Children's Team Manager

We have a great opportunity for a Team Manager to join our Children's Assessment Team based in Woking. 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.

Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation, moving from a two‑tier system to two new unitary councils in April 2027. If you are employed by Surrey on 1 April 2027, your role will transfer with current terms and conditions to one of the new organisations, supporting local devolution and greater powers for our communities.

• Qualified Social Work degree and SWE Registration
• Car driver with a valid UK licence
• ASYE completed, within two years of qualifying
• UK social work experience
• Four years post‑qualified experience
• Evidence of supervising students and practice educators or other qualified staff

Working in an assessment team can be quite fast paced, unpredictable and often requires multi‑tasking. You will support children and families in the community, deliver assessments, supervise staff, and manage cases. Demonstrate how you cope under pressure and provide examples of handling complex situations.

The salary range for Team Managers 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 three instalments across your first 18 months in post.

• 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

Wherever you are in your career journey, Surrey is committed to supporting and nurturing you so that you can be the best version of yourself. Our Surrey Children's Service Academy currently has over 60 courses available and offers a bespoke learning programme so you can be at the forefront of best practice. Modules such as motivational interviewing and our total respect course allow you to feel empowered in having essential conversations whilst still ensuring a child‑centred approach.

Our progress:
We are proud of our recent Good Ofsted judgement, which marks a significant milestone for Surrey. The report highlights how strong assessments in Surrey consider children's histories and involve social workers spending time alone with children to understand their experiences. Our strong training and development offer in Surrey helps to equip staff with the understanding, knowledge and skills that they need to practise in a kind, sensitive, motivational and respectful way and that staff feel highly valued, are proud to work for children's services.

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.