Team Manager Redeployment 25006

Description

• Suffolk County Council
• Address:West Suffolk House Bury St Edmunds IP33 3YU and Riverside Lowestoft NR33 0EQ - Hybrid
• Salary:55563 per annum (pro rata for part time)
• Hours:37 hours per week flexible working options available
• Contract:Permanent

At Suffolk County Council collaboration is at the heart of what we do. As a Team Manager in our Parenting Together Service youll lead social work practice that helps children in care and care leavers achieve lasting and meaningful change.

You will join a service committed to delivering the right support at the right time bringing together multi-agency working to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people in care. The role requires strong leadership sound decision-making and a passion for developing high-quality practice.

Reimagine the possibilities.

Your role and responsibilities

As a manager in Children and Young Peoples Services you will be at the forefront of managing change leading high quality and effective ways of working and managing staff resources or projects to achieve the best possible outcomes for children young people and their families in Suffolk.

You will be responsible for

• Managing the work of a team of social workers including wellbeing and case supervision and performance management.

• Maintaining a strong focus on the childs lived experience ensuring that day-to-day care safety and developmental needs are central to all interventions.

• Mentoring and coaching staff and students as needs require.

• Working together with partner agencies to ensure that childrens needs are met to the best outcomes are achieved.

• Overseeing cases in proceedings until completion.

• Ensure that statutory timescales and CYP key performance indicators are met

• Maintaining clear accurate and timely case records and provide written reports as required in line with local policies and procedures.
• Supporting service learning and improvement by contributing to reflective practice service development activity and the sharing of effective approaches.

• Having a good understanding of the relevant policies legislation and guidance relating to children in care and information sharing.

You will need

We are looking for an experienced and passionate social work leader who is committed to achieving the best outcomes for children and families.

You will bring:

• a recognised Social Work qualification and current Social Work England registration
• significant frontline experience in childrens social care
• experience of leading managing and developing staff
• strong knowledge of relevant legislation statutory guidance and national policy
• experience of complex decision-making risk management and service delivery
• the ability to build effective partnerships across professional disciplines
• excellent communication organisational and performance management skills
• the ability to use performance information to drive service improvement
• experience of leading service improvements or organisational change
• knowledge of Signs of Safety and solution-focused approaches
• understanding of evidence-informed interventions
• experience of working alongside a range of partner agencies
• an awareness of the wider operational and strategic environment within childrens services.
• due to the travel requirements of the role you will need a driving licence and access to personal transport. If you can meet these requirements through other suitable means please contact the Hiring Manager to discuss.

You can view the full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile (JPP) which youll find in the How to Apply section of this advert.

If you believe you can succeed in this role we encourage you to apply even if you dont meet every requirement.

The team

We aspire for every child in Suffolk to live their best life.

The Parenting Together Teams sit within the Suffolk Cares Service. They provide support to children in care and their families through their journey in care until they transfer to the Next Steps Service.

The team operates within a whole-family strengths-based approach working in partnership with children parents and carers. Practice is underpinned by clear assessment purposeful planning and regular review with a strong focus on the childs lived experience and day-to-day care.

Practice within the team is aligned to local policies and procedures statutory guidance and the councils wider Families First and childrens services priorities with a strong emphasis on reflective practice learning and continuous improvement.

Take a look at what makes our Ideal Worker shaped by the voices of young people: find out more.

Empowering Everyone

We arebig believers in potentialpossibilityand the power of different searching for ways to encourage respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want torepresentthe diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation as shown inourWorkforce Equality Report.

For more information

Please contact Wendy Wright () or Lavinia Onutiu () for a casual conversation or email them using or

How to apply

Step 1 -Read the Job and Person Profile (Word).

Step 2 -Click Apply Now to start your online application.

Step 3 -Upload asupporting statementanswering the following questions below (no more than 400 words per question). You should use theSupporting Statement template (Word).

1. Please tell us about your experience of leading and developing social workers or practitioners within childrens services. Using a specific example explain how you used supervision coaching and performance information to improve practice and achieve positive outcomes for children and families.
2. Provide an example of a complex safeguarding or risk situation in which you worked with partner agencies to improve outcomes for a child or family. How did you manage differing professional views ensure the childs lived experience remained central and reach a safe and informed decision
3. Tell us about a service improvement practice-development or change initiative that you have led. How did you engage staff and stakeholders respond to challenge or resistance and use data feedback or quality-assurance activity to measure its impact

Please note:Without a supporting statement your interest will not be supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format.

For guidance on completing your application please seeourHow to Apply page.

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Closing date: 11.30pm 15 October 2026

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. #LI-Hybrid