Social Care Team Manager Children's

To provide leadership management and professional oversight within Children and Young Peoples Services ensuring the delivery of high-quality child-centred services that achieve positive outcomes for children young people and families.

The postholder will lead a Family Help team managing staff resources budgets and performance whilst ensuring safeguarding responsibilities are effectively discharged. The role will drive service improvement support workforce development and promote effective multi-agency working to improve outcomes for children and families across Suffolk.

As a key leader within Childrens Services the Team Manager will create a positive learning culture champion high standards of practice and ensure the service operates in line with statutory requirements local procedures and Suffolks Signs of Safety and Wellbeing approach.

• Lead manage and develop a Family Help team within Childrens Services.
  
• Provide professional supervision support and performance management to staff.
  
• Create a positive learning culture that promotes high-quality practice and continuous improvement.
  
• Motivate coach and mentor staff to achieve individual and team objectives.
  
• Manage workforce planning recruitment retention and staff development.
  
• Lead change initiatives and support staff through service developments and transformation.
  
• Ensure effective appraisal supervision and performance review arrangements are in place.
  

• Manage safeguarding concerns and ensure appropriate action is taken to protect children and young people.
  
• Provide oversight of complex cases and decision-making processes.
  
• Ensure risks are identified assessed and managed appropriately.
  
• Promote a culture of safe and informed decision-making.
  
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding legislation guidance and local procedures.
  

• Lead the delivery of high-quality Family Help services.
  
• Monitor service performance against local and national standards.
  
• Drive continuous service improvement and innovation.
  
• Manage quality assurance activities including audits reviews and performance monitoring.
  
• Ensure timely and effective case allocation management and progression.
  
• Support safe and effective transitions between services and teams.
  

• Promote the participation of children young people and families in service planning and decision-making.
  
• Ensure feedback from families is used to improve service delivery.
  
• Manage complaints representations and service concerns appropriately.
  
• Champion strengths-based and relationship-based practice approaches.
  

• Build and maintain effective relationships with partner agencies and stakeholders.
  
• Work collaboratively with education health police and voluntary sector organisations.
  
• Challenge and support partners to improve outcomes for children and families.
  
• Promote integrated service delivery and effective partnership working.
  

• Manage budgets staffing resources and operational expenditure effectively.
  
• Ensure services operate within financial and governance frameworks.
  
• Promote best value and efficient resource utilisation.
  
• Monitor performance and identify opportunities for service efficiencies.
  

• Contribute to service planning and strategic development within Childrens Services.
  
• Translate organisational priorities into effective operational practice.
  
• Support the implementation of Suffolk County Council strategies and improvement programmes.
  
• Contribute to policy development and service modernisation initiatives.
  

• Social Work qualification and Social Work England registration or equivalent Level 6 professional qualification with relevant management experience.
  
• Significant management experience within Childrens Services.
  
• Experience leading and developing teams within safeguarding or family support services.
  
• Strong knowledge of:
  
  • Childrens legislation and statutory guidance
    
  • Safeguarding frameworks
    
  • Child Protection processes
    
  • Risk assessment and case management
    
  • Childrens Services performance requirements
    
• Experience managing complex safeguarding situations.
  
• Experience supervising and supporting professional staff.
  
• Strong understanding of quality assurance and performance management.
  
• Experience managing budgets resources and service performance.
  
• Excellent communication leadership and stakeholder management skills.
  
• Ability to analyse complex information and make informed decisions.
  
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
  
• Experience of multi-agency partnership working.
  

• Management qualification.
  
• Experience leading change and transformation programmes.
  
• Knowledge of Signs of Safety and Wellbeing approaches.
  
• Experience with evidence-based intervention models.
  
• Understanding of political environments and local government structures.
  
• Experience within Family Help or Early Help services.
  

• Location: Hybrid Working (Ipswich Lowestoft Leiston Haverhill or Felixstowe)
  
• Hours Per Week: 37 Hours
  
• Payment Frequency: Bi-Weekly Payments