Social Worker

Walsall Council; Brownhills; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

Flexible working

Training & development

Clinical supervision

Job summary

Walsall Council in the East Locality is recruiting an experienced social worker for a Team Manager role. You will lead a social work team delivering safeguarding and welfare services for children, young people and families, in line with legislation and local policy.

As part of a learning organisation, you will oversee senior practitioners, social workers, and trainees, ensuring high-quality practice, restorative approaches, and strong inter-agency collaboration with Ofsted-approved standards.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a social work team and managing complex safeguarding cases.
• Ability to develop service plans in line with legislation and local policy.
• Collaborative working with partners and inter-agency teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage social work team(s) delivering services to children and families.
• Ensure high-quality practice and safeguarding for vulnerable groups.
• Promote restorative approaches and strategic service development.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Strategic oversight

Restorative practice

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

If so, we have a current opportunity for an experienced social worker to work as a Team Manager within our East Locality

Children and families are at the heart of our practice in Walsall as identified within our recent Ofsted inspection:

'Children benefit from positive, trusting relationships with their social workers. Social workers enable children, through direct work, to share their lived experiences, hopes and aspirations.'

About the job

Within the role of team manager, you will be responsible for ensuring we continue to provide "Outstanding " support for our children and families.

You will part of a leadership team that has 'created a learning organisation that has effective and accountable relationships with each other and with partners' (Ofsted, 2025).

You will be responsible for the leadership and management of a social work team(s) ensuring that vulnerable children and their families receive responsive services that safeguard and promote their welfare. This will include actively promoting and contributing to the strategic developments for children and their families in Walsall working with a restorative approach.

You will be responsible for Senior practitioners, social workers, NQSW's and trainee social workers. As well as this, you will have full responsibility for the delivery of services to children, young people, their families and carers, in line with legislation, guidance and local policy and procedures.

This role will involve making highly complex decisions relating to social service provision for children, young people and their families within Walsall.

Our Offer

• manageable workloads
• high support from managers
• essential paperwork only
• enabling technologies
• comprehensive training and development programme which contributed to our OUTSTANDING Ofsted grading in May 2025
• specialised clinical supervision
• a 9-day fortnight to support work/life balance
• flexible working
• specialist employee assistance
• therapeutic support when it is needed

Note: Applicants appointed to posts that require an enhanced DBS clearance must declare any periods of time that they have lived, studied or worked abroad and be prepared to provide an Overseas Criminal Records Certificate (OCRC) or a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC) relating to anytime they were overseas.

At Walsall Council, we appreciate that AI can be a useful tool for ideas or guidance. However, we encourage you to make sure your application reflects your own voice and experiences. Over-reliance on AI can make responses feel less personal, and we really want to understand what makes you unique. Your experiences, skills, and perspective are what set you apart, so please ensure your application as a whole - particularly your 'Supporting Information' - reflects your own voice., Walsall Council's Children's Services are the only Ofsted 'Outstanding' local authority in the Black Country. During a visit in May 2025, Inspectors described Walsall Council as a place where children were at the heart of. The council's journey of continuous improvement started in 2017 and has since transformed into a service with a clear vision, clear priorities and a clear plan, all informed by the views of our staff and children. Staff are at the core of delivering great outcomes for children and young people in Walsall, which is underpinned by our Walsall Right 4 Children vision. The latest Ofsted inspection demonstrated that staff in children's services are proud to work for Walsall Council and feel supported to do great work.