About the role 

Tight teams, manageable caseloads and life changing results is what gets us out of bed in the morning. 
 
It's a bold statement to make but we believe in better outcomes for children and young people, allied with job satisfaction for our team of dedicated social workers. 
 
Do you believe in the power of the Family Safeguarding approach; with multi-disciplinary teams and positive results, delivered through significantly better outcomes for some of the most vulnerable and at-risk children. 

Are you an experienced senior Social Work practitioner, looking to take the next step in your career? Or are you an experienced team manager looking for that change? Do you have the passion and commitment to manage, develop and motivate a team, to achieve the best possible outcomes for children? Then now is the perfect time to join us as a Team Manager in our Family Safeguarding Team! 

We want you to feel empowered to make important decisions, flexing your creative muscle to solve challenging situations with innovative solutions. 
 
Do you want easy access to complementary teams and services, ideally co-located in the same building, to make collaborative work much easier? At Peterborough, the Housing, Children with Disabilities, Adult Social Care, Legal and other teams are all easily accessed within a purpose-built office, which benefits from large river and green space views and a city centre location that is also close to main road and rail transport links. 

What will you be doing? 

Day-to-day responsibilities of a Team Manager in Family Safeguarding include: 

• Supervision and development of practitioners, identifying areas of strengths and areas to improve and implement appropriate plans to achieve this. 

• Manage the delivery of the team to ensure it is a high quality and effective service that responds to the needs of children, young people and their families or carers in a timely manner within statutory guidelines or service specifications. 

• Manage the planning, allocation and review of cases and ensure priorities are managed. 

• Lead on customer service and stage 1 complaints. 

• Manage the recruitment and staffing of the team. 

• Provide expert knowledge of safeguarding processes, policy and case law. 

• Lead on initiating, developing and sustaining internal and external working relationships with other professionals and partner agencies. 

About you 

We're looking for confident and dynamic individuals who enjoy making a difference in their local community, are curious and spot things that others might not see, enjoys building relationships and likes to explore possibilities. 

You must: 

• Be a qualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration 

• Have the ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently 

For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description & Person Specification. 

All about our Benefits  

We value our colleagues and have developed a number of benefits in addition to our generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays, sick pay and local government pension scheme…  

• Access to a range of benefits via our Employee Benefits Platform, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes  

• Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata)   

• Access to car lease scheme  

• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances  

• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings  

• Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth  

• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day  

• Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network  

• Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards  

There is also currently a generous retention bonus available to the successful candidate, following completion of their first year in post. 

All about our Commitments  

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to fostering diversity, advancing equity, and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage those from underrepresented groups, including disabled people, care leavers, and individuals from minority ethnic communities. Your unique perspectives and experiences are encouraged and valued and will play a vital role in our success.  

 We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you are disabled and require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact pccrecruitment@peterborough.gov.uk  we will work with you to meet your needs.  

 Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

If you've already applied and completed the recruitment process for this position within the last three months, there's no need to reapply. We really appreciate your interest and thank you for considering us.