Children & Families Team Lead - Social Work

Community Care Live; United Kingdom; À distance; GBP 50 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Outstanding support

Flexible working

Career development

Back-office support

Relocation assistance

Wellbeing support

LG Pension Scheme

Résumé du poste

Hampshire County Council is seeking an Assistant Team Manager to shape children’s services across Hampshire. Working with the Family Help Teams, you’ll support frontline Social Workers delivering early, targeted family support in local communities.

As part of an Ofsted Outstanding authority, you’ll lead, mentor and supervise staff, chair statutory meetings and manage complex cases while promoting safeguarding and service development. Some travel across Hampshire may be required.

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Significant UK-based frontline statutory social work experience, including senior-level practice within Children & Families services.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor and support other professionals within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Excellent assessment and supervision skills.
• Confident in making key safeguarding decisions to ensure children are safe and protected at all times.
• Proven track record in service development and innovation.

Responsabilités

• Deliver statutory interventions and assessments for children and families, including child protection, child-in-need, care proceedings and contextual safeguarding.
• Champion the Hampshire Approach, ensuring children’s voices are central to all decision-making.
• Contribute to effective caseload management by co-working complex cases, prioritising tasks and maintaining high standards in written work, assessments and care planning.
• Support the development of less experienced staff within the Family Help Hubs through supervision, mentoring and group sessions, while ensuring regular case reviews and team briefings are conducted.
• Provide leadership through chairing statutory meetings, deputising for the Team Manager and acting as a key point of reference for casework decisions and task allocation.

Connaissances

Leadership

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Assessment

Safeguarding

Description du poste

Hampshire County Council is seeking an Assistant Team Manager to shape children’s services across Hampshire. Working with the Family Help Teams, you’ll support frontline Social Workers delivering early, targeted family support in local communities.

As part of an Ofsted Outstanding authority, you’ll lead, mentor and supervise staff, chair statutory meetings and manage complex cases while promoting safeguarding and service development. Some travel across Hampshire may be required.