Team Leader - Family Time

Gloucestershire County Council; Prestbury; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 53,000; Part time

Job summary

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking a capable Team Leader for Family Time in Gloucestershire. You will lead and develop the Stability provision for Children in Care, ensuring high-quality family time for children in care in a safe environment.

This role reports to the Service Manager and works across partners to secure positive outcomes, providing professional supervision and contributing to rapid response services and out-of-hours coverage.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team in Children in Care settings.
• Ability to supervise and develop practice.
• Strong partnership working with multi-agency teams.
• Commitment to achieving positive outcomes for children in care.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of family support workers supporting family time for children and families involved in court proceedings and children in care.
• Lead and provide day to day management of the team
• Ensure professional supervision of the team
• Represent the team in multi-agency working
• Support and oversee life story work
• Establish an effective and collaborative relationship with social work team managers, to achieve progress and stability
• Be part of a management team overseeing a rapid response service and contribute to out of hours management cover

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Social work knowledge

Partnership working

Job description

Team Leader - Family Time

Job Location: Gloucestershire

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Location: 2-4 Deep Street
• Salary: £49,817- £53,051 per annum
• Hours per Week: 14.8 hours
• Job Requisition Number: 14862
• This post is not open to job share

Team Leader, Family Time - Stability Provision

At Gloucestershire, we are committed to ensuring the very best outcomes for our Children in Care. To achieve this, we need exceptional leaders, those who are passionate, driven, and ready to make a real difference. If that sounds like you, this could be an ideal opportunity.

We are proud of the progress we’ve made and the strong foundations we’ve built. As we continue to deliver excellent services to our children, we are looking to appoint an additional Team leader to grow our Stability provision as part of our Children in Care Services. This is a pivotal role, created to provide team leadership and ensure children in care quality time with family and those who are important to them in a safe environment.

As one of five Team leaders within our Stability provision, you will report directly to the Service Manager and take the lead in shaping and overseeing:

• One of the Family Time teams within the service.
• Lead and develop operational practice to ensure children experience family time positively.
• Work in partnership across the provision and with partners to ensure children’s needs are met and their potential reached.

Our service is underpinned by a set of core principles:

• Outcome-focused: We aim high and deliver on our promises.
• Collaborative: We work closely with children, families, colleagues, and partners.
• Strengths-based: We build on what’s working and foster strong relationships.
• Reflective: We challenge ourselves to ask, "so what?" and ensure our actions lead to meaningful change.
• Invested in people: We create the conditions for excellent social work to flourish.

Role summary

We’re looking for a skilled and knowledgeable leader who can inspire and support their team to deliver high-quality, impactful practice. You’ll play a key role in creating a culture that puts children at the heart of everything we do and drives continuous improvement across the service.

You will

• Lead a team of family support workers supporting family time for children and families involved in court proceedings and children in care:
• Lead and provide day to day management of the team
• Ensure professional supervision of the team
• Represent the team in multi-agency working
• Support and oversee life story work
• Establish an effective and collaborative relationship with social work team managers, to achieve progress and stability
• Be part of a management team overseeing a rapid response service and contribute to out of hours management cover

For more details, please contact Lisa Cornell: [e-mail] Tel. [phone]

Interviews to be held on 8th/9th October 2026

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Team Leader (Stability) Role Profile

This Position is subject to a DBS check.