Coventry City Council
Team Manager- Children Services
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Our Values
In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.
Our Values are:
- Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
- Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
- Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
- Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
- Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
- Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.
We are looking for a passionate and experienced leader who is committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for children, young people and families.
You will have a strong track record of providing effective leadership, making sound decisions, managing risk and supporting teams to deliver high-quality services.
The successful candidate will:
- Demonstrate strong leadership, management and supervisory skills.
- Have experience of motivating, supporting and developing staff to achieve excellent outcomes.
- Be confident in managing performance, workloads and complex situations.
- Have excellent communication, partnership-working and relationship-building skills.
- Be able to lead change positively and contribute to service improvement.
- Have a clear understanding of safeguarding responsibilities, relevant legislation and best practice within Children's Services.
- Demonstrate a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, ensuring services are delivered in a fair and anti-discriminatory way.
Most importantly, we are looking for a leader who shares our ambition for Coventry's children and young people and is dedicated to helping them thrive and reach their full potential.
At Coventry City Council, we are on an ambitious journey to create brighter futures for Coventry's children and young people. As an Outstanding Local Authority, we are committed to delivering exceptional services and achieving the best possible outcomes for children and families.
Our Team Managers play a vital role in leading and supporting social workers to deliver high-quality, child-centred practice. Working within a supportive leadership structure, you will have the opportunity to develop your team, drive continuous improvement, and make a lasting impact on the lives of children and young people across the city.
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Join us and be part of a service that is passionate about making a difference, where innovation is encouraged, professional development is valued, and every child is supported to reach their full potential.
What is the job role?
As a Team Manager within Children's Services, you will provide leadership and management to a team of social workers and practitioners, ensuring children and families receive timely, effective and child-centred support. You will oversee complex casework, provide professional supervision, drive service performance and support the development of staff, while working collaboratively with partners to achieve the best possible outcomes for Coventry's children and young people. As part of an Outstanding Local Authority, you will play a key role in maintaining high standards of practice and continuously improving services
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for an experienced, motivated and passionate Social Work leader who is committed to improving outcomes for children, young people and families.
You will be a qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England and have significant experience working within a statutory children's social care setting. You will have proven experience of leading and developing teams, providing effective case oversight, making sound decisions and driving high standards of practice.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to motivate, support and develop staff.
- Experience of supervising complex casework and making defensible decisions to safeguard children and young people.
- The ability to manage performance, workloads and service delivery effectively.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and partnership-working skills.
- Experience of working collaboratively with a range of agencies and stakeholders to improve outcomes for children and families.
- The ability to lead change, promote continuous improvement and maintain high-quality services.
- A sound understanding of relevant legislation, safeguarding responsibilities and children's social care practice.
- A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, ensuring services are delivered in a fair and anti-discriminatory way.
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Most importantly, you will share our ambition for Coventry's children and young people and be committed to delivering outstanding services that help them thrive and achieve their full potential
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Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Interview date: 3rd August
About Coventry
Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.
We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.
At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.
To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.
If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies
Coventry City Council
Attached documents
- Team Manager Job Description and Person Specification.pdf
- Coventry City Council Application Process April 2025.pdf
- Coventry City Council Application Process.pdf
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