Team Manager

LinsCare; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 468,000 - 667,000; Full time

Job summary

LionsCare Birmingham is seeking an experienced Team Manager for Children in Care to lead a busy team of social workers and ensure high-quality practice. You will oversee care planning, support complex cases, and drive effective decision-making with families and multi-agency partners.

The role demands strong leadership, safeguarding expertise and excellent organisation, with a commitment to child-centred outcomes in care proceedings.

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with management experience.
• Experience in Children in Care / Looked After Children services.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, care planning and relevant legislation.
• Excellent organisation, communication and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work with children, families and multi-agency partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and coach a team of social workers.
• Oversee care planning and permanence planning for children in care.
• Promote trauma-informed and relationship-based practice.
• Maintain high standards of safeguarding, practice quality and performance.
• Support social workers with complex cases and child-centred decision-making.
• Work collaboratively with families, professionals and partner agencies.
• Monitor team performance and use management information to drive improvement.
• Promote an aspirational, supportive and accountable team culture.
• Ensure practice complies with legislation, regulations and best-practice standards.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

People management

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

Team Manager – Children in Care

Location: Birmingham, West Midlands

Pay Rate: £41.42 per hour (Umbrella)

Contract: Temporary

Hours: Full-time

We are seeking an experienced and committed Children’s Social Care Team Manager to join a busy Children in Care Service in Birmingham.

You will lead, support and develop a team of social workers, ensuring high-quality practice, effective care planning and positive outcomes for children and young people in care and those subject to care proceedings.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and coach a team of social workers.
• Oversee care planning and permanence planning for children in care.
• Promote trauma-informed and relationship-based practice.
• Maintain high standards of safeguarding, practice quality and performance.
• Support social workers with complex cases and child-centred decision-making.
• Work collaboratively with families, professionals and partner agencies.
• Monitor team performance and use management information to drive improvement.
• Promote an aspirational, supportive and accountable team culture.
• Ensure practice complies with legislation, regulations and best-practice standards.

About You

• Qualified Social Worker with relevant management experience.
• Proven experience in Children in Care / Looked After Children services.
• Strong leadership, coaching and people-management skills.
• Good knowledge of safeguarding, care planning and relevant legislation.
• Excellent organisation, communication and decision-making skills.
• Resilient and able to manage a demanding workload.
• Ability to work effectively with children, families and multi-agency partners.
• Mandatory: Must have a UK Passport or a Full Right to Work in the UK

For more information, contact Natasha Haddon