Team Manager - Children in Care - 3 Month Contract

Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, supervise, and support a team of Social Workers.
  
  


• Oversee care and permanence planning for children and young people in care.
  
  


• Maintain high standards of social work practice within the team.
  
  


• Advocate for trauma-informed and relationship-based practice.
  
  


• Assist practitioners in forming meaningful and consistent relationships with children and families.
  
  


• Monitor performance, quality assurance, and service delivery.
  
  


• Offer guidance and professional oversight on complex cases.
  
  


• Ensure adherence to statutory duties, policies, and procedures.
  
  


• Collaborate with partner agencies and professionals.
  
  


• Support service priorities and improvement initiatives.
  
  


• Utilize management information systems to track performance and outcomes.
  
  


• Drive positive outcomes for children and young people through effective leadership and decision-making.
  
  


• Foster a positive, aspirational, and high-performing team culture.
  
  

Essential

• Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration.
  
  


• Extensive experience in Children's Social Care.
  
  


• Proven management, supervisory, or leadership experience.
  
  


• In-depth knowledge of Children in Care and Care Proceedings practice.
  
  


• Experience in managing complex child care cases and care planning.
  
  


• Strong safeguarding and risk management expertise.
  
  


• Exceptional leadership and people management skills.
  
  


• Ability to handle competing priorities and demanding workloads.
  
  


• Strong analytical, planning, and decision-making capabilities.
  
  


• Excellent communication and partnership-working skills.
  
  


• Proficiency in using management information and performance systems.
  
  


• Ability to lead teams within a trauma-informed and relationship-based practice framework.
  
  

Desirable

• Previous experience as a Team Manager within a Children in Care Service.
  
  


• Experience in service improvement and quality assurance activities.
  
  


• Familiarity with restorative or strengths-based practice models.
  
  


• Experience leading within a large local authority environment.
  
  

What's on Offer?

• £41.42 per hour (Umbrella)
  
  


• 3 Month Contract
  
  


• Full-Time Hours
  
  


• Bi-Weekly Pay
  
  


• Flexible Hybrid Working Arrangement
  
  


• Supportive and collaborative management environment
  
  


• Opportunity to lead a dedicated Children in Care team
  
  


• Career-enhancing management experience
  
  


• Potential for contract extension