Children & Families Social Work Team Manager

Leaders in Care; Dunoon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care service provider in Dunoon is seeking a Children & Families Social Work Team Manager to provide strong leadership and oversee high-quality statutory services. The successful candidate will ensure child protection, manage complex cases, and support team development. This is an influential role contributing to service improvement within a dedicated team. Competitive hourly rate at £43 with a contract expected for 6-12 months, including agile working options.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rate

Tight knit team

Agile working

Market leading referral fee of £500

Qualifications

• Proven experience in social work leadership roles.
• Registered with the Scottish Social Services.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to a social work team.
• Ensure high standards of care and protection.
• Oversee complex cases and chair key meetings.
• Support and develop team members.
• Manage budgets and resources effectively.

Skills

Reflective leadership

Child protection

Risk management

Care planning

Resource management

Service development

Education

Social work qualification

Job description

Children & Families Social Work Team Manager

Are you an experienced and values-driven Social Work leader ready to make a real difference for children, young people and families?

We are seeking a Children & Families Social Work Team Manager to lead, support and develop a skilled social work team delivering high-quality statutory services. This is a key leadership role with responsibility for professional practice, safeguarding, staff development and service improvement.

Benefits

• £43 per hour
• Tight nit team
• Expected length of contract 6-12 months
• Agile working

About the Role

As Team Manager, you will:

• Provide strong, reflective leadership to a Children & Families social work team.
• Ensure high standards of child protection, risk management and care planning.
• Oversee complex and high-risk cases, chairing key meetings where required.
• Embed a culture of learning, supervision and continuous improvement.
• Support and develop Newly Qualified Social Workers and experienced practitioners.
• Manage team resources and budgets effectively, ensuring best value.
• Work closely with partner agencies to deliver integrated, child-centred services.
• Contribute to service development and strategic priorities across the HSCP.
• Participate in the out-of-hours senior standby rota.

If you would like to know more, send your CV to(url removed), or call on (phone number removed).

If the role is not for you, but perhaps a friend or colleague looking for a change, we are offering market leading referral fee of £500 per placement - all you have to do is reach out!

As this is a statutory role, you do require a social work qualification & registered toScottish Social Services