Team Manager | Care Experienced Children Team

Leaders in Care; St Helens; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Work from home encouraged

Weekly check-ins

Referral bonus of £500 per placement

Job summary

Leaders in Care is recruiting in Merseyside for a role leading a team of social workers focused on care-experienced children in long-term care and complex court work. You will provide reflective supervision, quality assure statements and care plans, and drive permanence planning including reunification and adoption.

The role supports flexible working and offers regular check-ins, with a statutory requirement for social work registration and relevant management experience.

Qualifications

• Social work qualification and registration with Social Work England.
• Experience supervising and leading a team of social workers.
• Experience managing complex court work and care proceedings.
• Ability to quality assure statements, care plans and permanence planning.
• Experience with reunification and adoption processes.
• Strong reflective supervision skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of social workers supporting children in long-term care.
• Progress care proceedings following the first hearing.
• Provide reflective supervision and quality assurance of statements and care plans.
• Develop and monitor permanence planning including reunification and adoption.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external partners.
• Support staff wellbeing and flexible working arrangements.

Skills

Team leadership

Social work

Court work

Reflective supervision

Care planning

Permanence planning

Reunification

Adoption

Quality assurance

Education

Social Work England registration

Job description

Flexible Working | Working from home encouraged | Supportive Management | 6 month rolling contract

If you enjoy leading a team and helping achieve positive outcomes for children, this role is ideal for you!

Over in Merseyside, there's a team that supports Care Experienced Children, dedicated to achieving the best outcomes for children in foster care and residential settings.

You will be managing a team of social workers supporting children in long-term care arrangements and progressing care proceedings following the first hearing. You'll need experience overseeing complex court work, providing reflective supervision and quality assuring statements, care plans and permanence planning, including reunification and adoption.

So what are the benefits for you?

We understand the importance of work-life balance. Alongside supporting your team with complex cases, working from home is encouraged. You'll be leading a fast-paced team, with flexibility to work around your personal commitments while meeting the needs of the service.

Alongside this, Leaders in Care offers weekly check-ins to make sure the role is exactly what was offered to you, with ongoing support throughout your placement.

If the role isn't for you, but a friend or colleague is looking for a change, we offer a £500 referral fee per placement.

As this is a statutory role, you will need a social work qualification and registration with Social Work England, alongside relevant management experience