Childrens Team Manager – Children’s Social Care – #OR106997

Job Description

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking an experienced Childrens Team Manager to lead a social work team within Children’s Social Care, based in Bootle, Merseyside. This is a pivotal leadership role carrying responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children, young people and their families across a range of teams within the service.

You will provide operational oversight of service delivery, ensuring statutory obligations are met in line with Working Together 2023 and relevant legislation. Key responsibilities include delivering high-quality reflective supervision, driving evidence-informed decision making in complex cases, managing risk robustly, and chairing multi-agency meetings. You will lead on performance management, audit activity, and team development, using data and feedback to continuously improve practice.

As a member of the leadership and management team you will contribute to strategic and policy development, manage devolved budgets, oversee complaints, and take a lead role in staff recruitment, induction, and workforce planning.

The successful candidate will hold a recognised social work qualification, be registered with Social Work England, and bring substantial post-qualifying experience in children’s services at a senior or management level.

Rate: £359.77 – £475.29 per day. Start date: 20 July 2026. Location: Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 3NJ. Portal: Prism.

If you are an experienced children’s social work manager ready to lead and develop practice in a busy local authority, please get in touch today.

What’s on offer:

* Excellent, competitive pay rates – paid weekly
* Supportive management team with approachable, experienced leaders
* A desirable location with great transport links
* A stable, well-resourced, and encouraging working environment

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