Social Worker Team Manager - Safeguarding Team in Tameside

Job Title: Social Worker Team Manager – Safeguarding Team
Specialism: Social Worker – Children
Location: Tameside, UK
Salary: £46.00 per hour

Social Worker Team Manager within the Safeguarding Team in Tameside, earning £46.00 per hour. This exciting ongoing locum opportunity offers both part-time and full-time flexibility, giving experienced leaders the chance to play a pivotal role within Children's Services. As Team Manager, you will provide leadership, direction, and operational oversight to a dedicated safeguarding team, ensuring children and families receive timely, effective, and high-quality interventions that promote safety, wellbeing, and positive outcomes.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced manager seeking a rewarding role within a forward-thinking local authority that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Perks and benefits:

• Part Time / Full Time: Choose a working arrangement that fits around your lifestyle while maintaining a rewarding and impactful career.

• Hourly Pay: Earn a competitive rate of £46.00 per hour, giving you flexibility and rewarding your expertise and leadership skills.

• Professional Development: Access ongoing learning and development opportunities to enhance your management capabilities and stay current with best practice.

• Supportive Work Environment: Join a collaborative team culture that encourages innovation, inclusivity, and professional support.

• Career Progression: Work within a progressive council that invests in leadership development and recognises talent.

• Leadership Opportunity: Shape service delivery and influence positive outcomes for children and families across the borough.

• Meaningful Impact: Play a vital role in safeguarding vulnerable children and supporting the continuous improvement of Children's Services.

What you will do:

• Team Leadership: Lead, manage, and develop a team of Social Workers and support staff, promoting high standards of practice and performance.

• Supervision and Development: Provide regular supervision, support, mentoring, and performance management to ensure staff development and wellbeing.

• Safeguarding Oversight: Oversee complex safeguarding investigations, ensuring assessments and interventions are robust, timely, and child focused.

• Quality Assurance: Authorise assessments, plans, reports, and statutory documentation, ensuring compliance with legislation, policy, and best practice.

• Case Management: Monitor case progression and workload management to ensure statutory timescales and performance targets are achieved.

• Multi-Agency Partnership Working: Build strong partnerships with education, health services, police, and other agencies to deliver coordinated interventions.

• Service Improvement: Drive continuous improvement through audits, quality assurance activities, and the implementation of best practice initiatives.

• Resource Management: Manage team budgets and resources effectively, ensuring efficient service delivery and value for money.

• Strategic Contribution: Support the development of safeguarding services through leadership, innovation, and operational planning.

• Professional Standards: Promote a culture of learning, accountability, and ongoing professional development across the team.

Why Tameside

Tameside offers an excellent blend of urban convenience and picturesque countryside, creating a fantastic environment in which to live and work. With strong community values, excellent transport links, thriving local amenities, and access to stunning outdoor spaces, Tameside provides an outstanding quality of life. Its commitment to supporting children, families, and communities makes it an inspiring place to build your social work leadership career.

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