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Date Added: Wed 27/08/2025

Children's Team Manager

Wigan, UK
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Company: REED

Job Type: Permanent, FullTime

Salary: £42.00 per hour

Our Client, Wigan Council, is seeking a Team Manager to join their Children's Team.

Fantastic payrate of £42 per hour!

Are you a Children's Social Worker, passionate about making a difference in your community? Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity!

Responsibilities of this role:

  • Provide leadership, motivation, and professional supervision to social workers and other MASH staff, ensuring staff are supported to perform their roles effectively.
  • Oversee the screening, analysis, and decision-making process for contacts and referrals received by the MASH, ensuring timely and appropriate responses to safeguarding concerns.
  • Facilitate the sharing of information between partner agencies (such as police, schools, and health services) to identify risks and assess needs early.
  • Ensure that the MASH operates to high-quality standards, that risk is reduced, and that strengths are built upon to achieve positive outcomes for children and families.
  • Drive performance, delegate tasks, and ensure that the team's performance and decision-making are timely and effective.
  • Provide clear advice and guidance on immediate casework issues and participate in discussions to ensure high-quality assessments and analysis are conducted.

Requirements of this role:

  • Must be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England.
  • Must have experience as Social Work Team Manager
  • Must have a minimum of 3 years’ Post Qualifying experience

Benefits of working through Reed, include:

  • Dedicated Recruitment Consultant.
  • Aftercare service delivered by Candidate Care Team.
  • Free CV building and Interview support.
  • Free DBS checks.
  • Weekly payroll.
  • PAYE payroll option with additional benefits including holiday pay, healthcare, pension plus more.
  • CPD contributions.
  • Access to full UK jobs market with top tier status across many public and private sector clients.
  • Supporting the Reed Foundation which has given £9.5m to charity since 2010.

Does this role interest you? Apply today!

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