Children's Social Care Team Manager

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council; Knowsley; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Staff development opportunities

Hybrid working

Job summary

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a highly experienced social worker to lead a Children’s Services team. The role focuses on directing and motivating staff, ensuring high standards of care, and improving outcomes for children and families within a supportive, hybrid-working environment.

You will be professionally registered, with strong knowledge of childcare legislation and a track record of staff supervision and service improvement.

Qualifications

• You will be a qualified social worker registered with Social Work England.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, direct and motivate teams.
• Strong understanding of childcare legislation and social work principles.
• Experience in managing staff and caseloads with a focus on service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate teams to deliver high-quality Children and Families services.
• Oversee supervision and resource management within CSC.
• Contribute to service improvement and achieving ‘good’ outcomes for children and families.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Qualified social worker (Social Work England)

Tools

Supervision & staff management

Job description

We are looking for driven and passionate people to work with us to deliver real benefits for our residents and businesses and become part of the Knowsley Journey

• Location: Nutgrove Villa, Westmorland Road, Huyton , Knowsley , L36 6GA, Hybrid Working
• Contract: Permanent
• Working Pattern: Full Time
• Hours: 36 hours per week.
• Closing Date: 08/11/2026 at 23:59
• Reference: CVP 0631B

Are you a highly experienced social worker with the ability to lead, direct and motivate teams? Do you want to make a difference to the lives of Children and Families through effective Social Care? Do you want to be part of a team that cares and will value your knowledge, experience and you as a person? Then Knowsley Children’s Services could be the place for you.

Be part of what we are building

Our Children’s Social Care Services (CSC) department are on an improvement journey - one we would love you to join us on!

Want to work with:

• a friendly, supportive team who genuinely cares about their employees?
• a smaller local authority in easy commuting distance from across the North West with hybrid working options?
• Somewhere you can really make a difference to the lives of our Children and Young People

Then this may be the role for you...

We have high aspirations for our children and young people and are determined to work together to make the necessary improvements and get to ‘good’ whilst always aiming higher. This is an exciting time to join our service - improving CSC is one of the Council’s main priorities; there’s significant investment in the service, expertise on-hand and opportunities for you to make a real difference; helping to shape the future delivery of CSC for the benefit of our children and young people.

If you choose to join us, you will be coming to an inclusive, supportive, and friendly team. We have a new engaging and ambitious leadership team in place, who will ensure that you work in an environment where you feel recognised, valued, and listened to. As a service we offer flexible working, manageable caseloads and a vast array of employee benefits details of which can be found below. We welcome you to come and join us on this exciting journey– in return we promise to support, develop, and help you achieve your goals.

Don’t just take our word for it though, see what our current social workers have to say.-

To be successful for the team manager post you will be a qualified, highly experienced social worker and you will be professionally registered with Social Work England. You will have excellent understanding of childcare legislation and social work principles, with the ability to lead, direct and motivate teams. You will have evidential experience of managing staff and resources including completing staff supervision and you will be committed to making a difference for Children, Young People and their families. It’s important you actively invest in your continuous professional development, and we will support you to do this.

We welcome applications fromresidentsand beyond, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

Please note sponsorship is not available for this role

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want you to feel well-informed and welcome. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact [e-mail]