Knowsley Council is an award winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Come join us and be part of our success. We are looking to recruit a Social Care Team Manager for our Children’s Child Protection Team. Our Child Protection teams are responsible for duty, assessment, Children In Need and Child Protection. Our transfer point to our Cared for Children team is at first hearing. Are you passionate about safeguarding children. Do you have the skills and experience to deliver a robust decision-making team via supervision and support from you as a leader. Are you a qualified social worker with management experience? Do you enjoy taking on a new challenge each day and working within a fast-paced environment. If so, you may be the perfect candidate for this role. At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time. We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants. At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact: Selina Kent 0151 443 3452. If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification. Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted.