Team Manager - Children with Disabilities
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced children's social care manager to lead a team delivering statutory services to children and young people with disabilities, ensuring they receive high-quality support and achieve positive outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead, supervise and support a team delivering statutory social work services to children and young people with disabilities.
* Oversee safeguarding, assessments, care planning and review processes.
* Provide reflective supervision, guidance and performance management to social workers and support staff.
* Ensure compliance with legislation, policy and best practice standards.
* Drive high-quality practice and timely case progression.
* Promote effective multi-agency working with education, health and partner agencies.
* Support children and families through a relationship-based, child-centred approach.
* Contribute to service development and continuous improvement initiatives.
* Foster a positive, supportive and high-performing team culture.
Requirements
* Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration.
* Minimum 3 years post-qualified experience (PQE) within Children's Social Care.
* Previous Team Manager or significant supervisory/management experience.
* Experience working within Children with Disabilities services.
* Strong safeguarding knowledge and statutory social work experience.
* Enhanced DBS registered on the Update Service.
* Contactable references covering a minimum of 5 years employment history.
Working Pattern
* 3 days per week in the office
* 1 duty week every 4 weeks
Apply
For more information or to apply, please send your CV quoting Reference (phone number removed) to