Team Manager - Care Leavers (E3741)

Cheshire East Council; Crewe; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Enhanced annual leave

Leave purchase option

Hybrid/remote working

Green car salary sacrifice

White goods salary sacrifice

Career average pension

Cycle to work

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

Cheshire East Council seeks an inspiring Team Manager to lead a Personal Advisors team supporting Care Leavers aged 16-25, helping them achieve positive futures as they transition to independence.

You will provide clear leadership, safeguarding focus and promote strengths-based practice, working in a high-support, high-challenge environment. If you are committed to equality and inclusion, we want to hear from you.

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with current registration (Social Work England).
• Proven leadership experience in children’s social care.
• Knowledge of legislation, guidance, policy, and procedures relating to Care Leavers.
• Experience of building strong relationships with a range of children, young people and professionals
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organisational skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative managing and prioritising own workload under pressure
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• A full driving license and access to a car are essential due to Cheshire East's rural nature

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of Personal Advisors ensuring Care Leavers receive the support, guidance, and opportunities they need to achieve positive futures.
• Provide clear leadership, expert oversight, and a strong safeguarding focus, ensuring the team delivers high‑quality, strengths‑based practice that empowers young people on their journey to independence.
• If you are someone who thrives in a high support, high challenge environment, apply and join us.

Skills

Leadership experience

Communication

Problem-solving

Organisational skills

Driving licence

Education

Qualified Social Worker

Job description

We are seeking an inspiring and compassionate Team Manager to join our dedicated service supporting Care Leavers aged 16-25 years here at Cheshire East. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of young people as they transition into independence.

About us

At Cheshire East Council we are resident, and partner focused with a vision to enable prosperity and wellbeing for all. People really are at the heart of everything we do and that starts with our incredible workforce. We promote a culture of high performance where people can aspire, thrive and flourish, where we strive to deliver best value in everything we do.

For us, success isn’t just about what we achieve, but how we achieve it together. We promote curiosity, excellence, innovation and continuous improvement.

We are values led and committed to wellbeing and inclusion for all, where our employees co-created our values of drive, integrity, respect and collaboration which inform all that we do.

We are proud to work for Cheshire East Council and believe you would be too!

Join us on a meaningful journey in Children’s Social Care at Cheshire East Council

We’re on a meaningful journey in Children’s Social Care and we’d love for you to be part of it. Joining us means becoming part of a supportive, forward-thinking team that’s passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children and young people. Everything we do is about putting them first, helping them grow, thrive and reach their full potential so they can build brighter futures.

If this sounds like the kind of impact you want to make, we’d be delighted to hear from you. Come and join us in shaping positive change for our young people.

About the role:

As the Team Manager, you will play a key role in leading and supporting a team of Personal Advisors ensuring our Care Leavers receive the support, guidance, and opportunities they need to achieve positive futures.As Team Manager, you will provide clear leadership, expert oversight, and a strong safeguarding focus, ensuring the team delivers consistently high‑quality, strengths‑based practice that empowers young people on their journey to independence.

If you are someone who thrives in a high support, high challenge environment and is committed to celebrating and supporting the achievements of young people, we encourage you to apply!

To find out more about our essential and desirable criteria for the role please view the ‘in this job you will need’ section within the attached job description and person specification.

About you:

• Qualified Social Worker with current registration (Social Work England).
• Proven leadership experience in children’s social care.
• Knowledge of legislation, guidance, policy, and procedures relating to Care Leavers.
• Experience of building strong relationships with a range of children, young people and professionals
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organisational skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative managing and prioritising own workload under pressure
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• A full driving license and access to a car are essential due to Cheshire East's rural nature

To find out more about the essential and desirable criteria for the role please view the attached job description specification document.

What we offer in return:

• A competitive salary- Between£48,072 per annum - £54,994 per annum(CEC NJC – Grade11) with guaranteed yearly pay increases!
• Enhanced annual leave- Start with an impressive34 days of annual leave(including bank holidays) from day one, and watch it grow to 39 days after just five years of service
• Purchase of annual leave –Want more time off? You can purchaseup to 10 extra daysof annual leave each year, giving you the flexibility to balance work and life just the way you want (Pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Flexible working pattern- Enjoy a37-hour standard full-time work weekwith the added perks of flexitimeand hybrid/remote working arrangements where possible. Your work-life balance just got a whole lot better!
• Salary sacrifice green car scheme- Drive green and save green! Lease a brand-new electric or hybrid car through our salary sacrifice scheme.There’re no credit checks, no deposits, just significant savings and exclusive offers on a three-year lease
• White goods salary sacrifice scheme -Upgrade your home with ease. Purchase home and electronic items through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost of big-ticket purchases like appliances, computers, and tech gadgets directly from your salary
• Enhanced public pension-Secure your future with ourcareer average pension, where contributions are built at a rate of 1/49th of your yearly pensionable pay
• Cycle to work scheme -Save up to 25-39% on the retail price of bikes and safety equipment through Income Tax and National Insurance savings. Get fit and save money!
• Employee assistance programme- Access a completely free and confidential assistance service to help manage, reduce, and overcome life’s challenges, both at work and in your personal life
• Discounted gym membership -Stay active and healthy with corporate membership prices for Everybody Leisure, including:
  • Gym, Swim and Group Fitness at all 16 facilities
  • Off-Peak Racket Sports
  • Athletics Tracks
  • Sauna/Steam/Spa

We’re delighted that you’re considering applying for this role!

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we warmly welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We believe that a diverse workforce helps us better reflect and serve our local communities, and together, we can build something truly special.

Cheshire East Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults across the Borough. As such, any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings that are ‘not protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2013) relating to the non-disclosure of spent convictions do not apply to this job. You must therefore, disclose whether you have any previous convictions where prompted to do so within the application process.