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Locum Team Manager - Adolescent Support (Croydon, Hybrid)
Job Posted: 7 days ago
Salary: £ 44.5 - 44.5 / Hour
Job Type: Contract Temporary
Location: Croydon, London
Expire in: 21 days
Job Description
Locum Team Manager - Adolescent Support Team (Young Croydon) 🚨
Rate: £45.20 per hour | Start Date: August (TBC) | End Date: February 2025
Interviews: 31st July - Please ensure availability on this date
Location: Croydon | Working Pattern: Monday to Friday | Working Arrangement: Hybrid - 3 days in the office
For an informal discussion regarding this job or any opportunities in Social Work - Locum or Permanent, UK wide - please contact Gemma Bridgman at Caritas Recruitment - (phone number removed) g.bridgman @ (url removed)
Croydon Council is seeking an experienced and passionate Locum Team Manager to lead the Adolescent Support Team - Young Croydon. This is a fantastic opportunity to manage a committed multi-disciplinary team supporting adolescents at risk of child criminal exploitation (CCE), child sexual exploitation (CSE), serious youth violence, and other complex needs.
🔹 Key Details:
Job Title: Team Manager
Cost Centre: C10298
CHOP Position Number: (Provided upon onboarding)
Case Load: Managing a team of 7 Social Workers and 6 Adolescent Workers
DBS Requirement: Enhanced DBS
Driving: Required
Rate/Grade: £45.20 per hour
Contract Length: August 2025 (TBC) to February 2025
Working Pattern: Full-time, Monday to Friday
Working Model: Hybrid - Office-based 3 days/week (No change anticipated in next 3 months)
Training/Certificates Required: Evidence of social work qualification and registration; any exploitation/youth violence-specific training desirable.
🔹 Key Responsibilities:
Lead, supervise, and support a multidisciplinary team within the Adolescent Support Service.
Oversee child-in-need, child protection, and looked-after children cases involving vulnerable adolescents.
Chair strategy meetings, attend multi-agency panels (e.g., MACE), and provide oversight for complex safeguarding cases.
Drive high-quality assessments, care planning, and interventions through a contextual safeguarding and trauma-informed lens.
Monitor performance, maintain service standards, and contribute to quality assurance and service development activities.
🔹 Essential Candidate Requirements:
Strong knowledge of child exploitation (CCE/CSE) and serious youth violence.
Proven experience as a Team Manager within statutory children's services.
Flexibility and resilience in managing dynamic, high-risk adolescent safeguarding work.
For an informal discussion regarding this job or any opportunities in Social Work - Locum or Permanent, UK wide - please contact Gemma Bridgman at Caritas Recruitment - (phone number removed) g.bridgman @ (url removed)
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