Childrens Team Manager – Service Management – Bolton – £43

Ashberry Recruitment; Bolton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Children’s Team Manager in Bolton for a temporary full-time role. The position involves managing a team of social workers, ensuring high-quality safeguarding services for vulnerable children. Key qualifications include a DIPSW or equivalent, Social Work England registration, and an in-date DBS certificate. The role also requires excellent communication and decision-making skills. Salary is £43 per hour.

Benefits

Dedicated experienced Consultant

Friendly compliance team

Essential Enhanced DBS

£250 Referral bonus

Responsibilities

• Supervise and guide a team of social workers.
• Ensure the highest quality services for children.
• Conduct quality assurance, performance management, and audits.
• Collaborate with management to improve services for vulnerable children.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Decision making based on available information

Teamwork and multi-agency collaboration

Knowledge of service needs

Competent IT skills

Writing clear assessment and reports

Flexible approach to work

Education

DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work

Social Work England registration

Enhanced and in-date DBS certificate

Job description

Children’s Team Manager

Team

Service Management

Location

Bolton

Rate

£43

37 hours per week Full‑time post

Overview

We are looking for temporary cover for a team manager to work within our strong Assessment Service Management Team. Our Assessment Service is part of Bolton Council’s Front Door and takes referrals and assessments from the Integrated Front Door. The assessments concern children who are at risk of significant harm and in need of support to ensure their welfare and protection. The teams are responsible for Section 47 enquiries, social care assessments, Initial Child Protection Conferences, issuing Care Proceedings and the Public Law Outline.

Responsibilities

The Team Manager will manage, supervise, support and guide a team of social workers and ensure that the services offered to children are of the highest quality, ensuring effective safeguarding of children and adhering to statutory and legislative requirements. You will be expected to ensure the standards of work through supervision, quality assurance, performance management and audit. Alongside the management team and Senior Head of Service you will work together to drive forward the vision of improving services to ensure the most vulnerable children in Bolton are safe and their outcomes improved.

Interview

Interviews for successful candidates will be conducted via Microsoft Teams.

Free on‑site parking

Office use: 000A 73E0 / 1

Contact

For more information please contact Carly on 01282 525510 or [e-mail].

Qualifications

• DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work
• Social Work England registration
• Enhanced and in‑date DBS certificate
• Excellent communication skills and ability to make good decisions based on information available
• Can work alone and within/contribute to a team/multi‑agency set ups
• Possess knowledge of service needs
• Competent IT skills and ability to navigate electronic file/recording systems
• Can write clear, concise, and robust assessment/reports/files
• Have a flexible approach to work and working hours when the need arises

Why Ashberry?

• Dedicated experienced Consultant providing the ultimate support through your job search
• Friendly compliance team to guide you through the registration and placement process
• Provides your essential Enhanced DBS
• £250 Referral bonus