Team case manager family assessment centre

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 #39;s immediate welfare is afforded paramount consideration, * To conduct assessments which fall within the lsquo;Working Together documents rsquo; 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 lsquo;initial rsquo; 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