Team Manager - Family Safeguarding Team

• Lead and develop a high-performing Family Safeguarding Team
• Promote high-quality, strengths-based social work practice
• Support practitioners to achieve the best possible outcomes for children and families
• Create a positive, reflective, and learning-focused team culture
• Drive practice excellence through coaching, supervision, and professional development
• Work collaboratively with partners to safeguard children and support sustainable family change
• Ensure effective performance management and service delivery

Requirements

• Significant experience within children's social care
• Strong leadership and management capability
• Ability to inspire, develop, and motivate teams
• Passion for improving outcomes for children and families
• Commitment to strengths-based and relationship-focused practice
• Ability to drive high standards and support continuous improvement
• Enhanced DBS check required
• This role is not open to international sponsorship

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong leadership and management capabilities in children's social care, fostering a strengths-based and relationship-focused practice to improve outcomes for children and families. Committed to driving high standards through effective performance management and collaborative partnerships.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Leadership Capability
• Children's Social Care Experience
• Strengths-Based Practice
• Team Development
• Performance Management

Soft Skills

• Inspiring Teams
• Motivating Teams
• Coaching
• Supervision
• Continuous Improvement

Certifications & Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS Check

Industry Keywords

• Family Safeguarding
• Social Work Practice
• Service Delivery
• Collaborative Partnerships
• Reflective Practice