Team Manager| Child In Need Team | Torbay | £45ph + £150 accom allowance

Tripod Partners; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 130,872,000 - 151,536,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS

Compliance service

Referral bonus

Dedicated consultant

Job summary

Tripod Partners advertises a Team Manager – Child in Need role based in Torbay. The post offers £45 per hour plus a £150 accommodation allowance, and is a full-time locum opportunity for an experienced social work manager in the children’s services sector.

The successful candidate will lead a team of qualified social workers, oversee CIN cases, ensure safeguarding and statutory duties are met, and work with partner agencies to drive positive outcomes for children and families.

Qualifications

• Qualified social worker with CIN experience preferred.
• Experience providing professional leadership to social work teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage and provide professional leadership to a team of qualified social workers.
• Oversee Children in Need cases, ensuring high-quality assessments, planning and interventions.
• Ensure statutory duties and safeguarding responsibilities are met in line with relevant legislation and guidance.
• Provide supervision, support and professional development to social workers.
• Monitor casework quality, performance and outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with partner agencies and other professionals to achieve positive outcomes for children and families.
• Promote a child-centred, strengths-based approach to social work practice.
• Contribute to service development and continuous improvement.

Skills

Team leadership

Supervision

Child protection

Case management

Education

Qualified Social Worker

Job description

Team Manager needed for the Child in Need Team in Torbay, paying £45 ph + £150 acomm allowance!

• Role: Team Manager– Child in NeedTeam
• Location: Torbay
• Rate: £45per hour + £150 accom allowance
• Contract: Full-time, Locum

About the Role:

We are looking for an experienced and dedicated Team Manager – Children in Need (CIN) to join a busy children’s social care service in Torbay.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced social work manager who is passionate about improving outcomes for children, young people and their families.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and provide professional leadership to a team of qualified social workers.
• Oversee Children in Need cases, ensuring high-quality assessments, planning and interventions.
• Ensure statutory duties and safeguarding responsibilities are met in line with relevant legislation and guidance.
• Provide supervision, support and professional development to social workers.
• Monitor casework quality, performance and outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with partner agencies and other professionals to achieve positive outcomes for children and families.
• Promote a child-centred, strengths-based approach to social work practice.
• Contribute to service development and continuous improvement.

Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:

• Your own dedicated specialist consultant
• Access to the widest variety of social work jobs across 150 authorities and private organizations throughout the UK
• Prompt and reliable payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• £500 referral fee