Team Manager (Children's)

Job title

Team Manager (Children's)

Job Category

Social Care Qualified

Location

Westmorland Road, Huyton, Knowsley, Merseyside, L36 6GA,

Knowsley Borough Council

Hours per week

36

Salary

£28.00 per hour

Mainly office based as most meetings are face to face but some are held over MS Teams.

This is for a Child Protection Chair and must have experience of Child Protection and chairing conferences.

Job description

1. Ensure the maintenance of the child protection and looked after children management systems, in line with legislative requirements, Department for Education regulation/guidance and the service areas policies and procedures

2. Manage allocated resources in a timely, cost effective and performance orientated manner. In particular, be responsible for challenging and reporting on where services do not meet the required standards.

3. Monitor the accuracy of the information held regarding Children who are on a Child Protection Plan and Children who are Looked After.

4. Conduct Child Protection Conferences and Looked After Children Reviews in line with legislation, Policy and Procedure

5. Conduct audits of work as outlined in Knowsley’s Quality Assurance and Learning framework and Reg 44 visits to Care Homes where requested.

6. Have a significant role in the improvement of standards and quality across agencies through influence the chairing role.

7. Participate in the regular collection, collation, analysis and reporting of performance management information which meets the needs of the service area, the wider Council and service users

8. Personally conduct case reviews / investigations, recommending changes to procedure and practice in light of experience and in accordance with legislation and best practice

9. Undertake individual case management reviews pursuant to Chapter 8, Working Together to Safeguard Children and represent the service on Serious Case Review Panels

10. Work with and support other services and organisations to ensure a ‘joined up’ approach to safeguarding children and take a co-ordinating role where child protection issues arise.

11. Support the development of the programme of systematic review of the effectiveness of policies, procedures and practices in relation to child protection and children looked after

12. Represent the Directorate at a range of strategic and operational multi agency fora, such as Multi Agency Child Sexual Exploitation Meeting.

13. To actively contribute to the design and implementation of staff training programmes associated with Safeguarding and Children Looked After issue on an intra and inter directorate level. Personally undertake and deliver training as required.

14. To actively support the work of the Service Manager – Safeguarding Quality Assurance.