About the role
Our client, Durham County Council has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Team Manager to join the Families First Service in the North of the County. The team is currently fully staffed and is preparing for service developments in line with upcoming government reforms. This is a key management position, overseeing a busy and supportive team that undertakes Child and Family Assessments, Section 47 enquiries, Children in Need, Child Protection, and Children in Care work. You will also be responsible for overseeing care proceedings and private law cases, ensuring high-quality practice and positive outcomes for children and families. As Team Manager, you will provide leadership, supervision, and support to Social Workers, including Newly Qualified Social Workers, while maintaining responsibility for team performance and service delivery.
What will your responsibilities be?
- Provide effective leadership and management within the Families First Service.
- Supervise and support Social Workers, including Newly Qualified Social Workers.
- Oversee Child and Family Assessments, Section 47 enquiries, Child in Need, Child Protection, and Children in Care work.
- Manage and oversee care proceedings and private law cases.
- Ensure statutory responsibilities and timescales are met across the service.
- Monitor team performance against key performance indicators and service objectives.
- Drive high standards of practice and ensure the quality of assessments, plans, and interventions.
- Work collaboratively with partner agencies to safeguard children and promote positive outcomes.
Benefits
- Competitive rate of pay at £37.66 per hour.
- Fully staffed team with a supportive working environment.
- Opportunity to contribute to service development and transformation.
- Support from experienced senior leaders and wider management teams.
- Opportunity to make a significant impact on outcomes for children and families.
Qualifications and Experience
To be successful in this role you must have;
- Social Work England registration.
- Eligible to work in the UK.
- Hold a full UK driving licence.
- Significant post-qualified experience within Children's Services.
- Previous management or supervisory experience.
- Strong knowledge of Child Protection, Children in Need, Children in Care, and Court Proceedings.
- Degree level qualification in Social Work or equivalent.
Why Liquid Personnel?
- Free DBS and compliance service
- Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
- Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
- Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
- Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
- Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
- “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
- “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *
Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.
Reasonable Adjustments
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.
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