Details:
- Salary: £41,000 - 52,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Birmingham West Midlands (County)
- Date: 2 weeks ago
Description:
We are looking for a Team Case Manager to work at a Family Assessment Centre in Birmingham and be part of the Senior Management Team which is responsible for undertaking comprehensive assessments with vulnerable children and their families in a residential and community-based setting and within the Working Together 2018 Assessment Framework.
You will need to have a minimum of 2 years social work experience preferably in child protection and court work and preferably someone who has completed their ASYE. You will need to have a good understanding of intervention and assessments and hold a social work degree.
Team Case Manager responsibilities include:
To provide a high quality and dependable standard of service which meet our organisations values and standards.
* To ensure that the child's immediate welfare is afforded paramount consideration,
* To conduct assessments which fall within the ‘Working Together documents’ protocol,
* In conjunction with the Centre Managers and members of the Executive Team, develop existing policies and procedures, service provision and resources,
* To case manage up to three families (community based or residential) at any one time and provide cover for any absent Case Manager,
To be responsible for undertaking comprehensive assessments taking a leading role in:
* Constructing an ‘initial’ baseline (2-4 weeks) assessment
* Undertaking comprehensive parenting/risk assessments that inform other professionals and the court, long term recommendations in relation to the welfare and safety of a child
* Devising, implementing, supervising and evaluating work programmes incorporating direct interventions which will inform your final recommendations
* Completion of reports and finalising the assessment process making decisive recommendations
SCR social care is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of vulnerable adults / children as a priority. This is reflected in our pre-employment checks and requirement to verify and check the identity and references of all applicants