Team Manager - Adolescence Safeguarding Team

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council; Brierley Hill; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Dudley Children’s Social Care is seeking an experienced team manager for the Adolescent Safeguarding Services. The role involves leading a multi-disciplinary team to ensure effective safeguarding of vulnerable youth aged 13 to 17. Candidates should have a background in social work, a strong commitment to safeguarding, and demonstrate effective leadership skills. If you are passionate about making a positive impact, apply before the deadline on June 25, 2025.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing social work teams.
• Knowledge of court work and permanence planning.
• Ability to empower and support team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary social work team.
• Ensure children receive appropriate safeguarding services.
• Promote a supportive professional learning culture.

Skills

Leadership

Partnership Building

Commitment to Safeguarding

Restorative Practices

Education

Qualified Social Worker

Job description

Dudley Children’s Social Care launched the Family Safeguarding Model in the summer of 2023.

Social work teams in the Adolescent Safeguarding Services are integrated with a range of partner agencies such as “Change, Grow, Live”, Here4U; CAB and voluntary sector partners such as Barnardo’s and PhaseTrust.

The integrated multi-disciplinary and multi-agency model of service delivery is making positive difference to children and their families.

Moreover, integral to the Adolescent Safeguarding Service is theChildExploitation and the Missing Team. The Service works very closely with the Youth Justice Team.

We are looking for an experienced team manager to join our dynamic and ambitious management team. The Teams support children from 13 to 17 years old.

We are Restorative in our practice approach and we work with children and their families, co-producing the care plan that meet the needs of children who are at risk within the family home as well as harm outside of home.

We always encourage andsupportinnovative practice to ensure the most appropriate, robust and holisticsupportis offered to meet eachchild’s needs. A key part of this role will be your ability to positively impact the lives of children and young people.

Closing date for submission of application is midnight 25 June 2025.

Interview to take place in person at Cable Plazaon Monday, 30 June 2025.

Hours: 37 per week

You will:-

• Be responsible for the leadership and management of a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency integrated social work team, ensuring that childrenreceive the right services that safeguard and promote their welfare;
• Provide operational management and leadership and build effective partnerships with a range of partner agencies;
• Activelypromote andleadpermanence planning for children and are knowledgeable about court work;
• Work effectively with other team managers and contribute to the implementation of the Service Plan by promoting asupportive, professional, learning culture, empowering others and setting and maintaining high and measurable standards of practice;

We arecommittedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children; therefore the post is subject to medical clearance and an enhanced DBS check.

If this sounds like you, we look forward to receiving your application.

For further information on Dudley Children's Social Care please go to http://www.childrenservicesjobs-dudley.org.uk/

We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to their advertised date if we receive a large number of applications.

For more information on the role contact [e-mail]

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