Locality Team Manager for Disabled Childrens Services, Skipton

Job context The post is based within the Inclusion Service to ensure close collaborative working with the SEND teams. However, close working relationships across wider Children and Families service is a requirement within the role This role will involve working in an integrated way with key internal and external partners to ensure that the assessed needs of children and young people and their parents are met and there is collective responsibility for outcomes and resources required. A DBS check is required. Job purpose To lead and manage a team of social workers in a locality area who are responsible for a caseload of families with disabled children to ensure their needs are assessed and they receive an appropriate plan of support to meet need. To ensure high performance in terms of practice, assessment, review and resource management. Operational Management: To ensure high performance of social workers through regular supervision, professional development and observations of practice To ensure safeguarding practice across the team and ensure manager oversight of child protection, safeguarding issues and families at risk of crisis To ensure that assessments of need are high quality, reflect family context and the impact of the childs disability To ensure that the team performs highly against key performance indicators and standards and embraces the vision and values of the wider childrens social care workforce in NYC To ensure high quality assessment and outcome information as part of the statutory EHC process and participates in annual reviews and transition planning. To ensure responses to meeting assessed needs of families are proportionate, cost effective and regularly reviewed To ensure that the quality and development of the service area is informed by feedback from parents/carers, children and wider stakeholders To attend or chair planning, placement or review meetings and promote multi-disciplinary approaches Resource management: Lead and manage a group of team managers including responsibility for their recruitment, development, appraisal, attendance management, grievance/discipline/capability issues etc. To be responsible for the staffing and commissioning budget for the locality and to take corrective action to address pressures on the budget To ensure continuing care assessments are carried out for identified children to ensure appropriate health contributions, escalating as necessary to review the decision To ensure regular review of funding allocations for individual families as needs change and ensure consistency of decision making across social workers in the team To ensure plans to support families and children with disabilities are cost effective and proportionate To take responsibility for the performance of the team and manage the overall work of a Childrens Social Care team, taking responsibility for decision making, professional judgements and delegation as appropriate. To ensure staff in the team are clear about what is expected of them, are kept informed about their performance and enabled to develop the necessary skills and knowledge through supervision, appraisal and development opportunities. Be accountable for service delivery outcomes in your area of responsibility. Chair panels regarding complex staff issues Drive continuous performance improvement Partnerships: To actively promote inter agency working, planning and developing services with schools, health, other LA services and the voluntary sector To provide professional advice to colleagues in children and families on assessment and meeting needs of children with disabilities To build strong relationships with SEND Hubs, to ensure a joined-up approach to meeting education and care needs To work closely with health to ensure collective responsibility for identifying how needs are met and funded Strategic management: To contribute to the development of service and team plans to meet the needs of the population served, in line with key performance objectives, priorities and quality assurance principles. To contribute to Corporate Directorate and cross Directorate strategic developments Communications: Establish rapport and respectful, trusting relationships with children, young people, their families and carers. Establish a high profile and strong working relationships with health, HAS, colleagues across CYPS and the third sector Ensure strong communication across the team to keep staff aware of developments and performance Remember and understand the procedures and legislation relating to confidentiality issues that apply to your job role Understand the key role and value of parents and carers; know when to refer them for further sources of information advice or support Systems and information: Ensure high quality case recording which is subject to regular quality assurance Use systems and information as appropriate to quality assure the work of other professional and support staff. Effectively evidence management oversight of critical decisions and practice. Ensure complex cases are subject to review to identify lessons to be learnt Encourage families and children and young people to share information on their experience of the service they receive Ensure service information is available to services users, their families and the general public as appropriate Understand the importance of sharing information, how it can help and the dangers of not doing so. Safeguarding: Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people that you are responsible for and come into contact with. Be aware of the Local Safeguarding Children Board and its remit Know about data protection issues in the context of your role Know when and how to discuss concerns with parents and carers Appreciate the effects of witnessing upsetting situations and know how to get support

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