Children with Disabilities Team Manager - Nottingham

CWD Team Manager

Please note that only Social Work England Registered Social Workers with Right to Work in the UK will be considered for this role, please do not apply if you are not a SWE Registered Social Worker who has the Right to Work in the UK.
Caritas Recruitment is recruiting an experienced Children's Social Work Team Manager to lead a Children with Disabilities (CWD) / Disabled Children's Team with Nottingham City Council.

£42.00 per hour Umbrella | £31.23 PAYE | 37 hours per week | Inside IR35

This is a Team Manager opportunity providing operational leadership to a team delivering statutory Social Work services to children and young people with disabilities and their families.

You will oversee safeguarding, statutory assessments, care planning and reviews, while providing high-quality reflective supervision and management to Social Workers and support staff.
Key responsibilities:

Lead and manage a Children with Disabilities (CWD) / Disabled Children's Social Work Team
Provide reflective supervision, guidance and professional oversight to Social Workers and support staff
Oversee safeguarding practice and complex casework
Ensure high-quality statutory assessments, care planning and review processes
Monitor case progression and ensure work is completed within statutory timescales
Provide oversight and challenge around risk, safeguarding and decision-making
Ensure practice complies with relevant legislation, policies and statutory guidance
Promote relationship-based and child-centred Social Work practice
Work closely with families to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people with disabilities
Develop effective multi-agency working with Education, Health and other partner agencies
Manage performance and promote consistently high standards of Social Work practice
Drive service improvement and contribute to a positive and supportive team cultureCandidate requirements:

Qualified Social Worker with a recognised Social Work qualification
Social Work England registration
Significant post-qualified Children's Social Work experience
Management, leadership or supervisory experience within Children's Services
Experience working with Children with Disabilities (CWD), Disabled Children and/or children with complex needs is highly desirable
Strong safeguarding and risk-management experience
Sound knowledge of statutory Children's Social Care practice
Experience of assessments, care planning and statutory reviews
Strong multi-agency working skills, including partnership working with Health and Education
Ability to provide effective reflective supervision and performance management
Strong leadership, communication and decision-making skillsThis role would particularly suit experienced CWD Team Managers, Children with Disabilities Team Managers, Disabled Children's Team Managers, or Children's Social Work Managers with relevant disability and safeguarding experience.

For more information on this role or for a discussion about Social Work opportunities across England and Wales please contact Gemma at Caritas Recruitment - (url removed) / (phone number removed)

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed