Team Manager - Children with Disabilities

Nottingham City Council; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is hiring a Team Manager for Children with Disabilities in Nottingham. You will lead and support a team of social workers and practitioners delivering services to disabled children, young people and their families across the city.

You will ensure high-quality social work practice, strong safeguarding, and timely decision-making, working with education, health and partner agencies to meet diverse needs.

Qualifications

• Experience leading social work teams delivering services to disabled children and families.
• Ability to maintain high-quality social work practice and effective safeguarding.
• Commitment to inclusion, partnership working and continuous service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of social workers and practitioners across Nottingham.
• Ensure timely decisions and high-quality practice.
• Promote collaboration with education, health and partner agencies.
• Develop staff and deliver strengths-based services that support wellbeing and independence.

Skills

Team leadership

Social work

Safeguarding

Collaboration

Staff development

Job description

Team Manager for Children with Disabilities

Contract: Permanent
Location: Hybrid / Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG
Salary: £53,051 - £56,293

As Team Manager for Children with Disabilities, you will lead and support a team of social workers and practitioners delivering services to disabled children, young people and their families across Nottingham.

You will be responsible for ensuring high-quality social work practice, effective safeguarding and timely decision-making, enabling children and families to access the support they need to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Working closely with colleagues across social care, education, health, and partner agencies, you will promote collaborative working, support continuous improvement and ensure services are responsive to the diverse needs of children and young people with disabilities.

We are seeking a skilled and enthusiastic manager with experience of working with children with disabilities and their families. You will bring strong practice leadership, a commitment to developing and supporting staff and a focus on delivering high-quality, strengths-based services.

You will play an important role in ensuring children and young people receive effective support that promotes their wellbeing, independence and inclusion, while helping them remain connected to their families and communities wherever possible.

Important Information

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Please note:

• The closing date for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 25th October 2026.

• We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a sufficient number of applications be received.

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