Team Manager (Children in Care & Child Protection)

Derbyshire is committed to increasing the number of social workers across our services as part of our strategy to reduce caseloads and promote effective working relationships with children and families through our systemic approach to social work intervention.

We have an exciting opportunity for a social work Team Manager, to manage a team of Practice Supervisors, Social Workers and Community Care Workers, within our Chesterfield Locality. The position will cover both Children in Care and Child Protection teams. This role offers progression and development, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to use your skills and experience to genuinely improve outcomes for children and young people in care.

What will you be doing?

• Assist the Head of Service in the efficient and effective delivery of Children’s Services Social Work Service.
• Responsible for leading and managing Social Care team(s)
• Being accountable for the direction, delivery, and performance of the team, incorporating assessment and appropriate management of risk
• Ensure integrated practice is embedded to improve outcomes for children, young people, and families in the community.
• Maintain and grow key relationships with several stakeholders including Children's Services senior management team, external partners and agencies, local people, community groups, national professional bodies, and internal partners.

We believe that hard work and commitment to your role should be rewarded, so we offer a package that will ensure you always feel supported and valued:

• Diverse range of cases providing an exciting, challenging and rewarding career
• Effective leadership and management which helps to reduce risk for our social workers and the children and families they support
• Excellent supervision and a supportive peer network
• Access to an excellent range of training and development opportunities, worth over £5000, including leadership and management development
• Fantastic opportunities to undertake further formal qualifications and career progression through our career pathways
• DBS check undertaken and paid for by us
• Social Work England registration fee reimbursed
• A development programme (specific to your role) – to enable you to gain confidence and competence in your role and regularly network with your peers across the department
• Systemic training – for supervision and management

For more information on Children and Family services and becoming a social worker in Derbyshire please visit https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/social-health/children-and-families/social-worker-recruitment/be-a-social-worker-for-derbyshire.aspx

What benefits do we offer you?

• Local Government Pension Scheme
• generous annual leave and flexi-time scheme
• travel expenses
• discount on leisure centre memberships
• free car parking at most sites
• an in-house counselling service
• occupational health service
• access to sessions with a trained physiotherapist
• cycle to work scheme

Provisional interview date - 23rd January 2026

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

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We welcome applications from individuals who share our values — being Collaborative, Innovative, Empowered and Accountable. These values describe who we are and what we stand for as a council. They help shape our culture, encourage consistent behaviour and guide how we work together to make a positive difference for both our employees and the residents we serve.