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Our client Manchester city council is looking for a Children's Team Manager to join their Family Help Service.

South Family Help Service have a temporary vacancy for a team manager to support and manage a team of 2 Advanced Practitioners and 4 Social Workers. The post is within the family help service who are responsible for working with families who need support at CIN, CP, Pre-proceedings, care proceedings and adoption. The service are currently a test and learn site for the development of the DFE Families First Reforms and as such it is an exciting time to join the service and to be part of the continued development of the family help service and the introduction of the Multi-agency Child Protection Team.

You will be part of a 10 week allocation rota where you will manage the intake of families into the service. You will be experienced in providing supportive, reflective supervision to staff and effectively managing family help and safeguarding cases.

You will be part of a service of 10 Family Help teams, a MACPT team and Children with Disabilities team. You will receive monthly supervision and have access to training that is available across the directorate.

The post is based at Etrop Court in Wythenshawe and there is available free parking in the local vicinity.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

Team Manager - Family Help Team
Luton Borough Council
Up to 45.48 per hour
Locum Contract

Caritas Recruitment is currently recruiting for an experienced Team Manager to join the Family Help Team at Luton Borough Council. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled manager with a strong background in Family Help, Safeguarding and Child Protection to lead a multidisciplinary team focused on improving outcomes for children, young people and families.

As Team Manager, you will lead and oversee the day-to-day delivery of a high-quality Family Help service, managing a diverse team that may include Social Workers, Family Help Practitioners, Psychologists, Police Community Support Officers, Attendance Support Officers, and Speech & Language Therapists.

You will play a key role in ensuring children and families receive effective support and intervention, whilst maintaining high professional standards and driving service improvement.

• Lead and manage the day-to-day operations of the Family Help Team.
• Oversee assessment, care planning, safeguarding, child protection and statutory social work functions.
• Provide specialist interventions and support across Luton.
• Supervise, mentor and develop staff, including Consultant Social Workers.
• Support recruitment, performance management and workforce development.
• Ensure practice remains compliant with current legislation, statutory guidance and best practice.
• Manage complex projects and contribute to strategic service development.
• Promote positive outcomes for children, young people and families through effective service delivery.
• Maintain high standards of professional practice and quality assurance.

• Qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration.
• Significant experience within Children's Services, Family Help, Safeguarding and Child Protection.
• Previous management or advanced supervisory experience within a social work setting.
• Strong knowledge of children's legislation, safeguarding frameworks and statutory responsibilities.
• Experience making complex decisions in high-risk safeguarding environments.
• Ability to manage, motivate and develop high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication, report writing and partnership-working skills.
• Sound professional judgement and decision-making abilities.
• Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion legislation and practice.

• Dedicated consultant support throughout your assignment.
• Access to a wide range of local authority opportunities.
• Competitive hourly rates.
• Simple registration process.
• Weekly payroll.

To apply or find out more, please contact:

Lisa Hallinan
Caritas Recruitment

(url removed)
(phone number removed)

Know someone who may be interested? Referrals are always welcome.

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

Family Team Recovery Worker / Support Worker

Brighton and Hove

28,426 FTE ( 26,530 for 35 hours)

Contract type: Fixed-term (1 year), Part Time

Hours: 35 hours

Please note: This role is restricted to female applicants only, as being female is a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Are you passionate about supporting families affected by substance use to achieve lasting change? If so, this is an exciting opportunity to join Oasis Project, an award-winning charity delivering specialist drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services for women, children and families.

As a Family Team Recovery Worker, you will work within a trauma-informed, gender-responsive and child-centred service, providing structured support to women and families with complex needs. You will play a key role in delivering Oasis Project's Parenting Our Children, Accessing Recovery (POCAR) programme, working directly with mothers and, where appropriate, fathers who may be involved with Children's Social Care.

This is a varied, rewarding and sometimes emotionally demanding role where you will work within a team to manage a caseload, deliver individual and group interventions, contribute to safeguarding and child protection processes, and work closely with Children's Social Care and partner agencies to support positive outcomes for families.

You will be confident working independently in the community, including some lone working, while maintaining strong professional boundaries and building trusting relationships.

You will have experience supporting people affected by substance use or other complex needs, along with experience of safeguarding, caseload management and multi-agency working.

Relevant Health and Social Care experience and / or a qualification, is essential. Knowledge of recovery approaches, trauma-informed practice and safeguarding procedures is also required.

Most importantly, you will be compassionate, resilient and committed to delivering person-centred support that empowers women and families to reach their potential.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, including a barred list check. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

If you're looking for a role where you can make a genuine difference to the lives of women, children and families, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Role

Suffolk County Council is seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker to join the Family Help Team based at Beacon House, Ipswich.

This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality social work services to children and families, undertaking assessments and managing complex cases to ensure children receive the right support at the right time.

Location: Beacon House, Ipswich, Suffolk
Rate: 40.50 per hour
Working Pattern: Hybrid working (minimum 3 days per week office-based)
Contract: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive assessments of children and families in line with statutory responsibilities.
• Manage a caseload of Child in Need (CIN) and Child Protection (CP) cases.
• Develop and review effective plans to safeguard children and improve outcomes.
• Build positive relationships with children, families, and partner agencies.
• Complete accurate and timely case recordings, assessments, and reports.
• Contribute to a collaborative team environment and support service improvement initiatives.
• Ensure all work is undertaken in accordance with safeguarding legislation, policies, and best practice.

About You

• Qualified Social Worker status and current Social Work England registration.
• Significant experience working within Children's Social Care.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience of managing Child in Need and Child Protection cases.
• Excellent assessment, risk management, and decision-making skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong partnership-working and communication skills.

Working Arrangements

• Hybrid working model with a requirement to attend the office at Beacon House, Ipswich, a minimum of 3 days per week.
• Opportunity to work within a supportive and experienced Family Help Team focused on achieving positive outcomes for children and families.

Candidates must be local to Suffolk and able to meet the office attendance requirements.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.A DBS check may be applicable for this role, applicants are required to declare any cautions and convictions that are not protected under current filtering rules.

If you are an experienced Senior Social Worker looking to make a meaningful difference to children and families across Suffolk, we would love to hear from you.

Isle of Wight are looking to engage an experienced social worker as an team manager to join its Children Support & Protection team. Pay Rate - 47.50ph. 3 months long contract.

As Team Manager, you will provide strong leadership and management to a team of social workers, ensuring that safeguarding and child protection practice is effective, consistent and focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for children.

Your responsibilities will include:

Managing and providing professional leadership to a team of social workers.

Ensuring children receive appropriate support and protection in line with statutory requirements.

Providing regular supervision, guidance and support to team members.

Overseeing caseloads and ensuring effective case management and progression.

Ensuring safeguarding concerns are appropriately assessed, managed and escalated where required.

Monitoring the quality of social work practice and promoting continuous improvement.

Working collaboratively with families, schools, health professionals and other partner agencies.

Supporting staff with complex cases and safeguarding decision-making.

Ensuring statutory timescales, policies and procedures are followed.

Contributing to service development and promoting a strong child-centred approach.

About You
The successful candidate will ideally have:

A recognised Social Work qualification.

Current registration with Social Work England.

Significant experience within Childrens Social Care.

Strong experience of child protection and safeguarding.

Previous experience in a Team Manager, Senior Social Worker or similar leadership role.

Strong knowledge of relevant legislation, statutory guidance and social work practice.

Excellent communication, leadership and decision-making skills.

The ability to manage complex workloads and support social workers effectively.

A commitment to safeguarding children and improving outcomes for families.

Ideally a driver with access to own car and able to reside and work in the UK

As an Eden Brown Synergy candidate, you can take advantage of our competitive service offering: Dedicated personal and professional service. Free DBS check. CV review service. Interview advice. Competitive rates of pay. Post-placement follow up meetings.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Care roles in the South please contact Pallavi Gupta at Eden Brown on (phone number removed) or email your CV to:

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

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Early Help Worker - Family Support

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Early Help Worker to join the Early Help and Safeguarding Hub (EHASH) team in Rochdale on a temporary basis, providing sickness cover.

EHASH is a multi-agency front-door service for children and families across Rochdale. The team brings together Social Workers, Early Help Workers, Referral and Information Coordinators, managers and partner agencies to ensure children, young people and families receive the right support at the right time.

As an Early Help Worker, you will work as part of the multidisciplinary EHASH team to:

• Complete triage, screening and information-gathering within required timescales.
• Speak with parents, carers, children, young people and professionals to gather relevant information.
• Undertake home visits where required.
• Identify needs, risks and safeguarding concerns and determine appropriate next steps.
• Provide advice and information regarding available Early Help services and support.
• Complete Early Help assessments and risk assessments.
• Make timely referrals to Children s Social Care or Early Help services where appropriate.
• Analyse information and contribute to decisions in line with the Children s Needs and Response Framework, legislation and local procedures.
• Maintain accurate, comprehensive and high-quality case records.

We are looking for someone with:

• Experience working with children, young people and families, particularly those with complex needs.
• Experience within Early Help, safeguarding, social care or a similar frontline service.
• The ability to gather, analyse and assess information effectively.
• Experience completing assessments and identifying risk and safeguarding concerns.
• Excellent communication and engagement skills.
• A sound understanding of services available to support vulnerable children, young people and families.
• The ability to work confidently as part of a multi-agency team.
• Strong organisational and record-keeping skills, with the ability to work to tight timescales.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Early Help professional to work within a busy, collaborative EHASH environment, supporting families and helping to ensure children and young people receive timely and appropriate support.

Location: Surrey
Service Area: Children & Families
Role Type: Social Care Qualified

Location: Surrey

Surrey is committed to working alongside families, respecting their rights and strengths and working in partnership to identify needs and achieve positive change. Social Workers are supported to develop strong motivational practice, helping parents identify changes they want to make and supporting families to achieve sustainable outcomes.

You will manage a caseload of children, families and carers, undertaking assessments, safeguarding work and care planning while keeping children safely within their families wherever possible.

• Triage contacts and determine whether they meet the threshold for statutory social work assessment.

• Undertake assessments of children's and families' needs, strengths and risks.

• Develop SMART plans with children, young people and families.

• Work with partner agencies through Child in Need and Core Group meetings.

• Undertake Child Protection investigations following multi-agency strategy discussions.

• Develop plans to reduce risk and protect children from significant harm.

• Where necessary, contribute to S20 arrangements and legal proceedings.

• Support effective care planning where children cannot safely remain within their families.

• Work with fostering, adoption and commissioning colleagues to identify appropriate placements.

• Promote stable placements, sibling relationships and positive outcomes for children.

• Maintain accurate, timely and analytical case records.

• Demonstrate confident professional judgement around risk and decision-making.

• Provide information, advice and guidance and signpost families to appropriate services.

• Identify and respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns.

• Share professional knowledge and expertise with colleagues.

• Where appropriately trained, provide reflective supervision to non-professionally qualified staff.

• Work inclusively and promote equality of opportunity.

• Qualified Social Worker with relevant children's social care experience.

• Strong understanding of safeguarding, assessment and risk management.

• Experience working with children, families and partner agencies.

• Ability to undertake proportionate assessments and develop effective plans.

• Confident professional judgement and decision-making skills.

• Strong recording, analysis and case management skills.

• Commitment to partnership working and strengths-based, motivational practice.

• Commitment to safeguarding, equality, diversity and the welfare of children.

Location: Hybrid Working
Rate: 41.42 per hour (Umbrella)
Working Pattern: Minimum 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home each week
Driver Required

Are you an experienced Social Work Team Manager passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people? We are seeking a dedicated and motivated professional to lead a Children in Care team, providing strong leadership, management oversight, and strategic direction to social workers and family support staff.

• Manage and support a team of Social Workers and a Family Support Worker holding caseloads of children in care.
• Provide effective leadership and management decision-making across complex cases.
• Drive permanency planning to ensure positive, long-term outcomes for children and young people.
• Deliver regular supervision, including both individual and group supervision sessions.
• Chair team meetings, strategy discussions, and other multi-agency forums.
• Lead on safeguarding concerns, risk management, and ensuring appropriate interventions are in place.
• Monitor and progress care plans, ensuring children receive high-quality support and services.
• Promote best practice, performance management, and continuous professional development within the team.
• Work collaboratively with partner agencies to achieve the best outcomes for children and families.

• Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration.
• Previous experience managing Children's Social Care teams.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation, statutory guidance, and Children in Care processes.
• Experience chairing meetings and making complex management decisions.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. As this role is eligible for an Enhanced DBS check, applicants are required to declare any cautions and convictions that are not protected under current filtering rules.

If you are an experienced Team Manager looking for your next challenge and are committed to delivering outstanding outcomes for children and young people, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Service Manager to lead Assessment & Family Safeguarding services across Cambridge City, South Cambridgeshire and East Cambridgeshire.

We are seeking a motivated and resilient senior leader with recent experience managing multiple frontline social work teams within Children's Services. This is a key leadership role responsible for driving high-quality social work practice, safeguarding vulnerable children, and ensuring positive outcomes for children and families.

As Service Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across Assessment & Family Safeguarding services, ensuring statutory responsibilities are fulfilled and services are delivered safely, effectively and within performance expectations. You will lead practice development, oversee complex safeguarding decisions, manage risk, and work closely with multi-agency partners to achieve the best possible outcomes for children and families.

Cambridge City/South Cambridgeshire & East Cambridgeshir

500 per day (Umbrella)

Hybrid Working Minimum 3 Days per Week in the Office

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple frontline social work teams within Assessment & Family Safeguarding.
• Ensure safe and effective delivery of statutory children's social care services.
• Provide oversight and decision-making on complex safeguarding and child protection cases.
• Drive service improvement, quality assurance and performance management.
• Manage service resources and budgets effectively.
• Develop strong partnerships with schools, health services, police and other key agencies.
• Support and develop a high-performing workforce through effective leadership and coaching.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, policy and safeguarding procedures.
• Requirements
• Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration.
• Significant management experience within Children's Social Care.
• Recent experience managing multiple frontline social work teams is essential.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding, child protection, relevant legislation and statutory guidance.
• Proven ability to manage risk, performance and complex casework.
• Demonstrable experience delivering service improvements and leading through change.
• Excellent leadership, communication and partnership-working skills.

Why Join Cambridge County Council?

• Competitive daily rate of 500 per day.
• Opportunity to make a significant impact within a well-established Family Safeguarding model.
• Hybrid working with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office.
• Supportive senior leadership team and collaborative partner network.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. A DBS check may be applicable for this role, applicants are required to declare any cautions and convictions that are not protected under current filtering rules.

If you are an experienced Children's Services leader with a track record of managing high-performing frontline teams and delivering excellent safeguarding outcomes, we'd love to hear from you

Our client Leicestershire county council is looking for a Children's Team Manager to join their Locality team.

We are piloting the Family First Partnership Plus work, so from the continuum of Early Help to PLO/court and require a manager to join the Hinckley locality team, managing a cross-section of staff (Duty and assessment, CIN and CP). You will be required to be a duty manager one week a month, so covering duty and assessment functions

Duty and Assessment, plus Safeguarding experience (PLO/Court experience essential). Ability to make quick decisions, and think on your feet, high support, high challenge, good oversight of data/compliance

• You will manage approx. 6 Social Workers and additional support staff
• minimum 3 days in the office and you are required to work in the office during the duty week

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.