Team Manager - Children with Disabilities Team

We are currently seeking a permanent 18.5 Team Manager to co-lead (alongside an existing, experienced Team Manager) the South (office base Shire Hall) Children with Disabilities Hub and support the ongoing operations of the county wide Children With Disabilities 0-18 Service. About the Team: The Children with Disabilities Team (CwDT) supports children with complex and profound needs as a result of their disabilities. The team is passionate about working with children, families and other professionals to achieve the best outcomes for vulnerable children. The team undertake Family Help Assessments and works with Children in Need, children subject to Child Protection Plans and Children in Care. A multi-disciplinary approach is modelled in the team in partnership with both universal and mainstream services to support children, young people and their families. Now is an exciting time to be part of our team as Warwickshire begins to embed our Families First teams who support the young people in our County. Our approach is about locality working, multi disciplinary and multi agency teams that support the whole family. Building strong partnerships with local services, Health, Police and Education., We are recruiting for X1 18.5 hour Social Work Qualified Team Manager in CwDT.,

• Lead and manage a team of social workers and support staff to ensure timely and high-quality help and support for children and families
• Oversee the allocation and prioritisation work with children and families, ensuring compliance with statutory timescales and organisational policies.
• Provide professional supervision, guidance, and support to team members, promoting continuous learning and development.
• Monitor performance and quality of practice implementing improvements where necessary to maintain best practice standards.
• Work collaboratively with partner agencies and internal teams to deliver coordinated and effective services for children and families.
• Ensure safeguarding principles are embedded in all decision-making and practice within the team.
• Contribute to service development and improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities for innovation and efficiency.
• Manage resources effectively, including staff workload and budgets, to achieve service objectives.
Applicants for the role will need a professional Social Work qualification and Social Work England Registration., The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public. We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don't want to keep you waiting so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application If you are applying for this role on a secondment basis please ensure you have permission from your line manager.

This is an exciting opportunity to take the next step in your career or try something new. Experience in a disabilities team is not essential, we are looking for candidates with substantial qualified social work experience in a statutory setting and relevant skills, knowledge, and strong transferable skills such as leadership, decision-making, and the ability to support and develop a team. If you share our passion for delivering excellent services for children and families, relational practice working collaboratively with partners, and driving good practice, we would love to hear from you.

Working for Warwickshire - This is the difference you make: Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them! At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best., Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.


• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
• Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee.
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas
• We also offer a Refer a Friend package for some roles. Terms and Conditions apply, Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage - Warwickshire Pension Fund.
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.