C&YP Social Work Manager Safeguarding & Support
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours
Salary: 11HC £51,356 - £55,915 (plus market supplement of £5,000 per year)
Location: Leominster (North)
Relocation package: up to £10,000 available
Closing Date: 28/12/2025
Introduction
Our Safeguarding and Support service is made up of six teams, operating from three locality offices: South Locality (Ross-on-Wye), North Locality (Leominster) and Central Locality (Hereford). Each team has a Team Manager, Senior Practitioners, Social Workers, and Family Support Workers. Locality working allows you to stay connected, meet new colleagues, and easily access support.
We pride ourselves on our restorative approach to social work, a culture embedded in our team and management style. Collaboration and reflection are at the heart of our practice, with senior managers always available for guidance and support, especially when navigating complex cases.
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The Role
Join our Restorative Journey of Improvement and help us achieve the best outcomes for children and families in Herefordshire. We’re looking for a passionate, qualified and experienced Children’s Social Work Manager to lead one of our six Safeguarding & Support teams.
You will bring expertise across child in need, child protection work, PLO and pre-proceedings, care proceedings, and adoption. You’ll lead a team of social workers and family support workers, supported by a Managing Practitioner as part of our new locality structure. You are a leader committed to high-quality supervision, clear case direction, and relentless focus on improving outcomes for children. Your organisational, decision-making and communication skills will help embed a relationship-based, restorative practice across the service.
About You
* Passionate about driving positive change for children and families through high‑quality safeguarding practice, effective risk management, and timely intervention.
* Skilled in analysis, planning, and decision‑making, ensuring risks are clearly understood, safety plans are robust, and children’s needs are met through evidence‑based practice.
* Committed to working collaboratively, inclusively and creatively with families and multi‑agency partners to achieve the best outcomes.
* Resilient, reflective and confident in leading complex safeguarding work, providing clear case direction and making sound professional judgments.
* Able to thrive in a supportive, fast‑paced team environment, contributing to a culture of high‑quality supervision, strong practice standards and continuous improvement.
* Registered with Social Work England and holds a recognised Social Work qualification (Degree/DipSW/CQSW).
We Offer
* A competitive salary, holiday entitlement and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme.
* Team Manager starting salary of 11HC £51,356–£55,915 (plus market supplement of £5,000 per year).
* Relocation packages: support up to £10,000.
* Welcome payment £10,000 for experienced social workers joining our children’s teams.
* Pension Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
* Professional development: protected time and budget to support social workers to develop themselves and their careers.
* Career progression: clear pathways to progress.
* Generous annual leave: 31 days’ annual leave (pro‑rata) plus bank holidays; additional 10 days can be purchased per annum.
* Flexible working: flexi‑time, job‑share, part‑time hours and, in some instances, home working.
* Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling.
* Payment of professional membership fees.
* Pick your perks – access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits, including savings, cash‑back and discounts.
Reasonable Adjustments
Our recruitment process is run in partnership with Hoople Resourcing. If you require any reasonable adjustments or alternative methods for the online application process, please contact the resourcing team by email: enquiries@hoopleresourcing.co.uk.
If you’re shortlisted for interview and require any reasonable adjustments, our Children & Young People Recruitment Team will be happy to support you.
Commitments, Covenants and Statutory Obligations
* Those who indicate that they have a disability – part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme.
* Those who indicate in their application that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist – part of our pledge to the Armed Forces Covenant.
* Those who indicate in their application that they are a Herefordshire care leaver – part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.
We take our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults seriously and expect all of our staff, visitors and volunteers to share in this commitment.
All appointments are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check and further pre‑employment checks.
How To Apply
To apply for this position, please upload an up-to-date CV and complete the application form, demonstrating your experience, skills and abilities for the role. Be sure to reference the job description and person specification or role profile. If you are shortlisted, the C&YP Recruitment Team will contact you via email to arrange the interview and/or assessment. They will confirm the date, time and location of your interview, so please keep an eye on your email inbox, including spam/junk folders.
Please note
The council is currently unable to offer overseas visa sponsorship for Social Worker roles in Children & Young People. Overseas prospective candidates that require sponsorship to work in the UK should not apply for these roles. We appreciate your interest in Herefordshire Council and encourage you to consider other opportunities with us that may be open to sponsorship.
Current vacancies can be found here: https://spiritofherefordshire.com/children-young-people/jobs/
Herefordshire Council Plan 2024‑2028
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