Team Manager | County Durham | Children Services

Reference: AS28_1777559138

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Team Manager for a children services within County Durham, based in the North East of England

You will be working in the Families First Team which is Assessment and intervention, and Child protection / Safeguarding

You need to have worked as a children's social worker for at least 5 years and have management experience. Will consider an experienced assistant Team manager.

You need to have assessment and safeguarding experience, not necessarily as a manager

Working with Caritas Recruitment offers you a number of benefits including:

  • Your own dedicated specialist consultant
  • Access to the widest variety of social work jobs across 180 authorities and private organisations throughout the UK
  • Prompt and reliable payroll
  • Free DBS and compliance service
  • £200 referral fee

For more information on this role or any other roles in the North East please contact me on 0 7 8 7 2 3 8 9 9 8 7 and ask for ANDY SCULLY or email me at; a.scully @ caritasrecruitment.com

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

£36.61 - £37.71
Per hour
GBP36.61 - GBP37.71 per hour

Durham

Contract

Added 30/04/2026
Reference: AS28_1777559138

Team Manager | County Durham | Children Services

Durham
Contract

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