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As an Assistant Team Manager for the South-East Intensive Worker Team, you'll play a key role in ensuring children can remain safely at home by leading high quality, intensive support and specialist interventions for families across Havant, Fareham and Gosport. Working closely with the Team Manager, you'll support the day-to-day operations of a multidisciplinary team, including Intensive and Specialist Workers, to deliver effective, timely interventions for children and families with complex needs.

Your experience and professional judgment will be key in enabling the team to support families experiencing significant challenges, including those affected by trauma, instability and complex risk factors requiring intensive, coordinated support. Holding a small, complex caseload, you'll contribute to driving a strengths-based approach where families can build resilience, strengthen relationships and create positive, lasting change. Your passion to enhance service delivery and drive improvements will make a meaningful difference to the lives of children, young people and their families.

What you'll do:

• Deputise for the Team Manager, taking responsibility for the management of the team and attending case management and multi-agency practice development meetings on both a planned and ad-hoc basis.
• Support the leadership of the Team, prioritising and screening cases, assigning and supervising the team's caseloads for effective service delivery, and line managing Intensive Workers across two districts.
• Develop and guide team members, conducting quality assurance, identifying training needs, and inspiring staff to deliver a responsive, solutions-focused service.
• Caseload management, holding a small, complex caseload to provide practical, strengths-based interventions to children and families.
• Review and assess performance, collating and presenting management reports, including performance data, outputs and service trends.
• Contribute to service improvement, identifying and promoting innovative new ways of working to drive continuous development.

What we're looking for:

• A clear understanding of the statutory framework governing Children's Services and safeguarding responsibilities and thresholds.
• Experience working with children and families with complex needs, including care management and working within a multidisciplinary environment.
• A confident and compassionate leader with the ability to motivate, support, and develop staff.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to work collaboratively with different stakeholders and build strong professional relationships.
• Highly organised with the ability to solve problems, prioritise and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment.

Why join us?

• A chance to lead a passionate, supportive team making a meaningful difference to children and families facing complex challenges.
• A role where your leadership, experience and values directly influence positive, lasting change.
• Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• Competitive benefits package, including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

To learn more about this role, please review our Candidate Pack available on our website. Please click on the Apply button for details.

Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date.

Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK.

Other roles you may have experience of may include: Intensive Support Hub Assistant Manager, Family Support Assistant Manager, Early Help Hub Assistant Manager, Intensive Family Support Assistant Manager, Children's Services Hub Coordinator.

A large Independent Fostering Agency group who is a multiple service provider are looking for a Team Manager oversee a group of motivated social workers and a reputable service in the West Sussex region. You will be supporting and leading a small team of Supervising Social Workers, and will report into the Registered Manager for the region. This region covers West Sussex and Hampshire, and is a 12 month fixed term contract, with genuine possibility for this to be extended long-term.

This role is a full-time, fixed term position and will be based from home and also office in West Sussex (for team meetings/supervision/training). The ideal Team Manager will have experience within Fostering preferably within the private sector along with management experience.

Benefits for you:

• Salary up to £60,500 per annum
• Excellent training
• Annual leave of 27 days + 8 public holidays + birthday off
• Car Allowance
• Private healthcare

Your responsibilities as the Team Manager:

• Safeguarding of children and young people in placement
• Provide Management, leadership and development for staff
• Ensure that the service complies with the Policy and Procedures
• Provide day to day operational support

Please follow the instructions on this website, or alternatively contact Tom McKenna on or for further details and please do be sure to leave your contact details

Team Manager - Children Disabilities Team

Location Cable Plaza, Waterfront West, Brierley Hill, Dudley

Salary £55,461 - £59,414 per annum

We are seeking an experienced and inspirational Team Manager to lead our Children's disabilities team, driving high quality social care services that safeguard and support children with disabilities, young people and their families. You will provide strong leadership, oversee complex decision making, champion integrated working across SEND, health and education, and ensure excellent practice through effective supervision, performance oversight and restorative, child friendly approaches. This is a key role shaping service development, managing resources, promoting independence pathways into adulthood, and ensuring that the voices of children and families inform everything we do. If you are committed to delivering outstanding outcomes and bringing positive change for children with disabilities, we'd love to hear from you.

If you would like more information please contact:-

Children's Disabilities Team Service Manager -

Interviews: TBC

So that we can demonstrate Dudley's commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application.

Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.

Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.

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• Support the Team Manager with day-to-day operational leadership.
• Provide case oversight and quality assurance.
• Support supervision, mentoring and development of Social Workers.
• Assist with service performance and practice standards.
• Support allocation and management of complex safeguarding cases.
• Promote excellent outcomes for children and families.

• 42 per hour.
• Initial 3-month contract.
• Opportunity to support multiple Family Help teams.
• Strong management support and collaborative working culture.
• Flexible working arrangements where service needs allow.

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Care Team Manager

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Care Team Manager - Days and Nights available

Shift Patterns: 7am - 7pm / 7pm - 7am, every other weekend

About the role:

As a Care Team Manager at Sanders Senior Living, you'll be all about professionalism, kindness, and compassion. The Care Team Manager role requires you to plan and provide high-quality care that makes our residents feel safe, respected, and independent.

You will lead a team of Care Assistants, ensuring they are keeping up with the highest care standards. Keeping accurate records and communicating well with your colleagues are key parts of your role.

Our Care Team Managers also support the Home Manager and Deputy Manager, giving physical, social, and emotional care to residents. You will handle medication and make sure everything is in order with medication audits.

Benefits of working with Sanders Senior Living:

• 28 days Paid Holiday
• Pension Scheme
• Blue Light Card and access to various other discounts on travel, restaurants, days out and leisure
• Employee Assistance Scheme that is also available to immediate family members
• Comprehensive induction and ongoing training
• Free DBS Check and uniform
• Funding and support towards obtaining NVQs
• Opportunities to progress your career within the company
• Free, on-site parking
• Employee of the Month awards

About you:

We are seeking a dynamic Care Team Manager who excels in person-centred care planning, possesses expertise in dementia care, and has experience of leading teams to deliver exceptional care. The ideal Care Team Manager will exude a positive energy, be competent in building strong relationships, and demonstrate outstanding organisational skills.

Holding an NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care is advantageous but not essential.

About Sanders Senior Living:

Sanders Senior Living is a luxury care home group with state-of-the-art residences brimming with premium facilities and exceptional services. Optimum health and wellbeing are at the heart of everything we do. And we do it with a difference.

Our commitment to delivering personalised care is at the core of our mission, as we strive to celebrate the lives of each and every one of our residents.

At Sanders Senior Living, we prioritise the professional development of our staff by investing in comprehensive internal, external, and e-training programs at all levels. This dedication to continuous learning and growth ensures that our team is equipped to provide the highest quality of care to our residents.

As we look towards the future, our reputation for delivering innovative care for individuals living with dementia continues to flourish. We are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of care excellence and setting new standards in the industry.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of adults. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.

You can apply for this role by completing our short application form or by visiting the home where one of our team can help you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications or successfully recruit a suitable candidate. Early application is therefore encouraged.

Connect2Dudley are seeking an experienced Team Manager to lead and support a Children's Social Care team, ensuring vulnerable children, young people, and families receive high-quality services that safeguard and promote their wellbeing.

• Lead, manage, and develop a team of Social Workers, ASYEs, Trainee Social Workers, and Personal Advisors.
• Oversee caseload allocation and ensure statutory assessments, plans, and reviews are completed within timescales.
• Provide leadership, supervision, and performance management to maintain high standards of practice.
• Make informed decisions regarding children and families, ensuring effective risk management and positive outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with partner agencies to deliver effective multi-agency support and interventions.
• Monitor service performance, conduct case audits, and drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, statutory guidance, local policies, and safeguarding procedures.
• Contribute to service development, planning, and strategic priorities across Children's Services.
• Promote equality, diversity, and participation, ensuring the voice of children and families is central to practice.

• Qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration.
• Significant experience within Children's Social Care, including safeguarding and child protection.
• Previous management or supervisory experience within a social work setting.
• Strong leadership, decision-making, and performance management skills.
• Excellent understanding of relevant legislation, statutory guidance, and best practice.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced manager to lead a dedicated team and make a positive impact on the lives of children and families.

Connect2Dudley is a trading style of Dudley & Kent Commercial Services LTD - A joint venture between Dudley Metropolitan Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Dudley is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

An Independent Fostering Agency is looking for a Fostering Team Manager for their fostering service that covers North East Region. This is a permanent and full-time position that is hybrid working.

You must have a Diploma/Degree in Social Work and have the right to work in the UK (no VISA sponsorship available)

About the team

This Independent Fostering Agency is well- established within fostering and their service is rated "good" by Ofsted .This Independent Fostering Agency works in a therapeutic way.

About the job

• Lead, supervise, and support fostering social workers and staff.
• Ensure the safety, welfare, and safeguarding of children in foster care.
• Oversee the recruitment, assessment, approval, and retention of foster carers. Provide training, guidance, and ongoing support to foster carers.
• Manage complex fostering cases and placement decisions.
• Ensure compliance with fostering regulations, legislation, and policies.
• Monitor service quality, performance, and outcomes for children. Conduct audits, reviews, and implement service improvements.
• Work collaboratively with local authorities and partner agencies.
• Manage team workloads, performance, and professional development.
• Contribute to budget management and resource planning.
• Support strategic planning and the development of fostering services.

About you

The successful candidate will have a social work degree with post qualification experience in Fostering.

What's on offer?

• A salary of up to £55,000 dependent on experience
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays plus 2.5 days additional
• Mileage paid
• Manageable caseloads
• Car Allowance
• Excellent CPD training & development opportunities
• Further benefits

For more information, please contact Samantha Cunningham

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What do you get from working with me?

• CV enhancement

• Application form enhancement

• Access to many jobs in the market

• One central point of contact

• Interview preparation assistance

• Expert consultation

• Questions answered

Role: Team Manager - Family Help

Department: Children, Families & Education

Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Team Manager - Family Help on behalf of Luton Borough Council within their Children, Families & Education department.

Main purpose of position:

To lead and manage the Family Help Team aimed at supporting the best possible outcomes for children and young people. The team will consist of social workers, family help practitioners, psychologists, police community support officers, attendance support officers, speech and language therapists,

As a Team Manager - Family Help you will be responsible to:

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the team providing a social work service of assessment, care planning, child protection.
• Provide specialist intervention services throughout Luton in line with statutory provision of social work service.
• Take responsibility for their own development and that of the overall team providing specific coaching guidance and mentoring of the Consultant Social Worker and keep up to date with new and relevant legislation.
• Recruit, motivate, train and develop staff within Council procedures ,Undertake development activities required for own development and experience e.g. court work, child protection, adoption and fostering.
• Manage projects in specialised and complex areas in line with departmental strategic objectives.
• Ensure the delivery of an effective service to local people by maintaining high standards of professional practice and adopting a positive approach to the full involvement of service.

Skills and Experience

• Substantial experience in a social care field with a particular emphasis on Family Help, Safeguarding and Child Protection.
• In-depth experience of complex decision making in children's social care services on child protection and statutory case work.
• Able to manage, motivate and develop a social services team, effectively achieving high levels of performance from staff and presenting the service and department.
• In-depth communication skills, including producing complex reports.
• Able to make sound professional judgements including high risk issues about children, parents, families and carers.
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of equality issues and legislation and the ability to integrate equality policies into strategies and service delivery.

DBS

Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for Disclosure and Barring Service checks to be undertaken. Therefore, it is essential in making your application you disclose whether you have any convictions, bind overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders 1974 (Exemptions) (Amendments) Order 1986. Therefore, applications are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are 'spent' under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being take-up, any failure to disclose such convictions will results in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority. The fact that a bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.

About Us

Luton Borough Council have partnered with Kent County Council to create Connect2Luton, a recruitment managed service for all contingent temporary agency, contract, and interim roles at the Council.

Our heritage and being local government owned which means we have a wealth of knowledge and expertise within the public sector, with many of our employees having previously worked for the Council or have supplied previously into the Council, for several years.

We are an equal opportunities employment agency and business that positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

Connect2Luton is a trading style of Luton & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Luton Borough Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Luton is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

Role: Deputy Team Manager Adults

Team: Independence Team

Grade: M2

Temp

Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Deputy Team Managerr Adults on behalf of Luton Borough Council within their population wellbeing department.

About the Role

The main purpose of this role is to support the operational manager to manage social work team(s) and contribute to the effective leadership, quality assurance, risk management and safeguarding matters, supporting the senior management team in delivering good quality services and effective integration between health and social care through collaboration with stakeholders and partners across the system. You will be expected to work with others to influence and shape the local environment, to promote social inclusion and accessibility and ensure that identified needs are understood individually, by locality and fed into strategic commissioning.

As an Deputy Team Manager you will be responsible to:

• The main purpose of this role is to support the operational manager to manage social work team(s) and contribute to the effective leadership, quality assurance, risk management and safeguarding matters, supporting the senior management team in delivering good quality services and effective integration between health and social care through collaboration with stakeholders and partners across the system. You will be expected to work with others to influence and shape the local environment, to promote social inclusion and accessibility and ensure that identified needs are understood individually, by locality and fed into strategic commissioning.

• The main purpose of this role is to support the operational manager to manage social work team(s) and contribute to the effective leadership, quality assurance, risk management and safeguarding matters, supporting the senior management team in delivering good quality services and effective integration between health and social care through collaboration with stakeholders and partners across the system. You will be expected to work with others to influence and shape the local environment, to promote social inclusion and accessibility and ensure that identified needs are understood individually, by locality and fed into strategic commissioning.

• The main purpose of this role is to support the operational manager to manage social work team(s) and contribute to the effective leadership, quality assurance, risk management and safeguarding matters, supporting the senior management team in delivering good quality services and effective integration between health and social care through collaboration with stakeholders and partners across the system. You will be expected to work with others to influence and shape the local environment, to promote social inclusion and accessibility and ensure that identified needs are understood individually, by locality and fed into strategic commissioning

Skills and Experience

• Post qualifying experience and demonstrable knowledge and application of development of person centred outcomes and support planning and review in a wide range of complex cases with different adult client groups advocacy and user and carer involvement issues
• Experience of working with adults with dementia sensory impairments, mental health, autism, learning disabilities, physical disabilities
• Ability to support staff working with complex family dynamics
• Self-motivating and managing, high achiever, innovative, able to effectively manage & lead change successfully
• Significant experience of supervising social care staff
• Value for money minded with evidence of ability to design cost effective care packages.

About Us

Luton Borough Council have partnered with Kent County Council to create Connect2Luton, a recruitment managed service for all contingent temporary agency, contract, and interim roles at the Council.

Our heritage and being local government owned which means we have a wealth of knowledge and expertise within the public sector, with many of our employees having previously worked for the Council or have supplied previously into the Council, for several years.

We are an equal opportunities employment agency and business that positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

Connect2Luton is a trading style of Luton & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Luton Borough Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Luton is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

Children's Social Worker Team Manager

Team Manager

Rate - 47.50 umbrella

Location - Basingstoke

Hampshire County Council are recruiting a Team Manager in their Family Help Safeguarding Teams.

You will manage a team of qualified social workers and support staff in the Family Help Team (Safeguarding) to ensure that children in care and those in need, including those requiring protection, receive high quality services and are enabled and encouraged to shape future services. You will be a confident and experienced manager with sound knowledge of the legislation and practice that underpins child protection work and be committed to delivering services that are of the highest standard.

For you, we offer the chance to be a part of supportive and well-resourced management team, working for a department that is moving from strength to strength with an opportunity to develop your management skills, knowledge and experience.

Role Responsibilities:

• Responsible for keeping own and practitioner's awareness of employment law and HCC's policies and procedures up to date, to ensure management practice is compliant.
• Attend management training events and local briefings to ensure continued professional development.
• Identify training & development needs for staff to ensure they are competent for their role.
• Deal with performance and conduct issues promptly and according to County Council Policies and procedures.
• Through strong leadership, motivate staff to work in a responsive and effective way that demonstrates the ethos of the department and achieves high scores against performance indicators.
• Ensure national care standards and initiatives such as person-centred planning and national service frameworks are complied with in practice.
• Encourage the application of research and experience and learning from good and bad experiences to effect continuous personal and service development/improvement and evidence-based practice.
• Ensure that all HCC's child protection policies are adhered to and concerns are raised in accordance with these policies.
• Set standards on Social Work practice and approaches to problems and take decisions to ensure they are complied with.
• Set standards of work practice within multi-disciplinary teams and taking decisions to ensure they are complied with including application of disciplinary and capability procedures.
• Decide on action to be taken regarding protection of vulnerable children and adults pending court decisions.
• Decide on level of intervention/service provision to ensure assessed needs are met in the most cost-effective way.
• Respond to complaints from service users, their relatives, staff and exercising judgement.
• Carry out risk assessments and ensure control measures are in place and complied with maintaining equality of opportunity and good management of diversity.
• Chair various meetings, ensuring progress of cases and regular supervision of staff, as per HCC's policies and procedures.
• Quality assure work within your team to ensure best practice in a timely manner.
• Responsible for effective management of delegated budgets to deliver services which comply with recognised best practice, national care standards, represent value for money and remain within allocated cash limits.

Requirements

• 3 years post qualifying experience in child care social work
• Direct experience in management

Benefits

• A 9 day working fortnight
• A personal assistant, who will provide crucial back office support to free up your time to focus on professional practice.
• A hybrid tablet device, so you can work more effectively and flexibly.
• 5 personal development days per annum.
• Access to permanent vacancies as they are released.
• Flexible working options to fit around today's lifestyle
• 47.50 per hour (umbrella rate) for Qualified Social Worker

About Us

Connect2Hampshire is a managed service agency owned by Hampshire County Council providing temporary, contract and interim opportunities into the Council. Our service is built on our values of ethical, trustworthy, and caring, and our profits are returned to our Local Authority shareholders.

Connect2Hampshire is a trading style of Hampshire & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Hampshire County Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Hampshire is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.