Team Manager Family Safeguarding

Surrey County Council; Reigate; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority seeks a Children's Team Manager for their Family Safeguarding service in Reigate. This position offers support to social workers and focuses on the implementation of effective safeguarding practices. Candidates should have substantial management experience in social work. Competitive salary range from £59,636 to £63,953 per annum and excellent perquisites, including generous leave and a robust pension scheme.

Benefits

28 days' holiday, rising to 31 days after 5 years

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development resources

Qualifications

• Experience in a managerial or leadership role in social work.
• Understanding of Family Safeguarding Model.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure team meets the diverse needs of children and young people.
• Support and develop social workers in their practices.
• Contribute to service strategies and policies.

Skills

Leadership

Safeguarding practices

Motivational interviewing

Education

Eligible to work for Surrey County Council

Job description

• Category: Qualified Social Work - Children's
• Contract type: Secondment
• Working hours: 36
• Posted on: 23 September 2025
• Location: East Surrey based in our Reigate office

Description

We are committed to the development of our workforce. This position is only available to applicants who already work for Surrey County Council. We thank you for your interest in our roles and would encourage you to review our vacancies which are open to all.

This is a secondment opportunity to provide maternity cover until November 2026. For internal candidates, please discuss with your current Line Manager before submitting your application.

This is an excellent opportunity for experienced or senior social workers who are ready to take the next step into a managerial role and further develop their leadership skills, or an opportunity for current Team Managers seeking to broaden their experience and strengthen their team leadership within safeguarding.

We have an opportunity for a Children's Team Manager to join our Family Safeguarding service covering East Surrey based at Woodhatch our Reigate office.

The salary range for Team Managers is £59,636 - £63,953 per annum. This is inclusive of a £5,000 market supplement.

Our Offer to You

• 28 days' holiday, rising to 31 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
• A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents

About our Family Safeguarding Service

Our Family Safeguarding service are overseen by Assistant Directors who have co- responsibility for our Family Safeguarding Model, Child In Need, as well as pre and court proceedings.

Within Family Safeguarding we use motivational interviewing, multi-agency approach under the Family Safeguarding model, where Social Workers, Family Support Workers, Domestic Abuse Practitioners, Recovery Workers, Mental Health Practitioners, and Psychologists collaborate closely to address family issues efficiently, reducing the need for referrals to other agencies.

To help us achieve our ambitions for children and families we are looking for dedicated, and compassionate practitioners who are child focused and committed to relationship-based social work to join us.

As a Team Manager in Surrey you'll play a critical role in supporting social workers and helping your service manager to ensure the service you team provides is forward thinking, responsive and meets the diverse needs of our children and young people. You will do this by contributing to service strategies, policy and procedures as required and will be responsible for managing, motivating and developing your team by sharing your professional leadership and support to help them deliver safe practice and effective management of their workloads.

We strive to provide a supportive and dynamic work environment for our employees, that fosters growth, maintains work-life balance, and rewards efforts. We guarantee 5 days of CPD and have access to excellent research and development tools such as Community Care Inform, Care Knowledge and Research In Practice.

To apply you will need to upload your CV and answer the following questions. (No more than 200 words per question):

• Please tell us what has motivated you to apply for this role?
• Please tell us about the key skills and experience you will be able to bring to this role.
• What is your understanding of Surrey's Practice Model for family safeguarding? Can you describe the strengths and challenges of this model?

Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description & Our Life at Surrey handbook to get an insight into working at Surrey.

Contact Us

The job advert closes at 23:59 on Sunday the 5 th of October. If you'd like to discuss the role further please drop a quick message to [e-mail] and we'll get a call arranged.

Surrey has both urban and rural areas and qualified social workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK and access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area.

Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation, moving from a two-tier system to new unitary councils in April 2027. Your role will transfer with current terms and conditions to one of these new councils, supporting local devolution and greater powers for our communities.

We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum criteria, we guarantee you an interview.

Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we're committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs.