Team Manager - Families from Abroad

Norfolk County Council; Dereham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization in Dereham is seeking a Team Manager for the REDI Service. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team to provide essential support to children and families from migrant backgrounds. The role involves managing projects, ensuring safeguarding standards, and facilitating effective community partnerships. Candidates should hold a degree or equivalent in relevant fields, and experience in a safeguarding role is crucial. This position offers a competitive salary and flexible working opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and Wellbeing services

Flexible working opportunities

'Norfolk Rewards' employee discounts

Local Government Pension Scheme

Tax efficient car lease scheme

Qualifications

• Experience managing staff in a safeguarding environment.
• Understanding of multi-agency working.
• Knowledge of immigration, visa processes, and trauma-informed practice is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a team working with families.
• Oversee community-based inclusion projects.
• Drive service improvements and champion best practice.

Skills

Leadership skills

Effective communication

Commitment to equality and diversity

Education

Degree level education or equivalent in relevant fields

Job description

The REDI Service provides holistic family and educational support to promote inclusion, wellbeing, and educational success for children and young people from migrant families. As Team Manager, you will lead a multi‑disciplinary team delivering early help and preventative interventions, ensuring families receive the right support at the right time.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a team working closely with children, young people and families with families' assessments and plans.
• Oversee community‑based inclusion projects.
• Work closely with partners across education, health, and social care.
• Ensure safeguarding standards are met and performance targets achieved.
• Drive service improvements and champion best practice.

Qualifications

• Is educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification (social care, health, education, psychology).
• Has experience managing staff in a safeguarding environment.
• Understands multi‑agency working and has strong leadership skills.
• Can communicate effectively and influence others.
• Is committed to equality, diversity, and integrated working.
• Knowledge of immigration, visa processes, trauma‑informed practice, and implementing group work is desirable, but training will be provided.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast‑track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi‑time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
• 'Norfolk Rewards' – our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers.
• Relocation expenses (where applicable).
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work.
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants' pensions.
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes.
• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra‑low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility).
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.