Child & Family Team Manager - Gloucestershire (Locum)

Child & Family Team Manager (Social Work Team Manager) - Gloucestershire (Locum)

Please note that only Social Work England Registered Social Workers with Right to Work in the UK will be considered for this role, please do not apply if you are not a SWE Registered Social Worker who has the Right to Work in the UK.

Role Details

• Role: Child & Family Team Manager (Social & Healthcare Qualified)
• Setting: Children & Families / Safeguarding
• Contract: Temporary
• Rate: £47 per hour
• Location: Stroud, Gloucestershire

About the Role

This is a key leadership role within the Children & Families service. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading, managing, and being accountable for a team of Social Workers in the delivery of statutory services and the continuous improvement of outcomes for children, young people, and their families.

You will bring strong safeguarding experience and be confident in overseeing complex casework, providing high-quality supervision, and ensuring robust quality assurance across the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Social Workers delivering statutory children's services
• Provide regular supervision, guidance, and performance management
• Quality assure practice and decision-making across the team
• Oversee work across Child Protection (CP), Child in Need (CIN), and Children in Care (CIC)
• Manage and support court-related work, ensuring high professional standards
• Drive service improvement and promote best practice

Working Arrangements

• A hybrid model of home and office working is in place where appropriate
• The successful candidate will be expected to be office-based more frequently during the initial period to support team cohesion and stability
• Thereafter, attendance of at least 3 days per week in the office is expected, subject to service needs
• A laptop and smartphone will be provided to support agile working