Children and Families Team Manager Job Location: Gloucester This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. Salary: £52,413 - £54,495 per annum Hours per Week: 37 Contract Type: FTC for 12 months Job Requisition Number: 9623 This post is open to job share We are currently recruiting for a Team Manager to join our Gloucester Children and Families team on a fixed term basis for 12 months. We would like the successful candidate to join us in February 2026 however, dates can be discussed during interviews. About us For all your hard work you will receive the following; between £52,413 - £54,495 per annum subject to experience flexible and agile working opportunities 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service an option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone. an in-house Occupational Health service employee discount scheme cycle to Work scheme links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT) and the Young Employees Network career development and qualification opportunities access to our Social Work Academy paid SWE registration renewal Cycle to Work scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply) Green Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply) Our vision Right child, right support, right time, every time In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children’s Services have been officially judged as ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ elements. Ofsted also said ‘Leaders have set out a clear vision for delivering success for children, by modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children and families feel valued and heard; risk is managed confidently with bottom lines clearly set out.’ This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our children and young people, and we remain focused on our mission: to continue building on this success and ensure that every child and young person in our county has the opportunity to thrive. Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce. We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to be part of an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, then consider a role with GCC. Our team structures are designed to ensure there is the right level of support available to staff and that caseloads are kept at a manageable level with a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner, 4 Social Workers and an ASYE making up each team’s full complement of staff. We need resilient, driven individuals who will play their part in making our vision for Children’s Services a success. You will be joining an authority with a strong set of values that underpin the work we do: Accountability, Empowerment, Excellence, Integrity and Respect. About you As a Team Manager, we’ll ask you to lead and support a team of social workers to deliver services of the highest quality. Ensuring statutory duties and best practice is followed, you’ll develop a team plan in line with Children’s Services strategic objectives and provide management oversight on all cases with a clear understanding of risk. Your role will focus on managing the team’s workflow and quality assuring work through observations, reflective supervision and GCC’s quality assurance framework, as well as contributing towards the development of the framework itself. Through building positive relationships with colleagues within both the service and partner agencies, you will ensure we are able to provide support and protection for vulnerable children and young people across the County. As well as your experience as a frontline social worker, there are some things we require of you to be successfully appointed to this post: Social Work England/ Wales registration a recognised qualification in Social Work to have completed your ASYE year (if you qualified after 2012) a full driving licence and willingness to drive DBS clearance How to apply For an informal chat about this role, please email Hannah.Gregory@gloucestershire.gov.uk or alternatively apply before the closing date. *Please note, all our retention payments are non-contractual, pro rata for part-time staff and subject to National Insurance and tax deductions. Our relocation package is subject to terms and conditions. We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable amount of applications. Interviews are scheduled to take place in person at Shire Hall on Wednesday 17th December 2025. Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- Team Manager Role Profile This position is subject to a DBS check.