West Locality Family Safeguarding Team manager

Overview

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Job Description

West Locality Family Safeguarding Team Manager -

Salary Scale £55,662 - £59,490 (G12)

Children are at the heart of Walsall local authority. They receive support, help and services that reduce risks for them and meet their needs. (Ofsted, 2025)

Do you want to join our OUTSTANDING local authority?

If so, we have a current opportunity for an experienced social worker to work as a Team Manager within our West Locality. Children and families are at the heart of our practice in Walsall as identified within our recent Ofsted inspection.

Children benefit from positive, trusting relationships with their social workers. Social workers enable children, through direct work, to share their lived experiences, hopes and aspirations.

About the job

Within the role of team manager, you will be responsible for ensuring we continue to provide "Outstanding" support for our children and families.

You will be part of a leadership team that has "created a learning organisation that has effective and accountable relationships with each other and with partners (Ofsted, 2025).

You will be responsible for the leadership and management of a social work team(s) ensuring that vulnerable children and their families receive responsive services that safeguard and promote their welfare.

Actively promote and contribute to the strategic developments for children and their families in Walsall working with a restorative approach.

Responsible for Senior practitioners, social workers,
NQSW's and trainee social workers.

To have full responsibility for the delivery of services to children, young people, their families and carers, in line with legislation, guidance and local policy and procedures.

To make highly complex decisions relating to social service provision for children, young people and their families within Walsall.

Our required or preferred experience includes:

• Experience as a Team Manager or in a leadership capacity within children and families social work.
• Line management of social workers, senior practitioners, and trainees.
• Current or eligible to register as a Social Worker (as applicable).
• Ability to deliver services to children, young people, their families and carers in line with legislation, guidance and local policy.

Our

Offer:

• Manageable workloads with high support from managers and essential paperwork only.
• Enabling technologies and a comprehensive training and development programme can contribute to an OUTSTANDING Ofsted grading (2025).
• Comprehensive training for workers, including opportunities to gain a social work qualification and support for newly qualified social workers.
• Wellbeing focus including specialised clinical supervision, a 9-day fortnight for work/life balance, flexible working and employee assistance and therapeutic support when needed.
• Salary Scale £55,662 - £59,490 (+10% Retention Payments after 2 years, increasing at 4 and 6 years).

Would you like to talk to a team manager about the realities of working in Walsall?

If so, please contact Donna Green Group Manager who will connect you with one of our practitioners

Closing Date: 11th November 2025

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Job Description and Employee Specification

This post is covered by the Government's Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.

Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children, young people and vulnerable adults entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children and young people and vulnerable adults.

Note:

Applicants appointed to posts that require an enhanced DBS clearance must declare any periods of time that they have lived, studied or worked abroad and be prepared to provide an Overseas Criminal Records Certificate (OCRC) or a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC) relating to anytime they were overseas

Important note: When completing your online application form, you will be asked to enter supporting information. You must enter a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills, abilities and experience meet the specific criteria included in the employee specification.
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