6 months contract with a local authority

Job Purpose

To lead and manage a team within the Family Safeguarding Service, ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, timely and child-focused service in line with statutory responsibilities. The role is pivotal in achieving positive outcomes for children and families by promoting effective safeguarding, early intervention, and multi-agency collaboration.

Key Duties/Accountabilities

Provide strong leadership and day-to-day management of a social work team delivering services to children and families
Ensure timely and appropriate interventions are in place to safeguard children and promote their wellbeing
Oversee casework to ensure practice standards, statutory guidelines, and timescales are consistently met
Monitor and manage performance, ensuring the team achieves agreed targets and outcomes in line with national and local performance indicators
Supervise, support and develop team members through regular supervision, appraisal and training
Contribute to service planning and policy development, ensuring alignment with the latest research, legislation and best practice.

Essential Experience Required

Proven experience in children’s social work, with significant experience in a frontline safeguarding or statutory setting
Experience of managing or supervising qualified social workers
Strong understanding of child protection, safeguarding legislation, and statutory frameworks

Essential Qualification Required

Additional Information

Requirements

Proven experience in children’s social work
Experience of managing or supervising qualified social workers
Strong understanding of child protection, safeguarding legislation, and statutory frameworks
Social Work qualification (BA/MA Social Work, DipSW or equivalent)
Registration with Social Work England

Family Safeguarding Team Manager