Team Manager- Family Support and Safeguarding

Are you an experienced Children's Social Work Team Manager looking for your next locum opportunity?

Barking & Dagenham Council is looking for an experienced Team Manager to join its Family Support & Safeguarding Team on an initial 3-6 month contract.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a creative and innovative service, working alongside motivated and committed colleagues who are passionate about improving outcomes for children and families.

The Role

As Team Manager, you will be responsible for managing the delivery of high-quality social work services to children and families, ensuring statutory requirements, quality standards and best practice are consistently achieved.

You will:

Lead and manage a team of social workers, ensuring high-quality safeguarding and social work practice.
Provide regular supervision, support and professional guidance to team members.
Ensure children and families receive appropriate, timely and needs-led services.
Monitor the quality and standard of professional practice across the team.
Ensure statutory duties, legislation, national guidance and local procedures are followed.
Support effective performance management and continuous improvement.
Contribute to the development and implementation of operational guidance and practice standards.
Work closely with the Service Manager and wider management team.
Represent the Council within multi-agency partnerships and meetings where required.
Ensure the service responds effectively to changing national and local priorities.
Promote a positive, supportive and professional team culture.

About You:

We're looking for an experienced Team Manager who can provide strong leadership and drive high standards of practice.

Essential requirements:

Social Work England registration.
Minimum 3 years permanent post-qualifying experience in a local authority childrens social care setting, in line with current DfE requirements for agency child and family social workers.
Previous Team Manager / management experience within childrens social care.
Strong knowledge of safeguarding, child protection and statutory childrens social care.
Excellent understanding of relevant legislation, statutory guidance and social work practice.
Experience providing effective supervision, performance management and professional development.
Strong leadership, communication and multi-agency working skills.
A commitment to achieving positive outcomes for children and families.

Why Barking & Dagenham?

Barking & Dagenham is a diverse and rapidly developing East London borough, with significant regeneration and investment taking place across the area. It offers the opportunity to work with a wide range of communities and make a genuine difference to children and families.

The borough has excellent transport links, with access to the Elizabeth line, District and Hammersmith & City lines, London Overground and C2C services, as well as strong road connections across East London.

The council has also continued to invest in developing its childrens services, with Ofsted recognising improvements in areas including social work capacity, innovation and multi-agency working. This is an exciting time to join a service that is continuing to develop and strengthen its practice.

Apply Now:

If youre an experienced Childrens Social Work Team Manager looking for a new locum opportunity with hybrid working, wed love to hear from you.

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