Team Manager - Children with Disabilities Hub

CHESHIRE East; Crewe; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in Crewe is looking for a Team Manager for their Children with Disabilities Hub. This role involves leading a dedicated team to provide essential services to vulnerable children and their families. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience as a qualified social worker and a deep understanding of safeguarding practices. Responsibilities include managing resources effectively, supervising staff, and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements. This position offers a competitive salary, enhanced leave, and various other benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Enhanced annual leave

Flexible working pattern

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Proven experience in statutory children’s social care and early help.
• Deep understanding of safeguarding and risk management.
• Ability to support and supervise staff effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team delivering high-quality services to children and families.
• Manage children receiving packages of support, ensuring effective safeguarding.
• Oversee assessments and ensure interventions align with statutory guidance.

Skills

Leadership

Child protection

Communication

Decision making

Multi-agency collaboration

Complex case management

Education

Qualified social worker registered with HCPC

Job description

Are you ready to lead, inspire, and make a lasting impact in children’s social care?

As a Team Manager within Cheshire East Council’s Children with Disabilities Hub, you’ll play a vital role in shaping the future of vulnerable children and their families. We’re looking for a confident, compassionate leader who can manage Children with complex needs and disabilities, support a skilled team of family support workers, and provide support to a team of social workers. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about safeguarding and improving outcomes for children, this is your opportunity to lead with purpose.

About us

At Cheshire East Council we are resident, and partner focused with a vision to enable prosperity and wellbeing for all. People really are at the heart of everything we do and that starts with our incredible workforce. We promote a culture of high performance where people can aspire, thrive and flourish, where we strive to deliver best value in everything we do.

For us, success isn’t just about what we achieve, but how we achieve it together. We promote curiosity, excellence, innovation and continuous improvement.

We are values led and committed to wellbeing and inclusion for all, where our employees co-created our values of drive, integrity, respect and collaboration which inform all that we do.

We are proud to work for Cheshire East Council and believe you would be too!

Join us on a meaningful journey in Children’s Social Care at Cheshire East Council

We’re on a meaningful journey in Children’s Social Care and we’d love for you to be part of it. Joining us means becoming part of a supportive, forward-thinking team that’s passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children and young people. Everything we do is about putting them first, helping them grow, thrive and reach their full potential so they can build brighter futures.

If this sounds like the kind of impact you want to make, we’d be delighted to hear from you. Come and join us in shaping positive change for our young people.

About the role:

• Lead a team of family support workers delivering high-quality services to children and families across East Cheshire.
• Manage children and young people in receipt of packages of support ensuring effective safeguarding and positive outcomes.
• Provide professional supervision and support to staff, promoting continuous development and accountability.
• Oversee assessments and care planning, ensuring interventions are evidence-based and aligned with statutory guidance.
• Collaborate with multi-agency partners to deliver integrated services and promote joint working.
• Monitor performance and manage budgets, ensuring resources are used effectively and services meet targets.
• Contribute to service development, shaping policies and procedures to improve outcomes for children and young people with disabilities and complex needs.
• Working collaboratively with parent/carer forum and multi-agency partners.

This is just a snapshot of some of the exciting things you’ll be doing in the role, to find out more about the other key responsibilities of the role please view the attached job description.

About you:

• You’re a qualified social worker, registered with HCPC, with solid experience in statutory children’s social care and early help.
• You have a good understanding of children and young people with disabilities and their needs.
• You’ll have a deep understanding of safeguarding, child protection, and risk management.
• You’re confident in leading and supervising a team of family support workers, offering guidance and support to help others grow.
• You will be confident in supporting a team of social workers.
• You’ll be able to communicate clearly and compassionately with children, families, and professionals.
• You’re skilled at managing complex cases and making sound decisions under pressure.
• You’ll use data and insight to drive improvements and ensure services meet high standards.
• You’re committed to your own professional development and open to learning and innovation.

To find out more about the essential and desirable criteria for the role please view the attached job description specification document.

What we offer in return:

• A competitive salary - Between £48,072 per annum - £54,994 per annum (CEC NJC – Grade 11) with guaranteed yearly pay increases!
• Enhanced annual leave - Start with an impressive 34 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) from day one, and watch it grow to 39 days after just five years of service
• Purchase of annual leave –Want more time off? You can purchase up to 10 extra days of annual leave each year, giving you the flexibility to balance work and life just the way you want (Pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Flexible working pattern - Enjoy a 37-hour standard full-time work week with the added perks of flexitime and hybrid working arrangements where possible. Your work-life balance just got a whole lot better!
• Salary sacrifice green car scheme - Drive green and save green! Lease a brand-new electric or hybrid car through our salary sacrifice scheme. There’re no credit checks, no deposits, just significant savings and exclusive offers on a three-year lease
• White goods salary sacrifice scheme -Upgrade your home with ease. Purchase home and electronic items through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost of big-ticket purchases like appliances, computers, and tech gadgets directly from your salary
• Enhanced public pension - Secure your future with our career average pension, where contributions are built at a rate of 1/49th of your yearly pensionable pay
• Cycle to work scheme -Save up to 25-39% on the retail price of bikes and safety equipment through Income Tax and National Insurance savings. Get fit and save money!
• Employee assistance programme - Access a completely free and confidential assistance service to help manage, reduce, and overcome life’s challenges, both at work and in your personal life
• Discounted gym membership -Stay active and healthy with corporate membership prices for Everybody Leisure, including:
  • Gym, Swim and Group Fitness at all 16 facilities
  • Off-Peak Racket Sports
  • Athletics Tracks
  • Sauna/Steam/Spa

How to apply

We’re delighted that you’re considering applying for this role!

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we warmly welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We believe that a diverse workforce helps us better reflect and serve our local communities, and together, we can build something truly special.

To join our team, simply click ‘Apply for this job’ at the bottom of the page. If you’d prefer an informal chat first or have any questions about the role, feel free to reach out to Baljeet Nagra at [e-mail], she’ll be happy to hear from you! Please remember to include the job reference so we know which role you are interested in.

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If you haven’t heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, it likely means we weren’t able to move forward with your application at this time but please don’t let this discourage you as your interest means a lot to us, and we’d truly love to hear from you again in the future!

We wish you all the best in your application and if you run into any technical issues, our friendly team are here to help at [e-mail].