Team Manager Children

• Provide strong leadership to ensure the delivery of safe highquality services for children and families in line with legislation statutory guidance and local policies.
  
• Manage the performance and professional standards of the team ensuring practice meets national and organisational expectations.
  
• Contribute to the development and implementation of service plans policies and initiatives.
  
• Drive continuous improvement to enhance outcomes for children young people and families.
  

Key Responsibilities

Leadership

• Promote the service positively with staff partner agencies and service users.
  
• Chair meetings lead working groups and represent the service at internal and external forums as required.
  
• Provide clear direction professional guidance and visible leadership to the team.
  

Knowledge & Professional Practice

• Maintain an uptodate understanding of relevant legislation national guidance research and departmental policies relating to childrens social care.
  
• Ensure practice reflects current statutory requirements and best practice developments.
  

Case Management Oversight

• Ensure effective allocation of cases and that all children have uptodate outcomefocused plans.
  
• Oversee the quality of assessments plans and interventions to ensure they are childcentred and proportionate.
  

Supervision & Line Management

• Prioritise and provide regular reflective supervision to team members.
  
• Prepare thoroughly for supervision sessions offering constructive feedback professional challenge and caserelated guidance.
  
• Identify and support the professional development needs of staff ensuring compliance with professional registration requirements.
  

Risk Management

• Identify monitor and respond to highrisk and highprofile cases in accordance with safeguarding procedures.
  
• Support staff in managing risk and making informed decisions that protect children.
  

Communication & Partnership Working

• Communicate clearly and effectively with staff colleagues service users and multiagency partners.
  
• Foster strong working relationships with partner organisations to support effective safeguarding and service delivery.
  

Equality Diversity & Inclusion

• Demonstrate commitment to equality diversity and antidiscriminatory practice.
  
• Ensure team members uphold the values and principles of inclusive respectful service delivery.
  

Managing Resources

• Understand the basics of resource management including staffing and financial considerations.
  
• Take accountability for ensuring that resources are used effectively and efficiently.
  

Managing Performance

• Model highquality valuedriven practice that places the child at the centre.
  
• Ensure accurate timely case recording in the Integrated Childrens System and compliance with data protection requirements.
  
• Use management information systems to analyse performance data and inform service improvements.
  
• Lead motivate and support staff to achieve service objectives and performance targets.
  
• Manage delegated HR responsibilities including sickness conduct and performance management.
  

Strategic Contribution

• Understand the impact of national regional and local policy on the services strategic direction.
  
• Work collaboratively with senior leaders and colleagues to develop and improve the service.
  
• Recruit retain and support staff to ensure a skilled motivated and effective workforce.
  
• Undertake additional duties as required to meet changing service needs.
  

Experience Required

• Significant postqualification experience in childrens social care.
  
• Experience supervising or managing social work staff.
  
• Experience of managing complex cases and safeguarding risks.
  
• Experience contributing to service improvement and implementing new approaches.
  
• Experience working in a multiagency safeguarding environment.
  

Skills & Competencies

• Strong leadership and teammanagement skills.
  
• Excellent knowledge of childrens social care legislation and safeguarding procedures.
  
• Ability to analyse information assess risk and make sound decisions.
  
• Clear confident communicator with strong partnershipworking skills.
  
• Skilled in performance management and staff development.
  
• Ability to use case recording and management information systems effectively.
  
• High level of organisational planning and problemsolving skills.
  

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker (e.g. Degree in Social Work CQSW DipSW).
  
• Registered with the relevant professional body (e.g. Social Work England).
  
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
  
• Management training (desirable).