Description
Children in Our Care Permanent Team Manager - Ref: CH09725
Grade: G12; Salary Range: £55,662 - £59,490
Children are at the heart of Walsall local authority. They receive support, help and services that reduce risks for them and meet their needs. (Ofsted, 2025)
Do you want to join our OUTSTANDING local authority?
Team Manager in Team 3 within Children In Our Care.
We have an opportunity for an experienced social worker to work as a Team Manager within Team 4 working to achieve great and permanent outcomes for children in our care. In the role you will be positively and well supported by a Group Manager and be part of the support network across the wider management team. You will have responsibility of managing a Senior Practitioner, a Senior Social Worker, four Social Workers and a Children and families practitioner.
The culture of the service has changed to meet the changing needs of the children and families we work with, and as well as permanency planning for children and young people in our care the focus is also looking at whether they can return to parents through reunification and have the ethos of 'children in our care for now'. The focus is also on relationship-based practice and working systemically with children, young people and their families, peers and professionals to ensure we achieve positive outcomes and aspirations for our children and young people in care.
We are excited to hear from practitioners who are interested in managing a team, support their Senior Practitioner with specific tasks, manage team performance and share their experience and knowledge to support development, help social workers to reflect and develop their practice and progress Care plans for children and young people.
If you are interested and would like to have an informal chat about the role and get a feel for it before deciding whether to apply, please feel able to get in touch with – Group Manager of children in our care service.
Closing date is Monday 6th March 2026
View: Job Description and Employee Specification
This post is covered by the Government's Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.
Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children, young people and vulnerable adults entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children and young people and vulnerable adults.
Note: Applicants appointed to posts that require an enhanced DBS clearance must declare any periods of time that they have lived, studied or worked abroad and be prepared to provide an Overseas Criminal Records Certificate (OCRC) or a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC) relating to anytime they were overseas
Information for Applicants
Important note: When completing your online application form, you will be asked to enter supporting information. You must enter a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills, abilities and experience meet the specific criteria included in the employee specification. If you do not include a supporting information statement, you will not be shortlisted. Please also ensure that you complete the work history and qualifications sections of your application form. Please do not add a CV as we do not accept them. See our Information for Applicants leaflet for further information.
We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this job vacancy. We are not accepting Agency applications or referrals at this time
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