Team Manager Referral and Assessment NEW Bolton Council Posted yesterday Bolton £48,710 TO £52,[...]

Bolton Gin Company; Bolton; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Bolton Council as a permanent Team Manager in the Assessment Service Management Team. You'll lead a team of social workers to ensure high-quality services for children in need. This role requires a qualified social worker with a strong background in safeguarding and team leadership, aligned with Bolton's commitment to improving community outcomes.

Benefits

Gym memberships

Salary sacrifice schemes

Generous leave

Flexible working

Pension access

Wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Qualified social worker with a full UK Driving Licence.
• Experience in safeguarding, child protection, or court work.
• Motivated and ambitious with strong leadership qualities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a team of social workers.
• Ensure high-quality services and compliance with statutory requirements.
• Collaborate on service improvements for vulnerable children.

Skills

Safeguarding

Child Protection

Team Leadership

Resilience

Solution Focus

Effective Partnership Working

Education

Social Work Qualified

Job description

Grade: K scp 39 (£48,710) to scp 43 (£52,805) plus Essential Car User Allowance up to £963pa

Contract: Permanent

Essential Requirement: Full UK Driving Licence

Essential Qualification: Social Work Qualified, SWE registered

Ask us about flexible working options to fit with your work/life balance - #HappytoTalkFlexible

The Role

We are excited to offer a permanent Team Manager position within our strong and stable Assessment Service Management Team.

Our Assessment Service is part of Bolton Council’s Front Door, handling referrals and assessments for children at risk of significant harm or in need of support. Responsibilities include Section 47 enquiries, social care assessments, Initial Child Protection Conferences, Care Proceedings, and Public Law Outline initiation.

As a Team Manager, you will lead, supervise, support, and guide a team of social workers alongside a Deputy Team Manager. Your role is to ensure high-quality services, effective safeguarding, and compliance with statutory and legislative requirements. You will promote excellent standards through supervision, quality assurance, performance management, and audits.

You will collaborate with the management team and Strategic Lead to drive service improvements, aiming to ensure the safety and better outcomes for Bolton’s most vulnerable children.

About You

You must be a qualified social worker with proven safeguarding, child protection, or Court work experience, particularly within the Front Door environment.

We seek motivated, ambitious, creative, and committed individuals passionate about safeguarding children. Resilience, solution focus, effective team and partnership working, and leadership qualities are essential.

Show transferable skills that enable you to excel as a Team Manager in Children’s Social Care.

If you meet these criteria, please apply with your CV and a cover letter detailing how your skills and experience align with the role.

About Us

This is a great opportunity to join Bolton at an exciting time, with strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is welcoming, vibrant, and committed to improving community outcomes. We offer various employee benefits, including discounts, gym memberships, salary sacrifice schemes, generous leave, flexible working, pension access, and wellbeing services.

Our values are central to our culture. Please review all details, including the job description, person specification, legal info, and tips, on our website.

To apply, upload your anonymised CV and a supporting statement explaining your suitability for the role.

We are committed to equal opportunities and safeguarding, requiring an Enhanced DBS check. The role involves a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

Bolton Council participates in the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment, recognizing service in other local authorities or NHS organizations within Greater Manchester.

For more info about working at Bolton Council or support with your application, contact [e-mail].