Early Help Team Manager

Salary range: Grade 16 (£62,574 - £64,839 p.a.) Contract: Permanent Hours of work: 36 hours per week Location: Croydon TEAM MANAGER - EARLY HELP Responsibilities The Team Manager will take operational responsibility for a team of social workers delivering Council's statutory responsibilities for children in respect of: T he assessment and care planning of children in need, including those in need of protection and subject to legal proceedings D irect work with children and families to achieve desired safety and well-being outcomes. P romoting the achievement of permanence by looked after children and care leavers through assessment and care / permanence planning up to the second statutory review. The Team Manager will take operational responsibility for a team of Social Workers in respect of: Qualified and registered Social Worker who is Social Work England registered Able to lead improvement in social work practice at an operational level through effective performance management Evidence of leading and managing operational change effectively. Able to lead and manage in an operational area dealing with high risk and high complexity in a way that delivers good safeguarding and well-being outcomes for children and families. Able to apply and use effectively at operational level outcomes-based quality assurance frameworks. About Us Croydon Council's priorities The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services

• Get a grip on the finances and make the council financially sustainable
• Become a council which listens to, respects and works in partnership with Croydon's diverse communities and businesses
• Strengthen collaboration and joint working with partner organisations and the voluntary, community and faith sectors
• Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice
• Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities Key Business Plan Outcomes
• Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning and learning
• Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn and fulfil their potential
• Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we're proud to call home
• People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer
• Croydon Council's new ways of working

The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.