Social Work Team Manager – Children with Disabilities Hub #000A1D021

Admin/Office Skills, Data Input, IT Literate, MS Excel, MS Word, Skills
Macclesfield
June 17, 2025
£30 - £30 / hour
Interim / temporary

Job Description

🧩 Team Manager – Children with Disabilities Hub
📍 Cheshire East | Macclesfield Town Hall or Delamere House, Crewe
💼 Interim | Full-time | Hybrid (min. 3 days in office)

Semester Recruitment is proud to be partnering with Cheshire East Council, who are seeking an experienced and passionate Team Manager to join their Children with Disabilities Hub.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled manager to lead a team supporting children with complex needs and help shape the continued development of a forward-thinking, relationship-based service.

🔍 Role Overview:

  • Lead and supervise up to 6 Family Support Workers, overseeing packages of support for children with complex disabilities

  • Work alongside a second Team Manager, who manages Social Workers covering CIN, CP, and Care Proceedings

  • Provide operational oversight of all cases within the team

  • Take responsibility for performance management and quality assurance

  • Work closely with the Service Manager, parent/carers, and multi-agency partners to improve and develop the Children with Disabilities Hub

  • Cover for the other Team Manager during periods of leave

  • Promote and embed a restorative, trauma-informed, and relationship-based model of practice

✅ Requirements:

  • Experienced Team Manager or Senior Practitioner ready to step up

  • Background in working with children with disabilities

  • Proven ability to manage staff, support development, and lead on quality of practice

  • Strong understanding of statutory processes and support frameworks for children with complex needs

  • Confident communicator, able to liaise with professionals and families alike

  • Able to work across the Cheshire East area – access to a vehicle is desirable

  • Commitment to minimum 3 days in the office per week (Macclesfield or Crewe)

⏰ Working Hours:

  • Monday–Thursday: 8:30am–5:00pm

  • Friday: 8:30am–4:30pm

  • Hybrid working available, with strong office-based team presence

📌 DBS Requirement:
Enhanced – including barred: a. Children’s barred list

Interested in leading a team that truly makes a difference?
Apply now or contact Semester Recruitment to find out more.

📩 CVs are being reviewed immediately – early applications encouraged.

You must have:

  • Post qualified experience.

  • Enhanced DBS/Update service.

  • References required for the last 5 years of employment.

Benefits of working with Semester.co.uk:

  • Free on-going training opportunities upon registering as part of our commitment to you.

  • Competitive Rates of pay

  • In house payroll, providing weekly payments and support

  • Enhanced DBS completed.

  • Support and expert advice from an approachable, dedicated and friendly team

  • An assigned dedicated & experienced consultant

  • Various employment opportunities in your preferred geographical area

If you would like to find out more information about this role, or the other opportunities Semester.co.uk have available feel free to click the ‘Apply’ button below

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