Team Manager (Social Worker) – Permeance Team
Job Title: Team Manager (Social Worker) – Permanence TeamSpecialism: PermanenceLocation: Catford, UKSalary: £43.43 HourlyType: Locum, Ongoing, Full Time
Join us in Catford as a Team Manager in the Permanence Team, where you will play a key role in advancing permanency planning and adoption activities within Lewisham Council. Earn an attractive rate of £43.43 hourly while working full-time, 35 hours a week, with the flexibility of two days remote and three days in the office located at 1 Catford Road, Catford, London. This ongoing opportunity is perfect for those who thrive in dynamic environments and are eager to make impactful contributions to children’s social care.
Perks and benefits:
- Hybrid Working: Enjoy the flexibility of working remotely for 2 days each week while maintaining valuable in-person collaboration during office days.
- Dynamic Work Environment: Work alongside dedicated professionals in a supportive and engaging team setting.
- Locum Opportunity: Benefit from the flexibility and variety that locum work offers, helping you expand your experience and skills.
- Professional Development: Access ongoing learning and development opportunities to support your career progression and growth.
What you will do:
- Support permanency tracking and coordination, ensuring comprehensive oversight of children’s permanency plans across adoption, long-term fostering, special guardianship orders, reunification, and other permanency pathways.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date tracking data, dashboards, and reports to facilitate management oversight and governance.
- Assist in the preparation and chairing of permanency panels, adoption panels, and tracking meetings, including data collation, documentation, and monitoring.
- Collaborate with social work teams to identify drift and delay, supporting follow-up actions and escalation processes as necessary.
- Support adoption activities, including monitoring children’s journeys, placement progression, key milestones, and partnership reporting—liaising with regional adoption agencies to oversee progress.
- Contribute to service improvement and project initiatives, including the implementation of new tools, local policies, templates, and tracking processes.
- Liaise with internal teams such as IROs, commissioning, legal, and social care teams to ensure cohesive oversight of permanency planning.
- Ensure data quality and alignment between practice, recording systems, and performance reports.
- Produce clear, concise reports and briefings for managers and senior leaders.
- Provide direct line management/supervision of the Court Progression Lead and the Advanced Practitioner for Adoption/ADM.
Requirements:
- Experience working within children’s social care, adoption, fostering, corporate parenting or permanence-related services, or in a performance/project support capacity within a local authority.
- Exceptional organisation, coordination, and tracking abilities, with proven capability to manage multiple workstreams.
- Proficiency in working with data, spreadsheets, and case management systems including reporting, tracking, and quality assurance.
- Understanding of permanency planning and adoption processes with statutory knowledge at an overview level.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with practitioners and managers.
- Meticulous attention to detail and a dedication to enhancing outcomes for children.
- Experience in line management and supervision of staff.
Catford is a vibrant area in London, offering a fantastic quality of life with its rich community spirit, green spaces, and excellent transport links to the rest of the city. It’s a great place to live and work, providing the perfect backdrop for your next career adventure as a Team Manager in the Permanence Team. Come be a part of something meaningful—your contributions will directly impact the lives of children and families.
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