Team Manager – Assessment Team

Specialism / Department: Children’s Social Care – Assessment Team
Location: Havering, UK
Salary / Pay Rate: £45.20 per hour
Contract Type: Locum / Ongoing
Working Pattern: Full-Time / Hybrid (Minimum 3 days onsite)

Role Overview

An excellent locum opportunity has arisen for an experienced Team Manager to join the Children’s Assessment Team in Havering. This full‑time, ongoing role offers a competitive hourly rate of £45.20 and the opportunity to lead a busy, high‑performing service dedicated to safeguarding children and supporting families.

You will oversee frontline assessment functions, ensuring high‑quality, timely interventions and effective decision‑making that promotes safety, wellbeing, and positive outcomes. With a hybrid working model (minimum three days in the office), this role provides both stability and flexibility while offering the chance to contribute to service improvement and team development.

Perks and Benefits

• Full-Time Stability: Benefit from consistent hours in an impactful leadership position.
• Competitive Hourly Rate: £45.20 per hour reflects your expertise and responsibility.
• Hybrid Working: Work onsite at least three days per week with flexibility for service needs.
• Professional Development: Access continuous training and leadership development opportunities.
• Supportive Culture: Join a collaborative and innovative team invested in high‑quality practice.

Key Responsibilities / What You Will Do

• Lead and manage the Assessment Team to ensure timely and effective safeguarding interventions.
• Oversee and quality‑assure assessments in line with statutory requirements and local practice standards.
• Develop and implement strategies for managing workload, performance, and service improvements.
• Provide regular supervision, coaching, and professional development to team members.
• Promote multidisciplinary collaboration with partner agencies to enhance outcomes for children and families.
• Monitor team performance and utilise data to drive service improvements and informed decision‑making.
• Uphold best practice principles and contribute to strategic planning within the service.

Requirements / Candidate Criteria

Essential

• Qualified Social Worker with recognised Social Work qualification.
• Registration with Social Work England.
• Proven leadership experience within children’s services, particularly assessment or safeguarding.
• Strong understanding of statutory frameworks, thresholds, and assessment procedures.
• Demonstrable ability to lead teams in high‑demand environments.

Desirable

• Experience contributing to service improvement plans.
• Skilled in managing competing priorities and complex decision‑making.
• Knowledge of Havering’s local structures or similar boroughs.

Why Havering

Havering offers the ideal blend of city connection and suburban tranquillity. With its excellent transport links into central London, diverse neighbourhoods, rich cultural scene, and expansive green spaces, it is a fantastic place to live and work. Havering’s strong community feel, local amenities, and attractive balance of urban and rural living make it an ideal location for professionals seeking both lifestyle and career fulfilment.

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