Team Manager - Migrant Children & Families Team

Position: Team Manager - Migrant Children & Families Team
Location: Hackney Central

Minimum 6-Month Maternity Cover

Are you an experienced Team Manager looking for an opportunity to make a real difference to some of the most vulnerable children and young people in our community?

Hackney Children's Services is seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable Team Manager to lead our Migrant Children & Families Team. This is a rewarding opportunity to oversee a specialist service supporting Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC), care leavers awaiting Home Office decisions, and families with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF).

About the Team

The team provides vital support to children, young people and families navigating complex immigration and social care processes, ensuring that statutory duties are met while achieving positive outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

As Team Manager, you will:

Provide leadership, supervision and oversight to a multidisciplinary social work team.
Ensure high-quality assessments, care planning and interventions for children and families.
Lead on safeguarding, looked after children procedures and leaving care responsibilities.
Oversee work with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children and families with NRPF.
Support staff to understand and respond effectively to immigration-related issues.
Work collaboratively with immigration advisors, partner agencies and internal stakeholders.
Deliver training, guidance and professional development to staff.
Drive a culture of excellent practice that is systemic, trauma-informed and anti-racist.
Monitor performance, undertake case audits and ensure statutory compliance across the service.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Significant management experience within Children's Social Care.
Strong knowledge of Looked After Children procedures and Leaving Care legislation.
Experience working with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children and/or families with No Recourse to Public Funds.
Understanding of immigration legislation and its impact on children and families.
Experience providing professional supervision and leading high-performing teams.
Excellent partnership working skills and the ability to influence positive outcomes across multi-agency networks.
A commitment to systemic, trauma-informed and anti-racist practice.

Why Hackney?

Hackney is committed to delivering outstanding services for children and families. We are proud of our anti-racist practice model and our focus on innovation, collaboration and achieving the best outcomes for residents. This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking local authority and lead a highly specialist service at a crucial time.

Apply Now:

Apply today to lead a specialist team making a lasting difference to migrant children, young people and families in Hackney.

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