Social Work Team Manager – Family Help (Grade 6)
| Posting date: | 17 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £30.41 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 April 2026 |
| Location: | B6 4DU |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | BLACK AND GOLD SERVICES LTD |
| Job type: | Temporary |
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Summary
Portfolio Responsibilities:
To lead a multidisciplinary team including Lead Practitioners and Practice Supervisors supporting children, young people, and their families in the city.
Key Responsibilities:
• To provide operational leadership, vision and direction to a multidisciplinary Family Help district team.
• To work closely with Families Together and/or Early Help Team Managers and be jointly responsible for a multidisciplinary team of staff formed of Lead Practitioners, Practice Supervisors, and social care support staff.
• Take responsibility and accountability for a district team’s performance and ensuring it positively contributes to strategic plans by promoting an appropriate culture, empowering others and setting high standards of practice and customer care.
• To provide an effective child centred service, which complies with legal, regulatory and statutory guidance, and leads to improved outcomes for children.
• To ensure the promotion and safeguarding of children and young people's welfare, taking responsibility for the implementation of legislation, policies and procedures within the team.
• To be responsible for setting the standards of the service and overseeing the practice within the team through effective performance and quality assurance including reflective supervision, regular evidence-based auditing and feedback.
• To contribute to budget monitoring ensuring that services are delivered within budget and deliver best value for children and young people.OFFICIAL
• To ensure that practitioners in the team can do their jobs safely and have the practical tools and resources they need to practice effectively. Assess risks and take action to minimise and prevent them.
• To take responsibility for a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high quality and regular reflective supervision and effective performance management systems are in place. Provide and record case management supervision advice, guidance, and oversight so that children understand the rationale for key decisions made about their lives.
• Manage and have accountability for the allocation of families to Lead Practitioners, ensuring that children and their families receive good quality needs-led assessments and timely support to meet their needs.
• To manage own and support others’ continuous professional development.
• To develop collaborative working relationships with relevant services and provide local leadership which contributes to effective partnership working. Lead on district working with internal and external partners.
• Champion and model the Trust Practice Model ‘Connections Count’ to ensure this is embedded in team practice.
• To be aware of protected characteristics and how inequalities can disadvantage marginalised groups.
• Keep up to date with changes to relevant legislation, policies, procedures and guidance and support the team to do so. Meet the requirements for Family Help set out in Working Together and the National Framework.
• Work outside normal office hours when required.
To lead a multidisciplinary team including Lead Practitioners and Practice Supervisors supporting children, young people, and their families in the city.
Key Responsibilities:
• To provide operational leadership, vision and direction to a multidisciplinary Family Help district team.
• To work closely with Families Together and/or Early Help Team Managers and be jointly responsible for a multidisciplinary team of staff formed of Lead Practitioners, Practice Supervisors, and social care support staff.
• Take responsibility and accountability for a district team’s performance and ensuring it positively contributes to strategic plans by promoting an appropriate culture, empowering others and setting high standards of practice and customer care.
• To provide an effective child centred service, which complies with legal, regulatory and statutory guidance, and leads to improved outcomes for children.
• To ensure the promotion and safeguarding of children and young people's welfare, taking responsibility for the implementation of legislation, policies and procedures within the team.
• To be responsible for setting the standards of the service and overseeing the practice within the team through effective performance and quality assurance including reflective supervision, regular evidence-based auditing and feedback.
• To contribute to budget monitoring ensuring that services are delivered within budget and deliver best value for children and young people.OFFICIAL
• To ensure that practitioners in the team can do their jobs safely and have the practical tools and resources they need to practice effectively. Assess risks and take action to minimise and prevent them.
• To take responsibility for a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high quality and regular reflective supervision and effective performance management systems are in place. Provide and record case management supervision advice, guidance, and oversight so that children understand the rationale for key decisions made about their lives.
• Manage and have accountability for the allocation of families to Lead Practitioners, ensuring that children and their families receive good quality needs-led assessments and timely support to meet their needs.
• To manage own and support others’ continuous professional development.
• To develop collaborative working relationships with relevant services and provide local leadership which contributes to effective partnership working. Lead on district working with internal and external partners.
• Champion and model the Trust Practice Model ‘Connections Count’ to ensure this is embedded in team practice.
• To be aware of protected characteristics and how inequalities can disadvantage marginalised groups.
• Keep up to date with changes to relevant legislation, policies, procedures and guidance and support the team to do so. Meet the requirements for Family Help set out in Working Together and the National Framework.
• Work outside normal office hours when required.