Team Manager - Qualified Social Work - Duty

Pertemps; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized recruitment agency is seeking a qualified Social Work Team Manager to lead a Duty Team in Cumbria. The role involves working closely with vulnerable children and their families, assessing needs, and delivering person-centred services. The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of social work experience, excellent communication skills, and a passion for supporting families. The position offers £55 per hour with agency support and resources.

Benefits

Dedicated consultant for support

Easy registration process

Reliable payroll management

Qualifications

• 4+ years qualified experience in social work.
• Experience working in a Social Services Directorate or similar.
• Constantly striving for continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of social care needs.
• Manage an agreed caseload effectively.
• Create individual care plans respecting diversity.

Skills

Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England

Excellent mediation and negotiation skills

Experience working with diverse client groups

Skilled at building meaningful relationships

Knowledge of legislation relating to social work practice

Education

SW, CSS, DipSW, or Social Work Degree

Job description

Team Manager
Qualified Social Work
Duty
Location: Cumbria
Pay rate: £55 per hour

Are you an experienced and passionate Social Work Team Manager looking for career progression? Pertemps Profession Recruitment is seeking qualified and passionate Social Work Team Managers to lead a dedicated Duty Team. In this role, you will work in a busy, supportive team assessing and working with vulnerable children and their families, intervening where children need support to provide earlier help to vulnerable adults. The service maintains strong links with Integrated Prevention and Earliest Help colleagues to promote community support when social care intervention is no longer required. Successful candidates must be able to attend the locality 3 days per week; no negotiations on days.

Working in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, guided by the values and principles of social care, you will support the delivery of person-centred, safe, and effective social care services. Using your professional knowledge and experience, you will make assessments and decisions about appropriate interventions. Applying your significant social work experience and excellent communication skills, you will establish and maintain relationships with service users and agencies to ensure services meet identified needs.

You will be committed to ensuring positive and sustainable outcomes from your interventions. Using best practices, you will strive to provide the best outcomes for children. Most importantly, you will have a passion for supporting children and families to thrive and flourish. Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and operate efficiently.

Perfect candidate will be:

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• SW, CSS, DipSW, or Social Work Degree; creative, flexible, and forward-thinking.
• Experience working in a Social Services Directorate or other statutory or voluntary agency.
• Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes.
• Excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users.
• Experience working with diverse client groups within an agency.
• Skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families.
• Committed to high-quality service delivery.
• Experienced in working within multi-disciplinary, interagency teams.
• Knowledge of legislation relating to social work practice.
• 4+ years qualified experience.

In this role, you will:

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of risks, protection, and social care needs.
• Manage an agreed caseload.
• Utilize specialist communication skills to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Create individual care plans respecting diversity, dignity, and empowerment.
• Provide advice and support to unqualified staff and students to aid their development.

This is an agency post, and Pertemps offers:

• A dedicated consultant with access to roles across the UK.
• Easy registration process, referral schemes, and incentives.
• Ongoing compliance management, reliable payroll, and more.

This role is ideally located for those traveling from Preston, Fulwood, Blackpool, Carlisle, Lancaster, Morecambe, Fleetwood, Garstang, Keswick, Coniston, Penrith, Grasmere, Windermere, Kendal, Cockermouth, Brampton, Whitehaven, Kirkby Lonsdale, Dalton-in-Furness, Barrow-in-Furness, Windermere, Penrith, Workington.

We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If this role isn't suitable, contact us for other opportunities including IRO, BIA, MASH, Children Looked After, Localities, Children in Need, Duty, Child Protection, Support and Protect, Youth Justice, Children’s and Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager, and Assistant Team Manager.

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