Deputy Team Manager

Team: Disabled Children’s Service

Location: Liverpool

Start Date: ASAP

Contract: On going

Hours: 37 and HYBRID WORKING

Rate: £40 ph

A Deputy Team Manager is required for the Disabled Children’s Service in Liverpool.

The successful applicant for this post will need to be an experienced Deputy Team Manager in Disabled Children's Service, they must have an in-depth understanding and awareness of the oversight of processes required for Court of Protection work including assessing for Gillick Competency Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interests meetings. They must effectively support the team and Team Manager.

**This is a non-case holding role**

The aim of the Disabled Children’s Service is to work in partnership with disabled children and young people, their families, and carers to enable them to have the best opportunities in life.

The Disabled Children’s Team is a specialist social work team responsible for the assessment of disabled children and young people up the age of 18 and the provision of information and the packages of support to meet their assessed need.

This service is over and above that provided as part of universal or targeted services. The majority of families do not need a social worker and their needs are met by receiving support through universal or targeted services. At times these provisions may not be sufficient to meet the child or young person’s complex needs and additional support may be required.

Person centered thinking and planning is at the heart of the service.

The team provides both a social work and care management service. This includes working with children and young people and their families in need, child protection inclusive of child protection planning, pre proceedings and care proceedings and supporting Children Looked After

Our aim is to work in partnership with children, young people, their parents and carers and other professionals to provide support when it is needed.

The team works in partnership with Education, Health, other Social Work teams and Short Break providers to ensure good outcomes for children and young people are delivered.

Hybrid Working Pattern (post training) at least 3 varied days per week on site, so will live locally to Liverpool

Ashberry Recruitment would ask that applicants meet the following:

• DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work
• Social Work England registration
• Post qualification experience
• Enhanced and in date DBS certificate.
• Excellent communication skills and be able to make good decisions based on information available.
• One year minimum post qualified experience in Children’s Social Work
• Can work alone and within/contribute to a team/multi-agency set ups.
• Possess knowledge of service needs.
• Competent IT skills and be able to navigate electronic file/recording systems.
• Can write clear, concise, and robust assessment/reports/files.
• Have a flexible approach to work and working hours when the need arises

Why Ashberry?

• Dedicated experienced consultant providing the ultimate support through your job search
• Friendly compliance team to guide you through the registration and placement process
• £250 Referral bonus

For more information on this position or similar roles please contact Ashberry today.