Team Manager - Help & Protect - Knowsley
Merseyside, United Kingdom Permanent QSW childrens services, Adoption and fostering, Children and families, Young people and leaving care, CAMHS, Children and disabilities, Probation and youth offending
Children's Social Care Team Manager - Help & Protect
Knowsley Council | Permanent
Starting salary: £55,224 per annum
36 hours per week | Hybrid working
We're recruiting an experienced Children's Social Care Team Manager to join Knowsley's Help and Protect Service, overseeing work with Children in Need (CIN) and Child Protection (CP).
This is a permanent opportunity for an experienced social work leader who can provide strong management oversight, support high-quality practice and lead a team of Social Workers to deliver positive outcomes for children, young people and their families.
The role will include:
- Leading, motivating and supervising a team of Social Workers
- Providing regular reflective supervision, clear management oversight and effective decision-making
- Managing and monitoring the quality and performance of casework
- Ensuring statutory responsibilities and safeguarding duties are met
- Allocating and prioritising work effectively across the team
- Using audits, performance indicators and quality assurance to drive good practice
- Supporting the development, training and progression of staff, including ASYE Social Workers
- Leading service improvements and contributing to wider service planning
- Working closely with senior managers and partner agencies
- Ensuring practice remains child-focused, outcome-focused and compliant with relevant legislation, policy and procedures
Working arrangements
The role is 36 hours per week with hybrid working available.
There is an expectation to be office-based a minimum of 3 days per week. During the Team Manager's duty week, which is 1 week in every 8, the expectation is to be office-based for the full week.
Huyton, Merseyside
Starting salary: £55,224 per annum
Permanent position
This would be a great opportunity for an established Team Manager, or an experienced children's social care manager with strong CIN/CP, safeguarding, supervision and management oversight experience, looking for a permanent leadership opportunity.
Interested? Get in touch with me for a confidential conversation:
Lisa Hallinan
Principal Consultant | Caritas Recruitment
[email protected]
07469 676076
Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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