Team Manager, Central Children's Disability Team

About Us Disabled Children in Oxfordshire matter and our service is committed to helping children and families live better lives. Thats not something we say, its who we are and what we do. The Disabled Childrens service across Oxfordshire is growing and developing, and we have and exciting opportunity for an experienced Team Manager to come and join our innovative service. We work closely with the families who use our services, and enjoy positive relationships with children and parent/carers. Co-Production is the lynchpin of everything we do, and we believe strongly in working with and alongside families, rather than doing to to get the best possible outcomes for each and every child and family we work with., About the Role The Team Manager plays a key role in the service, you will be responsible for the daily operational running of the team. Line managing a team of practitioners (Senior Practitioners, Social Workers and Disability Practitioners) and providing support to the two other teams when required. You will be expected to take a lead role on behalf of the Disability Service in some areas of whole service development, we welcome and encourage new thinking and ways of working.

About you You will have an excellent working knowledge of childrens social work practice, and a proven track record in safeguarding children. We recognise the added vulnerability of Disabled Children and the service undertakes and you will be expected to be the operation lead on all aspects of social work practice including: Child in Need, Child Protection, Children subject to PLO and Care Proceedings and Children who we care for (plus young people Leaving Care). The huge variety of work will offer you professional challenges and the chance to develop your social work leadership and management skills, for example in communication with and safeguarding children with additional and complex needs, and in working in partnership with parents and with professionals from many different agencies and discipline.