory guidance.
- Experience of analysing data, managing performance, and improving service delivery.
- Strong understanding of corporate parenting responsibilities and Leaving Care processes.
Why Liquid Personnel?
- Free DBS and compliance service
- Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
- Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
- Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
- Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
- Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
- “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
- “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *
Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.
BH - 198767
GH - 35084
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