Social Worker Team Manager - Grade 12 (Social and Healthcare Qualified)

Children's Social Worker Team Manager – Grade 12 Rate: £43 per hour (Umbrella)
Contract: Full Time
Working Pattern: Hybrid (flexibility required, including occasional out-of-hours work, travel, and emergency rota participation)
Are you an experienced Social Work professional ready to lead and inspire? We are looking for a dedicated Social Worker Team Manager to provide strong operational leadership and drive high-quality services for children, young people, and families. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in shaping practice through a strengths-based, relational, and trauma-informed approach.
About the Role As Team Manager, you will ensure that children and young people remain at the heart of all practice, delivering a responsive, safe, and effective service aligned with Our Way of Working.
You will lead a team of social workers, promoting a positive and high-performing culture while ensuring statutory responsibilities are met and risk is effectively managed.
Key Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership to deliver a stable, high-quality service
• Ensure effective risk management, safeguarding, and statutory compliance
• Lead on case oversight, decision-making, and escalation processes
• Manage and develop staff through:
  • Recruitment & induction
  • Supervision & appraisal
  • Performance management
• Foster a reflective, learning-focused culture through supervision and team development
• Oversee service performance and quality assurance, using data, audits, and feedback to drive improvement
• Build strong multi-agency partnerships to improve outcomes for children and families
• Contribute to strategic planning, service development, and reporting
• Manage resources in line with financial and organisational guidelines
• Support workforce and practice development alongside the Principal Social Worker and relevant service hubs

About You We’re looking for someone who is:

• A qualified Social Worker (registered with Social Work England)
• An experienced leader with a strong background in children’s services
• Skilled in managing complex risk and safeguarding cases
• Passionate about trauma-informed and relationship-based practice
• Confident in leading teams, developing staff, and driving performance
• Able to build strong partnerships across multi-agency settings

What’s on Offer

• Competitive rate of £43 per hour
• Flexible, hybrid working arrangements
• Opportunity to lead within a supportive and forward-thinking service
• A role where you can genuinely make a difference to children’s lives

Apply Now If you are passionate about improving outcomes for children and have the experience to lead from the front, we’d love to hear from you.
📧 Send your CV to: Nik.froud@servicecare.org.uk
📞 Call: 01772 208964

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