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Job Title: Social Care Team Manager - Safeguarding TeamSpecialism: SafeguardingLocation: Bolton, UKSalary: £43.00 per hourContract: Ongoing (Full-Time or Part-Time)

Take a leading role in Bolton's Safeguarding Team, providing high-quality social work leadership and making a real difference to children, young people, and families at risk. This locum role offers a competitive hourly rate of £43.00, with full-time and part-time options to suit your lifestyle.

• Flexible Hours: Full-time or part-time work to achieve the ideal work-life balance.

• Competitive Pay: Earn £43.00 per hour for your expertise and leadership.

• Professional Development: Access training opportunities to enhance your career growth.

• Varied Experience: Work across a broad range of safeguarding cases, enriching your professional experience.

• Networking: Collaborate with professionals across sectors to expand your professional network.

Provide leadership and management within the Safeguarding Team, ensuring statutory compliance, high-quality social work practice, and effective support for children, young people, and families. Oversee a team of social workers and practitioners, promoting professional development, performance management, and improved safeguarding outcomes.

• Line manage a team of social workers and practitioners, providing supervision, support, and performance management.

• Promote reflective practice and professional development within the team.

• Ensure effective workforce planning, resource allocation, and caseload management.

• Oversee complex safeguarding cases, providing guidance and decision-making support.

• Ensure statutory timescales are met for assessments, interventions, and reviews.

• Maintain high standards of social work practice in line with legislation and local policies.

• Lead on safeguarding concerns, ensuring prompt and appropriate interventions.

• Support child protection conferences, strategy meetings, and other multi-agency safeguarding forums.

• Monitor risk and provide professional advice to mitigate harm to children and young people.

• Monitor, evaluate, and report on team performance, service outcomes, and statutory compliance.

• Implement audits, case reviews, and improvement plans as needed.

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with schools, health services, police, voluntary organisations, and other stakeholders.

• Represent the team in senior management and partnership meetings.

• Degree in Social Work (or equivalent recognised qualification).

• Registration with Social Work England.

• Substantial post-qualification experience in children's social care, including safeguarding and child protection.

• Proven experience supervising and managing social work teams.