Children's Social Care Team Manager - Family Help
Job Reference Ref/1660/9545
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
About the role
Are you ready to take the next step in your social work career?
We're looking for talented and ambitious social work professionals to join our Family Help Service as Team Managers. Whether you're already leading a team or are an experienced practitioner ready to progress into management, this is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of services for children and families across Cambridgeshire.
Family Help brings together expertise and support at the point families need it most, creating opportunities for earlier intervention, stronger relationships and better outcomes for children and young people. As a Team Manager, you'll lead and support a team of committed practitioners, helping them to deliver excellent practice while developing their skills and confidence. You'll be part of a service that is committed to continuous improvement, innovation and creating lasting change for children and families.
Cambridgeshire is a county that's looking to the future, and our Family Help Service is continuing to evolve to ensure children and families receive the right support at the right time. This creates exciting opportunities for leaders who want to shape practice, influence service development and make a genuine difference. As a county, we're home to thriving urban centres, market towns, rural communities and areas facing significant disadvantage, giving our teams exposure to a diverse range of experiences, strengths and challenges. The breadth and variety of work available makes Cambridgeshire an engaging and professionally rewarding place to develop your leadership career.
Alongside the salary offered, these posts attract an annual retention payment, relocation support may be available for successful candidates moving to the area, and you'll join a council that is committed to investing in learning, development and career progression
There are positions available in a variety of locations across Cambridgeshire.
If this sounds like an environment where you would thrive, we would love to hear from you so apply today! If you are after more information or have a query, email joinus@cambridgeshire.gov.uk to arrange a time for a call with Service Manager, Debbie Weissang or Head of Service Samantha Howlett.
This is a rolling campaign and we check applications daily. We will close the advert once the positions are filled so don’t wait to apply!
Interviews will be held in person wherever possible.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
What will you be doing?
You'll lead a skilled and committed team, supporting them to deliver outstanding services to children, young people and families across Cambridgeshire. Through effective leadership, supervision and mentoring, you'll help practitioners develop their skills and confidence while maintaining high standards of practice. You'll work closely with colleagues and partner agencies to ensure children receive timely and effective support, providing oversight of complex work and helping the team navigate challenges and opportunities. Beyond day-to-day management, you'll have the opportunity to influence the future direction of Family Help, contributing to service development and playing an important role in shaping a culture of learning, innovation and continuous improvement.
About you
You'll be a qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England and have substantial experience working with children and families.
We're looking for someone with strong professional judgement, a passion for improving outcomes and the ability to inspire confidence in others. You may already hold management responsibilities or be looking for your first formal management role after developing experience in mentoring, supporting or supervising colleagues.
You'll be:
• A confident and collaborative leader.
• Passionate about delivering excellent services for children and families.
• Committed to supporting and developing others.
• Able to build effective relationships with colleagues, partners and communities.
• Resilient, adaptable and comfortable leading through change.
• Focused on achieving positive outcomes and maintaining high standards of practice.
Join us and help shape the future of Family Help in Cambridgeshire while building the next stage of your own leadership career.
For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description & Person Specification.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
