About the Role
Lead and Inspire within Coventry's Kinship Service. As Team Manager, you will be responsible for the operational management and performance of the Kinship Team, ensuring children, carers and families receive safe, effective and high-quality support. You will provide leadership, supervision and quality assurance to a team of Social Care Practitioners supporting kinship carers, ensuring high-quality practice and effective service delivery across the team.
Coventry City Council is committed to making a positive difference to the lives of children, young people and families. As part of their Children's Services leadership team, you will contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration and excellence in practice.
Location: One Friarsgate, Coventry CV1 2GN
Rate: £41.42 per hour (Umbrella rate)
Contract: Temporary
Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Office Requirements: 2 days per week office-based and 3 days per week flexible/home working
Key Responsibilities
- Providing professional supervision, guidance and support to Social Workers and Social Care Practitioners.
- Managing team performance, workloads and service delivery.
- Quality assuring assessments, reports and casework to ensure excellent practice standards.
- Supporting practitioners working with kinship carers, fostering arrangements and Special Guardianship cases.
- Oversight of decision-making and risk management to ensure children remain safeguarded.
- Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with partner agencies and stakeholders.
- Managing recruitment, induction, appraisals, training and staff development.
- Monitoring performance and ensuring statutory responsibilities and service objectives are met.
- Supporting the Operational Lead with service planning, performance management and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Deputising for the Operational Lead when required.
- Contributing to the development of policies, procedures and best practice across Children's Services.
About You
- Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration.
- Previous Team Manager or significant supervisory experience within Children's Services.
- Strong knowledge and experience of:
- Kinship Care
- Fostering Services
- Special Guardianship Orders (SGOs)
- Experience of providing professional supervision and managing staff performance.
- Proven quality assurance and auditing experience.
- Excellent assessment, safeguarding and decision-making skills.
- Strong partnership working and stakeholder management experience.
- Experience within a local authority Kinship or Fostering Team.
- Experience supporting service improvement and practice development.
If you are an experienced Social Work Team Manager with expertise in kinship, fostering and special guardianship, and are passionate about leading high-performing teams that improve outcomes for children, we'd love to hear from you.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. A DBS check may be applicable for this role, applicants are required to declare any cautions and convictions that are not protected under current filtering rules.
