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Team manager

Job details
Posting date: 19 November 2025
Salary: £54,994 to £62,777 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 25 November 2025
Location: Crewe, Cheshire
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Cheshire East
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 3366

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Summary

Team manager role within the Education, participation and pupil support team, leading the attendance and children out of school team across Cheshire East.

Exciting opportunity to lead the attendance and children out of school team, across Cheshire East.

Leading a busy team to implement the local authority responsibilities for children out of school due to absence, elective home education or missing education.

Agile working between our office base in Delamere House in Crewe, home and Cheshire East schools.

IT equipment to support agile working.

The postholder directly manages 5 vulnerable pupil leads across Cheshire East, who support a team of over 20 people.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading and supporting the decision making around penalty notices and prosecutions.

Ensuring the team are delivering the expected statutory responsibilities in DFE Working together to improve attendance guidance.

Management oversight of allocation, case work and closure with positive outcomes.
Connecting with multi-agency partners to ensure attendance is everyone's business and make education a protective factor.

Driving change around attendance for children and young people who are vulnerable.

If you would like to chat through this opportunity, please email sally.ashworth@cheshireeast.gov.uk

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