Deputy Team Manager - Adoption Support

Job description

Job responsibilities

Supervision and/or Management of People

Full accountability for a team of staff including; managing performance, monitoring quality and quantity of work; disciplinary matters; employee wellbeing; training and development

Indicative qualifications

Degree in relevant profession, or equivalent experience/skills

Licence / certificate / qualification required for the role

ITQ 2 or equivalent ICT skills and abilities, demonstrating significant experience in IT systems. Level 4 in management or equivalent experience

Knowledge and Skills

Experience of managing, motivating and developing a diverse team of staff

Experience of managing staffing budgets

Significant relevant professional experience post qualification in a similar work environment.

Expert knowledge of relevant policy, systems, work practices, professional guidelines, legislation and a good understanding of emerging developments in the area of specialism.

Excellent ICT skills including use of Microsoft applications and specialist systems

Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workloads of a team to achieve deadlines

Thorough knowledge of other areas of the authority relevant to the service.

Ability to interpret and analyse statistical and numerical data, drawing conclusions from the data to inform decision making.

Experience of defining and developing systems, policies, procedures and / or practices.

Experienced project manager with a good understanding of project management methodologies and systems.

Excellent time management skills to manage a complex workload prioritise and set deadlines.

Transformation management skills to advise on process flow, removal of waste and duplication within and across service areas.

Ability to produce business focussed, user friendly reports, policy and project documents where appropriate.

Authority and credibility to build relationships and engage successfully with colleagues, customers and partners

Creativity and Innovation

Work on own initiative to manage own activities and the work of the team contributing to longer term activities / plans for the service area.

Apply professional knowledge and experience to interpret and recommend policy, resolve complex issues, proactively anticipate problems and deliver solutions which enhance the quality and efficiency of services.

Responsible for meeting performance standards within a policy framework and regulatory guidelines. Considerable scope to exercise initiative in taking action - within the boundary of well-defined policies.

Allocate work to the team monitoring quality and outputs

Proactively manage staffing issues

Research and resolve problems, provide advice and guidance to the team on processes and procedures

Lead research and development of systems, policies, procedures and / or standards within specialist area

Analyse data/information to highlight and prioritise issues for further investigation, recommending solutions where appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A Social Work Qualification (degree or equivalent) and current registration with Social Work England

Experience

Essential

• At least two years experience relevant to adoption within the past five years.
• In-depth knowledge and experience of childcare law and practice.
• The ability to analyse complex information to make recommendations and informed decisions

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Wiltshire Council

Address

Bristol City Council

Smeaton Road

Bristol

BS1 6XN

Employer's website

http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)