Practice Manager, MASH Team

• To assist the Team Manager as required, in all aspects of the team’s works including the allocation of work, maintaining, developing and encouraging high-professional practice standards, and supporting the supervision and development of individual staff.
• To enable and challenge others to develop their knowledge base and skills, and make evidence-based judgements, including improved independent decision-making regarding risk.
• To be responsible for managing a team including the individual performance management and professional development of staff. This will include establishing regular individual and group supervision arrangements, mentoring and coaching staff, and setting and monitoring developmental targets and objectives whilst balancing this with the development of staff skills and ongoing training and development needs.
• To assist the Team Manager in developing and maintaining team plans and objectives that ensures delivery of the wider business plan. To take responsibility for ensuring compliance within the team with agreed working practices and identifying and meeting practice development needs.
• To represent the Team Manager at internal and external meetings where appropriate, and to act as Deputy to the Manager.
• To write complex reports and briefing papers on policy and operational issues for the Team Manager, Service Manager or Head of Service, and to actively participate in a range of meetings, case conferences or task forces, service and project management groups.
• To assist in ensuring that team members fulfil expectations in relation to the council’s statutory responsibilities, policies and standards and that all practice is delivered and maintained in accordance with Equality and Diversity policies and procedures.
• Evidence of excellent assessment skills, including the demonstrable ability to ensure regular reviews and risk management with a variety of individuals, carers or families.
• Extensive experience of effectively prioritising work and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Experience of maintaining and developing effective working relationships within a multi-agency partnership setting with evidence of the ability to influence change in order to maintain a focus on the needs of the Service users
• The role requires the post holder to demonstrate the ability to manage robustly a range of priorities, demands and analytical information to ensure that the service is being delivered effectively and team workloads are balanced.
• Any other duties appropriate to this area of work and consistent with the level of the post, as from time to time are required.

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.
• Experience of supervising and managing staff and social work students (practice teaching).

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