Job Title: Team Manager – Children’s ServicesLocation: Barnsley – Hybrid (minimum onsite presence required – 3 days)
Pay Rate: £40 per hour
Job Description:
Liquid Personnel is recruiting a skilled and experienced Team Manager to lead a dynamic children’s social work team within its client’s Children’s Services department in Barnsley. This is a fantastic opportunity for a confident leader with a strong safeguarding background and a passion for driving quality and performance.
What will your responsibilities be?
You’ll be responsible for managing a team of 7 social workers, including 1 Advanced Practitioner, within a fast-paced and supportive environment. Your leadership will be key in navigating complex safeguarding cases, ensuring high-quality assessments and interventions, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
1. Lead and manage a children’s social work team
2. Oversee complex safeguarding cases and risk management
3. Support staff in delivering high-quality assessments and interventions
4. Drive performance and meet service targets
5. Promote a child-centred, strengths-based approach
6. Collaborate with multi-agency partners
7. Provide reflective supervision and professional development
Benefits:
8. Hybrid working supported
9. Onsite parking available
10. Supportive leadership team and professional development opportunities
Qualifications & Experience:
To be successful in this role you must have:
11. Proven experience in children’s social care management
12. Strong understanding of safeguarding legislation and best practice
13. Ability to lead, motivate, and develop staff
14. Excellent communication and decision-making skills
15. Commitment to improving outcomes for children and families
16. Comfortable working in a hybrid model (minimum onsite presence required)
Why Liquid Personnel?
17. Free DBS and compliance service
18. Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
19. Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
20. Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
21. Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
22. Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
23. “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
24. “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *