Team Manager

Remedy Social Work; Walsall; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Walsall Council is seeking a skilled Team Manager to lead a social work team delivering safeguarding, permanence planning and family support services. The role focuses on ensuring vulnerable children receive timely, high-quality outcomes and appropriate long-term plans.

You will provide strategic oversight, supervise staff, chair strategy discussions and work in partnership with other agencies to secure safeguarding standards and continuous improvement. DBS Enhanced disclosure will be required.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a social work team with caseloads of children in care.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding, permanence planning and statutory guidance.
• Ability to supervise staff and support performance development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a social work team with caseloads of children in care.
• Provide management oversight and decision-making on complex cases.
• Drive permanence planning to ensure timely long-term outcomes.
• Manage caseload allocation, performance, quality assurance and statutory timescales.
• Monitor progress against care plans to ensure positive outcomes.
• Provide supervision, reflective practice and staff development.
• Chair strategy discussions and ensure effective safeguarding and risk management.
• Lead recruitment, induction and performance management of staff.
• Manage budgets and resources to ensure value for money.
• Collaborate with partner agencies for multi-agency service delivery.
• Contribute to service planning, development and continuous improvement.

Skills

Team leadership

Decision making

Supervision & coaching

Partnership working

Budget management

Education

Social work qualification

Tools

DBS Enhanced disclosure

Job description

Our client Walsall Council is looking for a team manager to manage a social work team to ensure vulnerable children and families receive effective safeguarding, permanence planning and support services.

Responsible for leading and managing a social work team to ensure vulnerable children and families receive effective safeguarding, permanence planning and support services.

Key responsibilities

• Managing and leading a team holding caseloads of children in care.
• Providing management oversight and decision-making on complex cases involving children and young people.
• Driving permanence planning to ensure timely and appropriate long-term outcomes.
• Managing caseload allocation, performance, quality assurance and compliance with statutory timescales.
• Monitoring progress against care plans to ensure positive outcomes for children and young people.
• Providing supervision, reflective practice, guidance and support to staff, including facilitating group supervision sessions.
• Leading team meetings and promoting effective communication, collaboration and consistency of practice. Chairing strategy discussions and providing oversight of safeguarding concerns, risk management and service interventions.
• Making complex decisions in line with legislation, statutory guidance and local procedures.
• Working collaboratively with partner agencies to deliver effective multi-agency services.
• Leading recruitment, induction, development and performance management of staff.
• Managing budgets and resources effectively to ensure value for money.
• Contributing to service planning, development and continuous improvement.
• Promoting a restorative approach and driving improved outcomes for children, young people and their families.
• Supporting practitioners with complex casework, escalation of risks and care planning decisions.

This role requires strong leadership, decision-making and partnership-working skills, with responsibility for service delivery, team performance, safeguarding standards and achieving the best possible outcomes for children and families.

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.