Team Manager | Family Safeguarding | Skelmersdale

Lancashire County Council; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire County Council seeks a passionate Team Manager to lead a Family Safeguarding Team in Pendle, Lancashire. You will provide direction, support, and challenge to a multi-disciplinary team, keeping children at the centre of every practice decision.

Join a service committed to strengths-based, relational social work and delivering outstanding outcomes. The role offers flexible/hybrid working and opportunities for professional growth and impactful leadership.

Qualifications

• Has significant experience within children's social care.
• Demonstrates strong leadership and management capability.
• Can inspire, develop, and motivate teams.
• Is committed to strengths-based and relationship-focused practice.
• Has the ability to drive high standards and support continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing a high-performing Family Safeguarding Team.
• Promoting high-quality, strengths-based social work practice.
• Supporting practitioners to achieve the best possible outcomes for children and families.
• Creating a positive, reflective, and learning-focused team culture.
• Driving practice excellence through coaching, supervision, and professional development.
• Working collaboratively with partners to safeguard children and support sustainable family change.
• Ensuring effective performance management and service delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Team motivation

Coaching

Strategic leadership

Children's social care

Job description

Job-ID: 21505Category: Social Care

Skills, Experience, Qualifications,

• ChildrenLocation: Lancashire, United Kingdom; West Lancashire
• Skelmersdale, Lancashire, United KingdomSchedule: Full timePosted: 2026-10-21Closes: 2026-11-04Team Manager
• Family Safeguarding Team SkelmersdaleSalary:53,051- 57,447 per annumContract: PermanentHours: Full Time, 37 hours per weekLocation: Pendle, LancashireInternational Sponsorship: This role is not open to international sponsorshipLead Outstanding Practice.

Inspire Positive Change.

Are you an experienced and motivating social work leader ready to take the next step in your career?Lancashire County Council is seeking a passionate and ambitious Team Manager to lead one of our successful Family Safeguarding Teams in Pendle.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a service that is committed to strengths-based practice, relational social work, and delivering outstanding outcomes for children and families.As Team Manager, you will lead a dedicated multi-disciplinary team within our innovative Family Safeguarding Model, creating the conditions for excellent practice, strong professional development, and meaningful change for children and their families.

About the Role

You will play a pivotal leadership role, providing direction, support, and challenge to a team of skilled practitioners while ensuring children remain at the centre of everything we do.

Key responsibilities

• Leading and developing a high-performing Family Safeguarding Team.
• Promoting high-quality, strengths-based social work practice.
• Supporting practitioners to achieve the best possible outcomes for children and families.
• Creating a positive, reflective, and learning-focused team culture.
• Driving practice excellence through coaching, supervision, and professional development.
• Working collaboratively with partners to safeguard children and support sustainable family change.
• Ensuring effective performance management and service delivery.

Why Join Lancashire?

You’ll be joining an established Family Safeguarding service in East Lancashire where senior leaders are committed to investing in staff, supporting professional growth, and enabling excellent social work practice.As the fourth largest local authority in England and the largest in the North, Lancashire County Council serves over 1.2 million residents and delivers innovative services that make a real difference to people’s lives.We understand that exceptional outcomes for children are achieved when practitioners feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work.

That’s why we have created a positive culture where staff wellbeing, learning, and development are prioritised.

What We Offer

A Strong Learning Culture

• Comprehensive induction programmes for new starters.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Support from experienced Advanced Practitioners.
• Access to the latest research and evidence-informed practice.
• Continuous opportunities to enhance leadership and management skills.

Career Development

• Excellent progression opportunities.
• Access to specialist training and qualifications.
• Leadership development programmes.
• Opportunities to influence and shape service delivery.

Flexible and Supportive Working

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Equipment to work effectively from home.
• Strong management support.
• A focus on staff wellbeing.
• Practitioner forums and professional networks to collaborate and share best practice.

What We’re Looking For

• Is passionate about improving outcomes for children and families.
• Has significant experience within children's social care.
• Demonstrates strong leadership and management capability.
• Can inspire, develop, and motivate teams.
• Is committed to strengths-based and relationship-focused practice.
• Has the ability to drive high standards and support continuous improvement.

Find Out MoreIf you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity or a career with Lancashire Children's Services, please contact: Andrea> Information

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, as amended.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

If you are already a Lancashire County Council employee, please apply via the Internal Vacancies section on Oracle Fusion.

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