Leicestershire County Council
Team Manager - Family Safeguarding
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Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Bassett Street, South Wigston, LE18 4PE
Salary: £52,221 - £56,826 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) (inclusive of market premia at £3,000) (Pay award pending)
Working Hours: 37 Hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 13th September 2026
Interview Date(s): TBC
About the Role
Join our dedicated team at Leicestershire County Council as we strive to ensure the safety and well-being of children in our community. We are currently seeking a dynamic individual for the permanent position of Team Manager - Safeguarding Team, based in Wigston. The post is 30 hours per week.
We are seeking a Social Work Team Manager, with current Social Work England registration, with extensive social work experience in a child protection statutory setting. Preferably with some management experience.
You will provide leadership to your team, who will consist of a senior practitioner, 3 social workers, 2 support and assessment workers (who undertake parenting assessments) and 2 support staff (who supervise contact). You will be responsible for allocating and prioritising workloads effectively to ensure the care of the child is paramount, whilst also ensuring you develop your team to provide an effective and efficient service.
The right candidate will have responsibility for the whole team and will be expected to meet objectives and ensure performance targets are achieved.
Children’s safeguarding teams complete work with children who are subject to child protection plans, and Public Law Outline/initial care proceedings.
Utilising a relationship/trauma-based approach, where the young person is at the heart of everything we do.
An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.
For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement [https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023-04/recruitment-of-ex-offenders-policy-statement.pdf].
About You
To apply for this post, you must respond to and evidence the following essential criteria within your personal statement. This should be no more than 1,000 words.
To apply for this post, you must:
- Social Work degree or equivalent, e.g. CQSW, DipSW (with specialism in children’s services), approved by Social Work England and evidence of continuing professional development.
- Experience of statutory childcare social work, including Child in Need, safeguarding, child protection and care proceedings.
- Experience of supervising staff and/or social work students.
- Management experience.
- Experience of using performance indicators to monitor and improve performance.
- Ability to analyse information to reach sound decisions, often under pressure, and take responsibility for their outcome and regular reporting to the Service Manager.
- Excellent safeguarding knowledge and best practice in the delivery of quality services.
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In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/lcc/pages/1004] and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer [https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/disability-confident-campaign].
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part-time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Jane Clamp, Service Manager
Email: jane.clamp@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.
If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/lcc/pages/1001] section on our career site.
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We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.
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About Leicestershire County Council
At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.
Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.
For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:
- Our Recruitment Process [https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/jobs-and-volunteering/working-for-the-council/the-application-process]
- Our Organisational Values [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/pages/1004]
- Our Employee Benefits [https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/jobs-and-volunteering/working-for-the-council/employee-benefits]
- Working for Us [https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/jobs-and-volunteering/working-for-the-council/an-inclusive-workplace]
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