Adolescent Services Team Manager

We are committed to the development of our workforce. This position is only available to applicants who already work for Surrey County Council. We thank you for your interest in our roles and would encourage you to review our vacancies which are open to all.

We have a great opportunity to join us as a Team Manager supporting our newly reshaped Adolescent Safeguarding Service based in Weybridge and covering the North Surrey area.

This is a secondment opportunity for 12 months, please discuss with your current Line Manager before submitting your application.

The salary range for Team Managers is £59,363- £63,953 per annum this is inclusive of a market supplement of £5,000 if you have not received this within the last 5 years- eligibility criteria applies.

Our other rewards and benefits include:

• A competitive relocation package of up to £8,000
• We pay your Social Worker England Registration fee
• 28 days annual leave, rising to 31 days after 5 years' service (plus bank holidays)
• 26 days’ holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years’ service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Up to 5 days of carer’s leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
• A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents
• Refer a friend payment of £1,000 as a thank you for finding the right Social Worker

A New Way of Working

Following a recent reshaping of our services, our newly reformed Adolescent Teams have been developed around a partnership model of working, bringing together a range services for young people including those who have challenges with their mental health, have additional needs, go missing, may be involved in serious youth violence and are vulnerable to exploitation including criminal and sexual exploitation.

Our Adolescent service comprises of 3 locality hubs focused on delivering targeted adolescent services. You will have support from a range of teams in a newly created central adolescent hub to complement the work that you do. This includes Youth Justice, Missing, Edge of Care, Intervention Support, Risk and Intelligence and Youth Offer. The Hub will work flexibly to ensure that incoming work flows to the correct service area and will use data to underpin operational and strategic tasking.

In the latter phase of the safeguarding adolescents model, partnership colleagues from Education, Health, Police and other agencies will join the hubs as part of the commitment towards adolescent services in Surrey. Our re-modelled service represents a 21st century opportunity to deliver innovative ways of working to address adolescent risk outside of the home, building relationships with our families and partners so the voices of our young people are heard.

Our Progress

We are proud of our recent Good Ofsted judgement, which marks a significant milestone for Surrey. In relation to our Adolescent Service the report highlights that: “The intensive and highly effective support provided to children and families by adolescent team social workers, intensive family support workers and edge of care workers enables children to remain living with their families when it is safe to do so and in their best interests.” and that: “Staff are well-trained and committed, feel highly valued and are proud to work in Surrey.” Read the full report.

About the Role

This is a great opportunity to shape practice, strengthen the service following our recent review, and contribute to the ongoing development of our adolescent model.

As a Team Manager within our Adolescent Service, you will:

• Provide professional leadership and support to ensure the safe practice of your social workers and social care practitioners
• Provide effective workload management in line with service key performance indicators
• Ensure your team are forward-thinking, responsive, and meet the diverse needs of the young people we safeguard, working with them in a strengths-based way.
• Manage, motivate, and develop your team
• Deputise for your service manager when required to ensure operational effectiveness and consistency in line with service strategies, policies, and procedures
• Help to develop a respectful culture recognising diverse experiences, promoting partnership working, and encouraging family-driven solutions

Surrey Children’s Service provides training to ensure competence and professional development. We will ensure that you receive a full induction and monthly supervision.

Your Application, Our Inclusive Approach

We are seeking an experienced and confident team manager, or Social Worker who is ready lead within a dynamic Adolescent management team.

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:

• Qualified Social Work degree, SWE Registration and UK based social work experience
• ASYE completed, within two years of qualifying
• Experience supporting adolescents who have significant challenges around their mental health, additional needs, are at risk of exploitation, serious youth violence or other contextual safeguarding risks
• Minimum of four years post-qualified experience
• Strong safeguarding expertise within adolescence
• Proven experience managing crisis, risk and complexity
• Evidence of supervising other qualified staff, with the ability to support and develop practitioners in high-pressure environments

Surrey has both urban and rural areas and social care workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK, access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.

To apply you will need to upload your CV and answer the following questions (no more than 200 words per question):

1. Please tell us what has motivated you to apply for this role?
2. Please tell us about the key skills and experience you will be able to bring to this role.
3. What in your view, are challenges that young people face today? Please tell us how you see the role supporting with them.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 22nd March 2026 with interviews to follow shortly after.

Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description and Our Life at Surrey Handbook to get an insight into working at Surrey.

Contact Us

Our friendly teams could talk your socks off when it comes to all things Social Work. We'd love to hear from you and find out more about what you're looking for so if you'd like to talk to us please just drop a quick message to cflworkforceteam@surreycc.gov.uk and we'll get a call arranged.

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation, moving from a two-tier system to two new unitary councils in April 2027. If you are employed by Surrey on 1st April 2027, your role will transfer with current terms and conditions to one of the new organisations, supporting local devolution and greater powers for our communities.

Join our dynamic team and shape the future of local government. Make a lasting impact with innovative solutions and improved services for our community. Help us build a brighter future for our residents! Please see more information here: Information for applicants on Local Government Reorganisation - Surrey County Council.

Our Commitment

We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum criteria, we guarantee you an interview.

Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we’re committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs.