Practice Manager - Leaving Care Team

• To assist the Team Manager as required, in all aspects of the team’s work including the allocation of work; maintaining, developing and encouraging high professional practice standards; and supporting the supervision and development of individual staff.
• To lead a team of HCPC Registered and unregistered staff, and under the direction of the Team Manager, ensure the operational delivery of a Children’s Social Care Service is in accordance with legislation and Local policies and delivers best outcomes for children.
• To enable and challenge other 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 development targets and objectives whilst balancing this with the development of staff skills and ongoing training and development needs.
• To model and use critical reflective skills in management, practice or organisational supervision settings to enhance best practice. Model and support other to maintain professional and personal boundaries, and enhance the skilled use of self in more complex situations.
• To lead and develop a working environment that promotes a learning culture and active practice development within the work place.
• To keep up to date with good practice guidance, current legislation, Government initiatives, and local policies and procedures with a view to playing a lead role in disseminating these within the team.
• To provide consultation, advice and guidance to team members on professional issues.
• 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 practise 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.
• To assist, when required, in ensuring that the council’s employee communication system (CASCADE) is fully implemented and maintained in order that all employees receive appropriate information and that employee feedback is encourage.
• To actively participate in the overall management and development of the service through Team Meetings and Service wide meetings.

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Continual professional development.
• Social Work England registered.

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