Children's Services Team Lead - Family Help Safeguarding

Civic Recruitment Limited; Ipswich; Hybride; GBP 41 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid working

Résumé du poste

Suffolk County Council is seeking a Team Manager within Children’s Services for a 2-month contract in a Hybrid role across Ipswich area. You will lead a Family Help team, oversee staff, budgets and safeguarding, and drive service improvements to achieve positive outcomes for children, young people and families.

The role requires extensive safeguarding knowledge, strong leadership, and the ability to collaborate with partners to deliver high-quality services within statutory guidelines.

Qualifications

• Social Work qualification and registration with Social Work England, or equivalent Level 6 qualification with management experience.
• Significant management experience within Children's Services.
• Experience leading and developing teams within safeguarding or family support services.
• Strong knowledge of: Children's legislation and statutory guidance; safeguarding frameworks; child protection processes; risk assessment and case management.
• Experience managing complex safeguarding situations and budgets.
• Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to analyse complex information and make informed decisions.

Responsabilités

• Lead, manage and develop a Family Help team within Children's Services.
• Provide professional supervision, support and performance management to staff.
• Create a positive learning culture that promotes high-quality practice and continuous improvement.
• Motivate, coach and mentor staff to achieve individual and team objectives.
• Manage workforce planning, recruitment, retention and staff development.
• Lead change initiatives and support staff through service developments and transformation.
• Ensure effective appraisal, supervision and performance review arrangements are in place.
• Manage safeguarding concerns and ensure appropriate action is taken to protect children and young people.
• Provide oversight of complex cases and decision-making processes.
• Ensure risks are identified, assessed and managed appropriately.
• Promote a culture of safe and informed decision-making.
• Lead the delivery of high-quality Family Help services.
• Monitor service performance against local and national standards.
• Drive continuous service improvement and innovation.
• Manage quality assurance activities including audits, reviews and performance monitoring.
• Ensure timely and effective case allocation, management and progression.
• Support safe and effective transitions between services and teams.
• Promote the participation of children, young people and families in service planning and decision-making.
• Ensure feedback from families is used to improve service delivery.
• Manage complaints, representations and service concerns appropriately.
• Champion strengths-based and relationship-based practice approaches.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with partner agencies and stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively with education, health, police and voluntary sector organisations.
• Challenge and support partners to improve outcomes for children and families.
• Promote integrated service delivery and effective partnership working.
• Manage budgets, staffing resources and operational expenditure effectively.
• Ensure services operate within financial and governance frameworks.
• Promote best value and efficient resource utilisation.
• Monitor performance and identify opportunities for service efficiencies.
• Contribute to service planning and strategic development within Children's Services.
• Translate organisational priorities into effective operational practice.
• Support the implementation of Suffolk County Council strategies and improvement programmes.
• Contribute to policy development and service modernisation initiatives.

Connaissances

Leadership

Staff development

Safeguarding

Multi-agency working

Budget management

Change management

Stakeholder management

Formation

Social Work qualification

Description du poste

Suffolk County Council is seeking a Team Manager within Children’s Services for a 2-month contract in a Hybrid role across Ipswich area. You will lead a Family Help team, oversee staff, budgets and safeguarding, and drive service improvements to achieve positive outcomes for children, young people and families.

The role requires extensive safeguarding knowledge, strong leadership, and the ability to collaborate with partners to deliver high-quality services within statutory guidelines.