Team Manager

We are St Helens Borough Council

Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a modernising Council which is passionate and ambitious for the children and families we support, our communities and our workforce. As part of our transformation journey, we continue to build on our progress and put children firmly at the centre of our care. We can only do this because of our highly valued, skilled, and supported workforce.

Make a difference as a Team Manager

As a ‘Good’ authority following our recent OFSTED Inspection we are seeking to recruit to the permanent role of Team Manager within the Family Help and Protection Service to help us continue to provide quality support to our children and families in St Helens.

The Family Help and Protection Service is responsible for children subject to child in need, child protection plans and care proceedings after the assessment has been completed to determine the right plan for the child and family. This post is located in Family Help and Protection Team 4 and includes an Assistant Team Manager, 6 Social Workers and 1 Social Work Assistant. The team has been well established over a long period of time and the current post holder will be available to provide handover and support to the successful applicant. This is one of a Management Team of 11 Managers who work well together and provide support and assistance to each other.

To apply for this post you will need to have a Social Work Qualification and be registered with SW England.

You will need a minimum of three years post qualifying experience and two years working with children and families. You will need to have experience of providing supervision.

This is an exciting opportunity to support practice improvement and the quality of services provided to children and families. You will receive regular supervision and frequent opportunities to be involved in activities both internal and external to the Borough. You will receive continuous support, development and career progression opportunities on your journey with us. We operate a hybrid working arrangement to support staff to work from home and in the office and come together with your team on a regular basis.

Working for St Helens Located in the heart of the North West close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a ‘Good’ authority which is passionate and ambitious for the children and families we support, our communities and our workforce. We continue to focus on our journey to ‘Outstanding’ and can only do this because of our highly valued, skilled and supported workforce.

Find out More You can review the full job description and person specification information here.

St Helens is a great place to work so why not visit our Children’s Services web page https://socialcarerecruitment.sthelens.gov.uk/ to see what our colleagues have to say and discover our full range of in work benefits.

You can also contact us for a chat before applying or to submit your CV in the first instance. You can do this by emailing us at socialcarerecruitment@sthelens.gov.uk

Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.

This post is subject Enhanced DBS Disclosure.