Dynamic Team Manager — Child & Family Assessment (Hybrid)

Cambridgeshire County Council; Wisbech; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing package

Additional annual leave

Flexible holidays

AVCs pension

Development opportunities

Volunteer hours

IDEAL network

Recognition awards

Discounts & car schemes

Job summary

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking an experienced Team Manager in Assessment to lead a 7-social-worker team and oversee complex safeguarding and intervention work for children aged 0-17. The role involves frontline leadership, staff development and cross‑agency collaboration within a fast‑paced, multi‑agency environment.

The post offers hybrid working and opportunities for professional growth within the Families First transformation programme, with interviews conducted in person where

Qualifications

• Be a qualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration
• Have the ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently

Responsibilities

• Supervision and development of practitioners, identifying areas of strengths and areas to improve and implement appropriate plans to achieve this.
• Manage the delivery of the team to ensure it is a high quality and effective service that responds to the needs of children, young people and their families or carers in a timely manner within statutory guidelines or service specifications.
• Manage the planning, allocation and review of cases and ensure priorities are managed.
• Lead on customer service and stage 1 complaints.
• Manage the recruitment and staffing of the team.
• Provide expert knowledge of safeguarding processes, policy and case law.
• Lead on initiating, developing and sustaining internal and external working relationships with other professionals and partner agencies.

Job description

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking an experienced Team Manager in Assessment to lead a 7-social-worker team and oversee complex safeguarding and intervention work for children aged 0-17. The role involves frontline leadership, staff development and cross‑agency collaboration within a fast‑paced, multi‑agency environment.

The post offers hybrid working and opportunities for professional growth within the Families First transformation programme, with interviews conducted in person where