About The Role
Children’s Social Work Manager – Assessment & Support – North.
Contract: Permanent | Location: Leominster (North Locality) | Hours: 37 hours | Salary: 11HC £51,356 – £55,915 plus market supplement of £5,000 per year (£56,356 – £60,915)
Welcome payment: £10,000 (see attached guidance)
Introduction
Our Assessment and Support service is made up of three teams, which work out of three locality offices: South Locality (Ross-on-Wye), North Locality (Leominster) and Central Locality (Hereford). Each Team comprises a Team Manager, Senior Practitioner, Social Workers, and Family Support Workers. Locality working gives you the opportunity to stay connected, meet new colleagues, and easily access support.
We are proud of our restorative approach to social work – a way of working that is firmly embedded in our team culture and management style. Collaboration and reflection are at the heart of how we practice: senior managers are always available for guidance and support, especially when navigating complex cases.
The Role
Are you a qualified social worker? Do you have management or supervisory experience? Maybe you are a Senior Practitioner, or Advanced Practitioner? Working within the Assessment Team, you will be managing a team of staff who work directly with children and families.
With a rotating duty element, the Assessment teams work at pace, completing robust short‑term quality assessments of need, ensuring the right service provision is in place.
Each of the four teams consists of a Team Manager, Managing Practitioner and five Social Workers. You will provide leadership to your team and be responsible for allocating and prioritising workloads effectively to ensure the care of the child is paramount, whilst also nurturing team development and ensuring performance targets are achieved.
You will be fully qualified (DipSW, CQSW, CSS or equivalent) with a minimum of two years’ experience in statutory social care. With honed skills in assessment, report writing, and managing complex cases, you will be dedicated to improving the lives of children and families within Herefordshire.
Herefordshire is on a journey, and we would like you to be part of our next chapter. This is an exciting opportunity to have a genuine impact on the local authority and help improve the lives of children and young people across our communities.
For further information, please contact RecruitmentCYPD@herefordshire.gov.uk.
About You
* Passionate about making a difference for children and families through high‑quality assessments and early intervention
* Skilled in analysis, planning, and decision‑making, ensuring each child’s needs are clearly understood and effectively met
* Committed to working collaboratively, inclusively, and creatively with families and partner agencies
* Resilient, reflective, and confident in managing complex situations and making sound professional judgments
* Able to thrive in a supportive, fast‑paced team environment, contributing to a culture of continuous learning and improvement
* Registered with Social Work England and hold 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, which includes:
* Team Manager starting salary: 11HC £51,356 – £55,915 (plus market supplement of £5,000 per year)
* Relocation packages: support of up to £10,000
* Welcome payment: £10,000 for experienced social workers joining our children’s teams
* Pension scheme: Enrolment in the Local Government – LGPS
* Professional development: protected time and budget to support social workers developing 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 per annum can also be purchased
* 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
* Professional membership fees: covered by the council
* Pick your perks – access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits, including savings, cashback 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 are shortlisted for an interview and require any reasonable adjustments, our Children & Young People Recruitment Team will support you.
Commitments, Covenants and Statutory Obligations
* Those who indicate that they have a disability (part of the Disability Confident scheme)
* Those who indicate that they are an Armed Forces veteran or reservist (part of the Armed Forces Covenant)
* Those who indicate that they are a Herefordshire care leaver (part of the commitment to support young people leaving care)
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. Successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check and further pre‑employment checks.
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