TEAM MANAGER FAMILY SOLUTIONS
| Posting date: | 02 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £50,269 to £53,460 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 February 2026 |
| Location: | HU1 3DT |
| Company: | Hull City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 33462 |
Summary
Are you passionate about making a positive and lasting difference for some of our most vulnerable children, young people and families?
Are you looking for a new challenge as a Team Manager? Then come and join our new Family solution service. This role will provide professional and practical support to families where their children may need to come into care as it is deemed unsafe at home . This will involve dealing with complex situations where risk is high. This role will undertake family group decision making meetings to identify potential extended family and friends' network who may be able to support and care for the children. This is a new requirement for local authorities. This role will coordinate work and supervise Grade 9 and Grade 6 staff within the team.
You will have good knowledge and understanding of children’s safeguarding work so that you can provide clear management oversight and effective decision making in order to meet our children’s needs in a timely way, ensuring that the best outcomes are achieved. Performance management is essential, and you will need to demonstrate clear strategies to ensure progress is made in all areas. An ability to challenge effectively and support the workforce, enabling them to deliver excellent practice whilst prioritising competing demands is essential. You will also need to manage and coordinate work activities in line with the service priorities, along with developing effective partnership arrangements with all appropriate stakeholders, always with the children and family’s needs at the heart.
It is really important to us that Hull is a great place to be a child and grow up; a place of opportunity where young people are able to live happy and productive lives and a place where young people will want to live and work in the future.
You’ll need a degree or diploma in Social Work, full Social Work England registration and a proven ability to work in partnership with children, young people, parents, carers, and partners.
We are keen to recruit those who have successful experience in a similar role or are ready to take the next step in their social work career.
Why it's great to work for Hull City Council:
A competitive salary of up to £50,512 per annum based on full time working - pro-rata for part time working, actual amount will be up to £25,256
An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Up to 30 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New year period
Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods
A generous relocation package available
Supportive and forward-thinking culture
Great career development opportunities
Flexible working hours
Please call 01482 612 800 (Option 2) and ask for Bekki Leeman, Group Manager if you require further information.
Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.
Are you looking for a new challenge as a Team Manager? Then come and join our new Family solution service. This role will provide professional and practical support to families where their children may need to come into care as it is deemed unsafe at home . This will involve dealing with complex situations where risk is high. This role will undertake family group decision making meetings to identify potential extended family and friends' network who may be able to support and care for the children. This is a new requirement for local authorities. This role will coordinate work and supervise Grade 9 and Grade 6 staff within the team.
You will have good knowledge and understanding of children’s safeguarding work so that you can provide clear management oversight and effective decision making in order to meet our children’s needs in a timely way, ensuring that the best outcomes are achieved. Performance management is essential, and you will need to demonstrate clear strategies to ensure progress is made in all areas. An ability to challenge effectively and support the workforce, enabling them to deliver excellent practice whilst prioritising competing demands is essential. You will also need to manage and coordinate work activities in line with the service priorities, along with developing effective partnership arrangements with all appropriate stakeholders, always with the children and family’s needs at the heart.
It is really important to us that Hull is a great place to be a child and grow up; a place of opportunity where young people are able to live happy and productive lives and a place where young people will want to live and work in the future.
You’ll need a degree or diploma in Social Work, full Social Work England registration and a proven ability to work in partnership with children, young people, parents, carers, and partners.
We are keen to recruit those who have successful experience in a similar role or are ready to take the next step in their social work career.
Why it's great to work for Hull City Council:
A competitive salary of up to £50,512 per annum based on full time working - pro-rata for part time working, actual amount will be up to £25,256
An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Up to 30 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New year period
Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods
A generous relocation package available
Supportive and forward-thinking culture
Great career development opportunities
Flexible working hours
Please call 01482 612 800 (Option 2) and ask for Bekki Leeman, Group Manager if you require further information.
Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.
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