Team Manager

Civic Recruitment Limited; Aston; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Job summary

Civic Recruitment Limited is seeking a seasoned Team Manager for the Children in Care service on a 3 month contract in Aston, West Midlands. The role leads a team of social workers to ensure high-quality care planning and outcomes for children in care and those involved in care proceedings.

You will supervise practice, ensure safeguarding, and drive service improvement in a trauma-informed, relationship-based environment. DBS and Social Work England registration are required.

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration.
• Extensive experience in Children's Social Care.
• Proven management, supervisory, or leadership experience.
• Experience in care planning and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, supervise, and support a team of Social Workers.
• Oversee care and permanence planning for children and young people in care.
• Maintain high standards of social work practice within the team.
• Advocate for trauma-informed and relationship-based practice.
• Monitor performance, quality assurance, and service delivery.
• Collaborate with partner agencies and professionals.

Skills

Team management

Children in Care

Risk management

Communication

Education

Social Work qualification

Tools

Management information systems

Job description

Contract | Civic Recruitment Limited | United Kingdom

Posted On 21/10/2026

Job Information

Interim & Executive Management

City Aston

Province West Midlands

Postal Code B6

Job Description

Local Authority | 3 Month Contract

Location: One Avenue Road, Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B6 4DU

Contract: 3 Month Contract

Hours: Full Time

Working Pattern: Maximum 2 Days Per Week Office-Based (Additional Office Attendance Required During Duty Weeks)

DBS: Required

Social Work England Registration: Required

Proof of Qualifications: Required

Summary

We are seeking a seasoned Team Manager to join our dynamic Children in Care Service for a temporary 3-month contract. This pivotal leadership position involves managing a team of Social Workers to ensure exemplary practice and favorable outcomes for children and young people in care, as well as those involved in care proceedings. Your role will include overseeing care and permanence planning while keeping the welfare of children at the forefront of all decisions. You will operate within a trauma-informed and relationship-based practice model, providing leadership, supervision, and professional guidance to foster continuous service improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, supervise, and support a team of Social Workers.
  
• Oversee care and permanence planning for children and young people in care.
  
• Maintain high standards of social work practice within the team.
  
• Advocate for trauma-informed and relationship-based practice.
  
• Assist practitioners in forming meaningful and consistent relationships with children and families.
  
• Monitor performance, quality assurance, and service delivery.
  
• Offer guidance and professional oversight on complex cases.
  
• Ensure adherence to statutory duties, policies, and procedures.
  
• Collaborate with partner agencies and professionals.
  
• Support service priorities and improvement initiatives.
  
• Utilize management information systems to track performance and outcomes.
  
• Drive positive outcomes for children and young people through effective leadership and decision-making.
  
• Foster a positive, aspirational, and high-performing team culture.
  

Requirements

Requirements:

• Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration.
  
• Extensive experience in Children's Social Care.
  
• Proven management, supervisory, or leadership experience.
  
• In-depth knowledge of Children in Care and Care Proceedings practice.
  
• Experience in managing complex child care cases and care planning.
  
• Strong safeguarding and risk management expertise.
  
• Exceptional leadership and people management skills.
  
• Ability to handle competing priorities and demanding workloads.
  
• Strong analytical, planning, and decision-making capabilities.
  
• Excellent communication and partnership-working skills.
  
• Proficiency in using management information and performance systems.
  
• Ability to lead teams within a trauma-informed and relationship-based practice framework.
  
• Previous experience as a Team Manager within a Children in Care Service.
  
• Experience in service improvement and quality assurance activities.
  
• Familiarity with restorative or strengths-based practice models.
  
• Experience leading within a large local authority environment.
  

What's on Offer?

• 3 Month Contract
  
• Full-Time Hours
  
• Bi-Weekly Pay
  
• Flexible Hybrid Working Arrangement
  
• Supportive and collaborative management environment
  
• Opportunity to lead a dedicated Children in Care team
  
• Potential for contract extension
  

Ideal for candidates with experience as a Team Manager, Children's Team Manager, Children in Care Team Manager, Social Work Team Manager, Practice Manager, Senior Social Worker, Advanced Practitioner, Assistant Team Manager, or Safeguarding Team Manager.