JOB-20240819-db742659

Team Manager – Assessment Team

Role: Team Manager – Assessment Team (Children’s Social Worker)
Location: Leicestershire, UK
Contract: Part Time / Full Time, Ongoing
Hourly Rate: £42.00

Step into a rewarding leadership role with Leicestershire County Council as a Team Manager within the Assessment Team in Children’s Social Care. This ongoing locum opportunity offers flexibility, competitive pay, and the chance to guide a dedicated team delivering vital support to children, young people, and families.

Perks and Benefits

• Part Time / Full Time: Choose a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and supports a healthy work-life balance.

• Competitive Hourly Pay: Earn £42.00 per hour with the flexibility and freedom that locum engagements bring.

• Professional Growth: Gain exposure to diverse cases and dynamic environments that strengthen your leadership profile.

• Focused Impact: Make meaningful contributions to children’s services without the long-term commitments of permanent posts.

• Varied Experience: Enjoy the career enrichment that comes from managing different teams, structures, and operational challenges.

What You Will Do

• Provide strong leadership and oversight to the Assessment Team, ensuring high-quality, timely assessments for children and families.

• Oversee day-to-day service delivery, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and best practice standards.

• Deliver reflective supervision, supporting staff development, resilience, and consistent professional practice.

• Manage complex safeguarding decisions and ensure robust safety planning and case management.

• Work collaboratively with key multi-agency partners including Education, Health, and Police.

• Drive performance and service improvement, ensuring targets and statutory duties are consistently met.

• Support workforce development through mentoring, coaching, and training.

• Maintain accurate, compliant record-keeping aligned with organisational and legal frameworks.

Skills & Experience Required

• Extensive post-qualifying experience within Children’s Social Care, particularly safeguarding and assessment.

• Demonstrable leadership or management experience within a social work setting.

• Strong risk analysis and decision-making skills under pressure.

• Excellent understanding of children’s legislation, guidance, and best practice.

• Ability to manage team performance, motivate staff, and implement service improvements.

• Effective partnership-building and multi-agency collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Social Work Degree or equivalent qualification.

• Social Work England registration.

• Leadership or management training (desirable but not essential).

Why Leicestershire?

Leicestershire offers the perfect blend of peaceful countryside landscapes and vibrant town life. With excellent schools, cultural attractions, and thriving communities, it’s a fantastic place to both live and work. Whether you enjoy green open spaces or buzzing city amenities, Leicestershire provides an exceptional quality of life.

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