Team Manager - Children Looked After (CLA) Service

Children Looked After Team Manager

Role: Team Manager - Children Looked After (CLA) Service

Organisation: Bury Council

Pay Rate: £40.00 - £46.00 per hour

Contract Type: Full-Time Contract

Location: Bury, Greater Manchester

Bury Council is looking for an experienced and committed Team Manager to lead a dedicated team of social workers within our Children Looked After (CLA) Service.

In this pivotal leadership role, you will oversee and direct the delivery of frontline social work services, ensuring that statutory duties, safeguarding standards, and departmental policies are consistently upheld. You will champion best practice, high-quality care planning, and positive outcomes for children looked after, children in need, and their families-including those requiring statutory protection.

• Operational Management: Lead and manage a team of field social workers providing statutory services to children looked after (CLA) and children in need.

• Statutory Compliance: Ensure all care plans, court proceedings, reviews, and interventions meet statutory regulations and council policy frameworks.

• Service Delivery: Ensure robust support and safeguarding interventions for children in need and their families, including those subject to child protection plans.

• Supervision & Practice Quality: Provide reflective supervision, manage performance, and support the ongoing professional development of team members.

• Multi-Agency Working: Maintain close partnership with health, education, carers, and legal services to secure timely permanency and placement stability.

• Qualifications: Recognised Social Work Qualification (CQSW, DipSW, BA Hons SW, or recognised equivalent).

• Registration: Active registration with Social Work England.

• Experience: Proven statutory leadership/management track record within Children Looked After (CLA), Child Protection, or Court/Safeguarding teams.

• Skills: In-depth knowledge of childcare legislation, statutory guidance for looked-after children, court processes, and team performance management.

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