Practice Manager - Duty and Assessment Team
Salford CouncilSalford, North West
Overview
This is a local council role (full time) with Salford Council based in Salford. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Practice Manager Duty and Assessment Team
Fixed Term - 12 months Maternity Cover
Working hours: 36 hours per week
Interviews to be held on 17th November 2026
An excellent opportunity has arisen to appoint a Practice Manager within our Duty and Assessment Team.
We are on our way to achieving our goal to provide Outstanding support and care to children, families, carers and practitioners across Salford.
The post holder will have at least 5 years post qualifying Social Work experience, have experience of delivering supervision, be able to display and promote Salford’s behaviours and values, whilst demonstrating enthusiasm and passion for protecting children and young people across the city.
In Salford, we are interested in you as a person and the practitioner you are or who you aspire to be.
- Oversight and management of the day to day delivery of all aspects of the Social Work team. Your role will have a focus on the quality and improvement of social work and service deliver
- You will ensure the service is facilitating effective participation of children, young people and families and that their lived experiences are known, understood and inform plans.
- You will be responsible for ensuring documentation, record keeping, accounting and communication is maintained, and effective information strategies and systems are in place to enable appropriate sharing of data and information. Including responding to complaints.
- You will ensure the regular and effective analysis, monitoring, measurement and maintaining of the performance of the team to ensure impact on outcomes for children and families is understood.
- You will be accountable to the Service Manager for staff supervision, care and development of the team.
- Up to 34 days holiday a year (plus bank holidays).
- Competitive salary
- Free parking
- Hybrid working giving flexibility for you to manage your diary and offer a better work/life balance.
- Recently refurbished office space with free parking on site. The majority of our teams are sat together in Swinton at Unity House.
- Rich in resources to help you with any child or family you work with.
- Robust training offer and mentoring scheme to support you with your career and aspirations.
- A comprehensive Wellbeing Offer
- Regular, quality, reflective supervision from a consistent management and leadership team.
If you are interested in knowing more about the role of the practice manager or our offer to you please contact keeley.mcilvaney@salford.gov.uk
If you have completed the GM Elevate Leadership Development Programme within the last 2 years, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.
Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants
What we need from you if you are invited to interview:
- Passport/ID - You will be required to provide original documentation confirming your right to work in the UK. Successful candidates will also be required to provide proof of address.
- Qualifications/registrations if applicable for the role
Want to know more about Salford?
As an authority we are dedicated to improving the lives of our residents, and as an employer we are passionate about helping individuals to thrive in their work. We are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive culture and are proud of our professional accreditations which champion this.
Find out about our city as a place to live, work & grow, and learn more about the amazing work we are doing. You’ll also find out about the wealth of benefits we have to offer you on our Salford pages!
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