Assistant Team Manager - Single Point Of Access - Children

Social Work qualification must be held.

G11 £44,711 - £47,754 per annum

We are excited to be hiring a committed, creative and resilient Assistant Team Manager (Social Work qualified) to support our continuous improvement journey, towards best practice. This is evidenced within our recent positive Inspection.

Wrexham County Borough Council have an exciting opportunity within Children Services.

We are seeking an individual who is committed to achieving change for children and young people.

Why join Wrexham as a Children's Assistant Team Manager?

Our social workers will tell you: - "They feel supported by management, part of a team, and a place where they feel valued". Social Workers are encouraged and supported to be creative and strive for excellence in all areas.

Wrexham Children Service's is a place where everyone can THRIVE - through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment. We will provide you with:-
• the voice of the child is central to all our work
• Trauma informed approaches will be at the heart of your practice
• a supportive and collaborative working environment
• modern and bright office,
• excellent management support and supervision,
• personal career development and progression
• practice development sessions and reflection opportunities
• latest evidence based and direct work with children and young people

See what our Social Care workers have to say about working for Wrexham Council: Start your career in Wrexham

About the role

You will play a key role in supporting children and families

You will manage qualified and unqualified workers, with a focus on maintaining the highest professional standards through regular formal and informal supervision of staff. You will act as mentor for colleagues and take a lead in the induction of new staff. You will be expected to lead and develop areas of work within the team.

You will stay up to date with relevant legislation, law and best practice and we continue to develop continued professional development via excellent training opportunities.

You are an experienced front-line children's social worker who is committed to working alongside the team manager to provide support for the Social Workers and Child Social Care Assessors in a fast pace and supportive environment.

You are free-thinking and confident in decision making which will be demonstrated in your excellent management oversight on referrals received by the team.

You will be supportive and passionate to assist the manager to develop a high performing team, and to support in the development of staff to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people.

You will have advanced communication skills, you will be experienced in chairing meetings and previous experience of managing complex cases.

The Single Point of Access Team acts as the first point of contact, receiving requests for information, advice and assistance to support children and families and also to investigate safeguarding concerns.

The Single Point of Access Team brings key professionals together to facilitate early information sharing to support families and safeguard children. This is achieved by collating information from different agencies to inform interventions to achieve the best outcomes for children. An Assistant Team Manager in SPOA will predominantly be managing our inbox, making decisions on referrals interms of the local authorities initial response, they will be supporting and supervising social workers, reviewing cases and making decisions whether allocation is needed and attending meetings including Strategy Discussions and Strategy Meetings. Knowledge of the law in Wales including Section 5 is essential.

Why work with us?

At Wrexham Council, we value our employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being and professional development. When you join our workforce, you can look forward to:
• Up to 32 days annual leave per annum.
• Depending upon service area, you may be entitled to flexible and hybrid working options and could also gain 'flexi-days', building up time to take off by working when there are peaks in the service.
• Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Reward and Benefit Scheme.
• Training and Development Opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Program and Well-being initiatives.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Reduced rate Leisure membership.
• Access to a relocation package of up to £5,000,
• Detailed induction programme

To find out more about the role, please take a look at the attached job description which contains the essential criteria for the position.

Join us at Wrexham Council and be a part of a dedicated team making a difference in our community.

Please view our employee benefits available to you whilst working in the Council if you are successful in your application ( Working for us | Wrexham County Borough Council ).

An Enhanced DBS check & Social Care Wales registration is required for this position.

We are currently not a licensed sponsor with the Home Office, therefore unfortunately we are not able to sponsor a candidate who will require a visa to take up this role.

The Council welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, religious belief or age.

The Council is committed to developing its bilingual workforce and welcomes applications from candidates who demonstrate their capability to work in both English and Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.