Family Assessment Unit Team Leader

Brook Street; Redhill; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Training & development

Career progression

Job summary

Brook Street Social Care in Redhill, Surrey is recruiting an experienced Team Manager to lead a multidisciplinary Family Assessment Unit delivering parenting assessments and safeguarding to families.

You will oversee day-to-day operations, supervise frontline staff, manage complex cases, and drive service development, with a salary of £65,000 per annum for a full-time permanent post and opportunities for training and progression.

Qualifications

• Experience managing teams in family/social care settings.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and child protection procedures.
• Experience supervising and developing staff.
• Ability to manage complex cases and make sound decisions.
• Excellent report-writing and communication skills.
• Full UK Driving Licence preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise a team of Family Support Workers, Assessors, and Social Workers.
• Oversee the delivery of parenting and family assessments.
• Ensure safeguarding concerns are identified and managed appropriately.
• Provide regular supervision, guidance, and performance management to staff.
• Quality assure assessment reports and recommendations.
• Monitor workloads and ensure assessments are completed within agreed timescales.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with Local Authorities and external professionals.
• Support with service development and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Promote a positive and supportive culture throughout the service.

Skills

Team management

Safeguarding knowledge

Staff supervision

Report writing

Communication skills

Driving licence

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

Brook Street Social Care in Redhill, Surrey is recruiting an experienced Team Manager to lead a multidisciplinary Family Assessment Unit delivering parenting assessments and safeguarding to families.

You will oversee day-to-day operations, supervise frontline staff, manage complex cases, and drive service development, with a salary of £65,000 per annum for a full-time permanent post and opportunities for training and progression.