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Team Manager - Children in Care

Job Posted: 22 days ago

Salary: £ 45 - 45 / Hour
Job Type: Temporary
Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Expire in: 6 days

Job Description

About the Role

Peterborough City Council is seeking an experienced Team Manager to provide specialist leadership within Children in Care and Leaving Care Services, supporting our Corporate Parenting responsibilities.

The role focuses on strong leadership practice with adolescents who experience complex emotional needs, trauma, exploitation risks, and high‑risk behaviours. The successful candidate will embed trauma‑informed, relationship‑based practice to improve safety, stability, and long‑term outcomes for young people.

Key Responsibilities

Provide strong practice leadership within Corporate Parenting Services
Lead and support practitioners working with adolescents experiencing trauma, exploitation, and high‑risk behaviours
Ensure delivery of trauma‑informed, evidence‑based interventions
Oversee multi‑agency care planning, ensuring timely and outcome‑focused plans
Ensure all statutory responsibilities are met within safeguarding and corporate parenting frameworks
Promote a culture of reflective practice, collaboration, and high aspirations for children in care and care leaversSkills

Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration
Significant post‑qualifying experience in statutory children's services
Substantial management or supervisory experience, ideally within Children in Care and/or Leaving Care services
Demonstrated ability to provide effective practice leadership, supervision, and challenge
Experience working within multi‑agency environments to achieve positive outcomes for young peopleIf you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you

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