Team Manager for Children with Disabilities

Social Care Today; Leicester; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking an experienced Team Manager for Children with Disabilities to lead a team of social workers and practitioners delivering services to disabled children and families across Nottingham.

You will ensure high-quality practice, effective safeguarding and timely decision-making, and work with colleagues across education, health and partner agencies to promote collaborative working and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children with disabilities and their families.
• Strong practice leadership and staff development focus.
• Commitment to delivering high-quality, strengths-based services.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of social workers and practitioners.
• Ensure high-quality social work practice and effective safeguarding.
• Promote timely decision-making and continuous service improvement.
• Foster collaboration with education, health and partner agencies.

Skills

Team leadership

Social work

Collaboration

Safeguarding

Job description

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.

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.

If you have any questions about the role or recruitment process, please contact [e-mail].

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Company: Nottingham City Council

Salary: £53,051 - £56,293

Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Job Role: Manager

• Sector: Corporate Services
• Sector: Health and Social Care
• Sector: Family Services