Children's Team Manager - Referral & Assessment Team

Our Client, Salford Council, is seeking a Team Manager to join their Children's Team.

Fantastic payrate of up to £45 per hour!

Are you a Children's Social Worker, passionate about making a difference in your community? Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity!

Responsibilities of this role:

• Lead and manage the Referral & Assessment Team, ensuring effective screening, decision-making, and allocation of incoming referrals in line with safeguarding thresholds.


• Oversee the delivery of timely, high-quality statutory assessments (e.g. Section 17/47), ensuring compliance with legislation, policies, and local procedures.


• Provide strong leadership, supervision, and support to social workers, including case direction, performance management, and professional development.


• Maintain oversight of complex and high-risk cases, ensuring appropriate safeguarding actions and plans are implemented.


• Monitor team performance against key targets (timescales, caseloads, quality standards), driving continuous improvement.


• Work collaboratively with multi-agency partners (police, health, education) to ensure coordinated responses to safeguarding concerns.


• Ensure robust risk assessment and decision-making processes, escalating concerns where necessary.


• Contribute to audits, inspections, and quality assurance processes to maintain high practice standards.


• Prepare reports and provide updates to senior leadership on performance, risks, and service delivery.


• Promote a culture of reflective practice, accountability, and child/adult-centred outcomes.

• Must be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England.


• Must have a Social Work qualification (Diploma in social work, social work degree or equivalent)


• Must have minimum of 3 years’ Post Qualifying Experience

• Dedicated Recruitment Consultant.


• Aftercare service delivered by Candidate Care Team.


• Free CV building and Interview support.


• Free DBS checks.


• Weekly payroll.


• PAYE payroll option with additional benefits including holiday pay, healthcare, pension plus more.


• CPD contributions.


• Access to full UK jobs market with top tier status across many public and private sector clients.


• Supporting the Reed Foundation which has given £9.5m to charity since 2010.

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