Team Manager - Keeping Families Together

Team Manager - Keeping Families Together

Reference number: SC07156

Location: London

Schedule: Full-time

Salary Range: (Full time equivalent) £52,674 - £59,772

Contract Type: Permanent

Are you passionate about making a positive difference in children's lives in Southwark?

Does the sound of leading a team of dedicated professionals who share your passion for positive outcomes for children and families appeal to you?

Are you ready to lead, motivate, manage and provide exemplary leadership and professional guidance to a specialist team of social workers, family practitioners and clinical practitioners working within a multi-modal framework, delivering targeted interventions to young people on the edge of care, and their families? Then Keeping Families Together in Southwark is the team for you.

About the Team:

The primary aim of the Keeping Families Together (KFT) team is to prevent family breakdown, working with families where there is a young person aged between 11 and 17 who is at imminent risk of coming into care, or is in care with the possibility of being rehabilitated at home. Using multi-modal interventions and the STAIRS/FAMILY framework, the team works collaboratively with families to enable change so that children can remain safely with their families, rather than going into care.

A small practice group including social workers and family practitioners will look to you for inspirational leadership and professional guidance. The team will have clinical input to assist with working effectively with families and promoting different ways of working with each other to keep families together.

About the Role:

We are looking for an exceptional leader to manage a specialist team of social workers, family practitioners, and clinical practitioners within a multi-modal framework. As a Team Manager for the KFT Team, you lead and model excellent social work practice.

Your calm and focused approach will enable you to support your social workers to work together and deliver excellent evidence-based practice which really makes a difference to the lives of children and families.

To be considered for an interview, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• Ability to use the STAIRS/FAMILY framework and deliver training and coaching to new staff.
• Current registration with Social Work England and a recognised social work qualification.
• Extensive knowledge of childcare legislation, statutory guidance, and child development.
• Proven experience in professional leadership, driving practice improvements, and preparing formal reports.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills to evaluate complex information.
• Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and addressing inequality.
• Ability to provide high-quality, emotionally intelligent supervision and support staff development.

Contact Details:

If you wish to have an informal discussion about the role, please get in touch with Victor Dadzie via or

Our Offer:

We understand that a motivated workforce is the most important factor for it to be successful and continue on its sucess journey. We are committed to your professional development and will ensure you have the right resources and training to enable you to provide a first-class service including:

• Substantial training and low and manageable caseloads.
• One half-day per week protected time for group supervision.

In recognition of your hard work, skills, and experience, we also offer:

• Competitive base salary (up to £59,772).
• Welcome payment of £3,000. Retention payment of £2,400 per year for the first two years, increasing to £3,600 after three years.
• Supportive senior management team.
• Regular one-to-one supervision.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• Generous annual leave, starting at 29 days per year, increasing to 36.

For a full list of benefits, click here

Recruitment Timetable:

• Closing date: 11:59pm on Sunday 9 February 2025.
• Shortlisting date/s: Week commencing 10 February 2025.
• Interview date/s: Friday 21 and Monday 24 February 2025.

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme:

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the criteria below:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care.
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition.

Attachments

• Team Manager KFT - Job Description & Person Specification