Team Manager

Location: Byfleet

We have a great opportunity for a Team Manager to join and lead our Children Looked After Team based in Dakota, Weybridge. When not working with our residents in the community, we are keen to support agile working with a combination of home and office working. We are keen to get the balance right of providing flexibility but ensuring you feel connected to your team and the service.

The salary range for a Team Manager is £54,636 - £58,953 per annum based on a 36 hour working week. We also offer a financial package of up to £6,000 which is payable in 3 instalments across your first 18 months in post.

Our Offer to You

We pay your Social Worker England Registration fee
28 days annual leave, rising to 31 days after 5 years' service (plus bank holidays)
Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
A generous local government salary related pension
Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
2 paid volunteering days per year
Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
Refer a friend payment of £1,000 as a thank you for finding the right Social Worker Our Progress

We are proud of our recent Good Ofsted judgement, which marks a significant milestone for Surrey. The report highlights that "Children in care have trusting and positive relationships with their Social Workers. Social Workers use creative life-story work to help children understand the reasons why they are in care." And "Staff are well-trained and committed, feel highly valued and are proud to work in Surrey."

If you are considering your next professional opportunity and looking for an ambitious and highly motivated employer who is continuously striving for better services for children and young people, then our Surrey Children's Services would love to hear from you.

About working with Children Looked After

The Children Looked After Team support children living with relatives, friends or foster families and perspective adopters or older children living in children's homes and semi-independent units. We build sustainable relationships, plan for their permanence and ensure their safety, supporting them take the necessary steps towards independence.

Through regular visits, assessments and reviewing their Care Plan, we nurture and develop meaningful relationships with these children and young people; understand and interpret their wishes; and champion and support them to reach their full potential.

Working as a Team Manager is an opportunity to be part of a culture in which children and families are supported in a spirit of partnership working that encourages them to develop their own solutions while receiving the help and support, they need to address their complex situations. You will build sustainable relationships with children and families, placing planning for their permanence at the heart of your practice.

This role is an opportunity to nurture and grow your own team of social workers and practitioners using a motivational interviewing approach, supported by relational social work practice to deliver the best possible outcomes for the children, young people and families we support.

Supporting You

In Surrey, you will have a sense of belonging within your individual team but also the wider service areas and directorate. You will receive high quality supervision, as there is a firm commitment towards dedicating time that focusses on the work you do with children and families, to enable you to work creatively and holistically with a child centred approach.

You will also be supported in your career development by your management team and our Surrey Children's Service Academy, which currently has over 60 courses available and offers a bespoke learning programme so you can be at the forefront of best practice, providing you with support and a clear pathway to achieve your future aspirations.

Modules such as motivational interviewing and our total respect course allow you to feel empowered in having essential conversations whilst still ensuring a…