👩💼 Advanced Practitioner (Assistant Team Manager) - Children & Families, CONNECT Team
📍 Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West
🕣 Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:45 - 17:20
💷 Pay Rate: Up to £41.26 per hour (Umbrella, DOE)
💼 Contract Type: Full-time, Agency/Temporary
🏷️ Grade: 9
✨ About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Advanced Practitioner (Assistant Team Manager) to join our CONNECT Team (Assessment Team) in Ellesmere Port.
This is a non-case-holding position, ideal for a skilled practitioner looking to take the next step in their leadership journey. You'll play a key role in managing and supporting a pod of five Social Workers, ensuring that high standards of professional practice are maintained and that children and families receive timely, effective, and compassionate support.
You will work within a highly supportive environment, managed by an experienced Team Leader, where reflective supervision, teamwork, and professional development are prioritised.
🧩 Key Responsibilities
Provide supervision and professional guidance to five Social Workers within your pod.
Chair strategy meetings, ensuring clear plans of action and accountability.
Allocate new cases to team members, ensuring balanced and appropriate workloads.
Be on duty approximately once every three to four weeks to support incoming referrals.
Promote high-quality, evidence-based practice and maintain strong standards across the team.
Support the Team Leader with day-to-day operational management and service delivery.
Contribute to reflective discussions, training, and service improvement initiatives.
Model best practice and support professional development within the team.
What happens now?
If you're passionate about making a real difference and meet the qualifications outlined above, we would love to hear from you! Apply on below post
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We look forward to hearing from you!
