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Team Manager – Children with Disabilities Team
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Sandwell Children's Trust
Sandwell Children's Trust rated as a 'Good' provider.
At Sandwell Children’s Trust we strive for excellence to improve the lives of children. Our ‘Sandwell Deal’, brings together our new improved offering that make Sandwell Children’s Trust a great place to work; it also sets out our expectations of you as a member of staff.
What we can offer you:
- Generous annual leave of up to 31 days, plus 5 additional days for long service recognition.
- Your birthday off paid in addition to annual leave entitlement and 8 Bank Holidays, plus a concessionary day at Christmas.
- A generous local government career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 21.6%.
- Recognition of individual loyalty with service awards from 2, 5, 10 and every 5 years onwards.
- Flexible working patterns that suit you and well-defined career progression for all roles.
- Competitive expenses for both mileage (55p per mile) and subsistence, plus access to a comprehensive employee benefits scheme.
Please visit The Sandwell Deal via this hyperlink:
Band I SCP 44 – 47 (£55,609 - £59,027 per annum) plus excellent benefits
Full-time 37 hours per week - fixed term contract until 31st July 2027
Hybrid working
Are you ready to lead practice that makes a real difference?
Sandwell Children's Trust is looking for an experienced and motivated Team Manager to lead our Children with Disabilities Team (CwDT). This is an exciting opportunity to shape high-quality services for children and young people with disabilities and complex needs, ensuring they receive the right support at the right time.
About The Service
The Children with Disabilities Team provides statutory social work support to children and young people with disabilities and their families.
The Team undertakes:
- Child in Need work
- Child Protection work
- Children Looked After work
- Court work
- Short Breaks assessments
- Transition planning and Preparing for Adulthood support
We are committed to providing high-quality services that help children remain safe, achieve their potential and live fulfilling lives within their families and communities.
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The service is also at the heart of the development of SEND within Families First, creating exciting opportunities to strengthen partnership working, improve experiences for families and deliver more coordinated support across education, health and social care.
As Team Manager, you will:
- Lead, supervise and support a team of social workers and family support practitioners.
- Provide robust management oversight and decision-making across Children's Social Care statutory functions.
- Promote high-quality assessments, planning and interventions that improve outcomes for children and young people.
- Support and develop staff through reflective supervision, coaching and performance management.
- Ensure children are safeguarded and receive timely and effective support.
- Drive quality assurance, performance and continuous improvement.
- Work collaboratively with education, health, adult social care and wider partners.
- Ensure children's voices remain central to assessment, planning and decision-making.
- Support the development and implementation of SEND within Families First, helping to embed new ways of working that strengthen coordination, inclusion and partnership working across services.
- Contribute to service development and innovation, ensuring the needs of children with disabilities and SEND remain central to future delivery models.
You will be:
- A qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
- An experienced leader with a strong understanding of children's social care legislation and practice.
- Knowledgeable about the needs of children with disabilities, SEND and transition planning.
- Skilled in supporting and developing practitioners to achieve their best.
- Confident in providing management oversight and making complex decisions.
- Committed to high standards of practice and improving outcomes for children and families.
- Able to build effective relationships with children, families and partner agencies.
- Enthusiastic about leading teams through change and supporting the development of new ways of working.
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Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to join a service committed to continuous improvement, innovation and partnership working.
You will receive:
- A supportive and visible leadership team.
- Regular supervision and development opportunities.
- A strong learning culture.
- Opportunities to contribute to service improvement, SEND developments and Families First transformation.
- The chance to shape practice and influence the future development of services for children with disabilities.
- The opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and families.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact: Natalie Sanders, Head of Service via email Natalie_sanders@sandwellchildrenstrust.org
If you are passionate about achieving excellent outcomes for children with disabilities and motivated by the opportunity to help shape the future of SEND within Families First, we would love to hear from you.
When people join the team at Sandwell they say it feels like they become part of the family…they have #ComeHomeToSandwell. With the work that we have done so far and with the ambitions we have for the future, it’s a really exciting time to join Sandwell Children’s Trust and to become part of our Family.
So, if you think your future could lie with Sandwell Children’s Trust, then we’d love to hear from you.
Please click on the link below to complete an application form and view The Sandwell Deal
https://sandwelldeal.co.uk/apply/
Sandwell Children's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children and young people.
If you require further information on the role or working for us please email recruitment_childrenstrust@sandwell.gov.uk and a member of our Recruitment Team will be happy to give you a call.
Please note that pre-employment checks will be carried out in line with the Department for Education KCSIE Guidance 2022.
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