JOB-20240819-db742659

Team Manager - Assessment Team

Role: Team Manager - Assessment Team (Children's Social Worker)
Location: Leicestershire, UK
Contract: Part Time / Full Time, Ongoing
Hourly Rate: £42.00

Step into a rewarding leadership role with Leicestershire County Council as a Team Manager within the Assessment Team in Children's Social Care. This ongoing locum opportunity offers flexibility, competitive pay, and the chance to guide a dedicated team delivering vital support to children, young people, and families.

Perks and Benefits

• Part Time / Full Time: Choose a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and supports a healthy work-life balance.

• Competitive Hourly Pay: Earn £42.00 per hour with the flexibility and freedom that locum engagements bring.

• Professional Growth: Gain exposure to diverse cases and dynamic environments that strengthen your leadership profile.

• Focused Impact: Make meaningful contributions to children's services without the long-term commitments of permanent posts.

• Varied Experience: Enjoy the career enrichment that comes from managing different teams, structures, and operational challenges.

What You Will Do

• Provide strong leadership and oversight to the Assessment Team, ensuring high-quality, timely assessments for children and families.

• Oversee day-to-day service delivery, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and best practice standards.

• Deliver reflective supervision, supporting staff development, resilience, and consistent professional practice.

• Manage complex safeguarding decisions and ensure robust safety planning and case management.

• Work collaboratively with key multi-agency partners including Education, Health, and Police.

• Drive performance and service improvement, ensuring targets and statutory duties are consistently met.

• Support workforce development through mentoring, coaching, and training.

• Maintain accurate, compliant record-keeping aligned with organisational and legal frameworks.

Skills & Experience Required

• Extensive post-qualifying experience within Children's Social Care, particularly safeguarding and assessment.

• Demonstrable leadership or management experience within a social wo