Service Manager – IFD

Service Manager – IFD

Cambridgeshire

£500 per day

Full Time – Hybrid Working

Job Purpose:

• The purpose of the role is to manage, develop and continuously improve the delivery of a high quality and effective social work service that responds to the needs of children and their families in a timely manner and within statutory guidelines.
• The post holder has the responsibility to assess need and safeguard children in order to promote positive outcomes as outlined by national standards.

Principal Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Advise and lead the service at a local, district and County level using technical expertise and informed judgement to provide a statutory service and deliver successful outcomes.
• Provide leadership at a district level, leading and fully managing the social work offer through an effective multi-agency and multi-disciplinary social work provision on behalf of the council.
• Plan, manage and monitor the use of available resources to balance the demand for the service with the resources available.
• Model the values and principles that underpin high quality practice by leading by example having a clear understanding of a practitioner’s perspective.
• Develop and establish practice standards, expectations and timescales establishing clear lines of accountability, building trust, good morale for the team.
• Facilitate information exchange by establishing good communication mechanisms both internally and with external partners.
• Lead on practice development initiatives to ensure a confident and professional workforce.

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