Team Manager - Assessment

Position reference:
Directorate: Childrens Services |
Service: Children & Family Social Care

Salary: £51,356 - £54,495

Working Arrangements: Agile - minimum 3 days in the office

Hours per week: 37

Contract type: Fixed term for 12 months

We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch.

Employee rewards and benefits:

Closing date: 27/02/2026 at 23:59

The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.

This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check

If you are currently living overseas or have lived overseas in the last five years please be aware, if you are the preferred candidate for the post, you will be required to apply for an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in. If you experience difficulty in obtaining an overseas criminal record check please email

This post requires a Police Vetting Check

Prospective employees will be required to apply for a Police Vetting Check, Please note that this doesn’t supersede the DBS check. Recruitment Vetting provides the Police service with an assurance as to the integrity and reliability of persons seeking employment within the police community.

When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.

Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.

This is an exciting time to join Barnsley Children and Family Social Care. Working in partnership to achieve better outcomes for our most vulnerable children, our Social Work Team Managers are key to supporting the development of our workforce and leading best practice for children across our Children and Young People’s Service.

Co‑located with the police and the Integrated Front Door MASH at the Wombwell Police Station, our four Assessment Teams work with children in need of a statutory assessment and intervention. Our Assessment Teams are dynamic and energetic, driven by a passion for ensuring that children, young people, and families in our community receive a positive and timely service. The work is diverse and engaging, allowing for extensive multi‑agency collaboration, often within tight deadlines.

The nature of our work means that positive outcomes are seen quickly.

We have recently adopted our Stronger Together practice model, underpinned by Signs of Safety and a relational approach and our managers and leaders are key to embedding this into practice. As a manager you will be responsible for the leadership and oversight of a small team of Advanced Practitioners, Social Workers and Newly Qualified Social Workers, offering regular support and supervision and driving practice in your team.

• Putting Children and Families First
• Working together in partnership to deliver joined up care
• Delivered by a strong and valued workforce

• You will be a qualified social worker with significant experience of practice
• You will have experience of delivering reflective supervision
• You will be committed to supporting and developing teams and workers, with experience of mentoring students, NQSW’s or colleagues
• You will have extensive experience of working in statutory children’s social work, of driving plans for our most vulnerable children and of working in partnership with families and agencies to achieve positive change
• You will maintain an up to date knowledge of the legislation, policies and procedures and how we implement these in practice

• A supportive working environment with manageable spans of control
• A highly competitive salary
• High quality regular supervision and…