Child Protection Case Conference Team Manager

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	29 Ionawr 2026
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	Competitive
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	28 Chwefror 2026
Lleoliad:	Bury, BL9 0SW
Cwmni:	inploi
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	75781900

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Become a Child Protection Case Conference Chair Team Manager for

Bury and help with our ‘Let’s Do it for Children’ vision.

About the job

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, and dedicated Team Manager to join our Child Protection Case Conference Team.

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of children and young people? Do you want to work using strength-based models of social work practice and motivational interviewing? If so we have an exciting opportunity here at Bury for you to join our Child Protection Case Conference Team.

As the Team Manager you will lead a team comprising of a 3 Child Protection Case Conference Chairs, a CiN/YPP Independent Reviewing Officer and support with the workload of the Business Support Team. You will work alongside and support the IRO Team manager and provide management cover in this area.

This is job is currently subject to pay review for further details please contact Rae Capon (Head of Service Safeguarding and Quality Assurance and Principal Social Worker CYP)

We are the first authority within the Greater Manchester area to implement and pioneer Herefordshire's Family Safeguarding model. This is a fantastic opportunity to change the way we work with children and families in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for the children of Bury.

Within Family Safeguarding we use motivational interviewing and a multi-agency approach under the Family Safeguarding model, where Social Workers, Family Support Workers, Domestic Abuse Practitioners, Recovery Workers, Mental Health Practitioners, and Psychologists collaborate closely to address family issues efficiently, reducing the need for referrals to other agencies.

We need you to be an experienced practitioner with at least 5 years post qualification experienced and 3 years management including supervision of staff under your belt and a full understanding of and experience of working within a Safeguarding and Quality Assurance Unit.

You will be experienced in chairing meetings and able to handle complex and competing demands to ensure the best outcomes possible for children and young people.

You will need to be comfortable working in a multi-agency environment and able to question and challenge partner agencies in the same way as our social care colleagues.

To help us achieve our ambitions for children and families we are looking for dedicated, and compassionate Team Manager who is child focused and committed to relationship-based social work to join us. You will be a qualified social worker, registered with SW England.

We strive to provide a supportive and dynamic work environment for our employees with a strong focus on support, training and development and health and wellbeing.

We are a small authority with a friendly and welcoming atmosphere and we would love for you to come and join our Bury Family!

This is all part of Bury's big commitment in relation to their corporate strategy Let's Do It!

About Bury

Bury is a busy town with its world famous market and large shopping centre!

We are part way through a journey in Bury and are doing things differently. IRO’s are vital to drive improvements and implement our new practice model.

We are committed to finding and supporting the best talent to work in Bury. The Independent Reviewing Officers sit within children’s services but retain their independence, which enables them to advocate effectively for Bury’s children and young people.

We are one of the first Authorities in the North-west to be pioneering the Hertfordshire Family Safeguarding model of working with families and training will be provided to learn new skills such as motivational interviewing which will

help you forge strong connections with children, young people, and their families.

We want to invest in you, and we have a clear vision around succession planning for our most talented workers. At the heart of everything we do are the children and young people of Bury. We want staff who can form relationships, seeing the strengths in families and building on those assets, always looking for solutions to support families to live together safely and for children and young people to thrive.

Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week, worked throughout the year.

Full time salary is Grade 16 ££52,413 - £53,459.

Employee Benefits include:

Re-imbursement of the annual £90 Social Work England registration fees (conditions apply).

Pay increases in line with your continued professional development.

Free parking where you work - worth £860 a year for qualified Social Workers who work from town centre locations where there is no ready access to free parking, plus car mileage.

Opportunities to develop new and specialist skills.

Innovative training and development opportunities.

Supportive integrated teams and a friendly working environment.

Professional supervision to a high standard.

Local Government Pension Scheme.

A range of attractive work/life balance policies.

26 days annual leave (rising to 31 days after 5 years), plus an additional day of leave over the Christmas period and the option to buy an additional 10 days on top of that.

Employee discount scheme which provides discounts with local business within the borough as well as a cycle to work scheme and car lease scheme.

Employee Assistance Programme, to support you through difficult times, with things like free counselling, financial or legal advice.

It all adds up to an exciting package.

We’ve improved our interview process too - you’ll get a quick response to your application, and we have regular interview days.

Come and join Team Bury #TeamBury

We listen

We hold monthly Voice of the Workforce meetings where we discuss how we can resolve practice challenges and create better conditions for social work to thrive.

We encourage work-life balance

We want our Social Workers to have enough time to relax, spend time with family and friends, and feel good, so that they can do their best at work.

Further information

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.

In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.

We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.

For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Rae Capon Head of Service Safeguarding and Quality Assurance and Principle Social Worker

Come and join Team Bury #TeamBury

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