Team Manager – Children in Care

Team Manager (Children in Care)

Salary: PO6, SCP 35-38, £51,356 – £54,495 per annum + £3,000 Retention. Permanent, 37 hours per week. Based in Bradford.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 6 social workers of differing levels, a practice supervisor and a community resource worker.
• Offer reflective supervision to workers, both case and personal.
• Support the progression of staff and address poor performance when needed.
• Monitor team performance through audit activity, reflective group supervision and quality assurance activity.
• Undertake audit activity and disseminate identified learning.
• Undertake practice development projects with service users, colleagues and stakeholders.
• Attend relevant partner agency meetings and service manager meetings.
• Implement and support change within the team with a supportive and nurturing leadership style.
• Work to achieve permanency and outstanding outcomes for children and young people through relationship‑based practice.
• Chair multi‑agency meetings and make decisions linked to a thorough understanding of safeguarding thresholds.

Qualifications and Experience

• Hold a DIPSW or equivalent qualification and be registered with Social Work England as a qualified social worker, with at least four years post‑qualifying experience.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Have supervisory and/or management experience.
• Be experienced and expert in managing the delivery of quality outcomes for children and young people.
• Have the ability to build strong relationships with children, their families, colleagues and partner agencies.
• Be passionate about the development of others and embrace change.
• Strive for excellent practice, placing children and young people at the heart of decision making, and have experience tackling complex needs with enthusiasm, drive and determination.

Benefits

• Annual retention payment of £3,000, paid in 12 monthly instalments (non‑contractual, reviewed annually).
• Enhanced annual leave entitlement: 31 days rising to 34 with service (plus bank holidays).
• Excellent local government pension scheme.
• Competitive salary and pay progression structure.
• Supportive carer and parental policies.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Access to Occupational Health and confidential counselling services.
• Supportive staff networks.
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts, including cost‑of‑living support.
• Professional development, support and opportunities for career progression.

All candidates are required to disclose relevant personal information regarding criminal history prior to interview. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, including a check against the Children’s barred list, will be carried out on preferred candidates.

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