Team Manager - Young Croydon

Croydon Council; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 61,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Croydon Council is seeking a Team Manager for Young Croydon within Children’s Services. You will lead a team of social care professionals to ensure timely interventions and safe outcomes for children and families. A strong emphasis on safeguarding and multi‑agency collaboration is required.

The role is permanent, 36 hours per week, with hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days at home). Salary is Grade 16, £60,573-£62,766, with a commitment to supporting staff development and well‑being.

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Workers who are Social Work England registered.
• Knowledge of national policy, strategy and developments regarding children’s social care.
• Ability to lead improvement in social work practice at an operational level through performance management.
• Experience of managing and/or supervising childcare social workers with evidenced results of continuing practice and good outcomes for children and young people.
• Experience of working in high risk and high complexity safeguarding contexts.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of children’s services professionals to ensure timely interventions for children and families.
• Ensure a good service is delivered in a timely way to safeguard and promote well‑being.
• Work with multi‑agency partners to secure a unified approach to keeping children safe across the borough.

Skills

Social work leadership

Performance management

Multi-agency coordination

High-risk case handling

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

Job Description

Team Manager – Young Croydon – Children Services

Salary: Grade 16 £60,573-£62,766

Permanent – 36 hours per week

Hybrid working (3 days office, 2 days at home)

Job Purpose

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Young Croydon. Were looking for a dynamic individual with sound knowledge of child protection with a good understanding and ability to respond to young people experiencing risk outside of the home. As the manager you will lead a team of children’s services professionals and practitioners to ensure young people have the right interventions at the right time. You will be responsible for ensuring children, young people, carers and families receive a good service in a timely way which supports our children and young people to be safe in the community. You will have sound knowledge of the data and have the ability to work multi agency to ensure we have one approach to keeping children and young people safe across the borough.

About You

• Qualified Social Workers who are Social Work England registered
• Working knowledge of national policy, strategy and developments regarding children’s social care, and areas that impact on children’s social care.
• Able to lead improvement in social work practice at an operational level through effective performance management
• Evidence of leading and managing operational change effectively
• Able to lead and manage in an operational area dealing with high risk and high complexity in a way that delivers good safeguarding and well-being outcomes for children and families.
• Experience of managing and/or supervising childcare social workers in an area relevant to this particular service area with evidenced results of continuing practice and good outcomes for children and young people.

About Us

Croydon Council’s priorities

• Get a grip on the finances and make the council financially sustainable
• Become a council which listens to, respects and works in partnership with Croydon’s diverse communities and businesses
• Strengthen collaboration and joint working with partner organisations and the voluntary, community and faith sectors
• Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice
• Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities

Key Business Plan Outcomes

• Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning and learning
• Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn and fulfil their potential
• Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we’re proud to call home
• People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer
• Croydon Council’s new ways of working

Equal Opportunities Statement

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role. Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.