Team Manager - Family Assessment Unit

Location:

Redhill, Surrey

Salary: £65,000 per annum

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Team Manager to join a specialist family assessment service based in Redhill, Surrey.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and experienced professional with a background in children's social care, family assessment, or residential children's services to lead a dedicated team and help achieve positive outcomes for children and families.

As Team Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the service, ensuring that high-quality parenting and family assessments are delivered within agreed timescales and in line with safeguarding requirements, relevant legislation, and best practice.

You will provide leadership, supervision, and professional guidance to a multidisciplinary team, oversee complex assessments, and work collaboratively with local authorities and partner agencies to ensure the safety and welfare of children remains central to all decision-making.

• Lead, manage, and supervise a team of Family Support Workers, Assessors, and Social Workers.
• Oversee the delivery of high-quality parenting and family assessments.
• Ensure safeguarding concerns are identified, escalated, and managed appropriately.
• Provide regular supervision, professional guidance, and performance management to staff.
• Quality assure assessment reports, recommendations, and associated documentation.
• Monitor workloads, caseloads, and assessment timescales to ensure effective service delivery.
• Work collaboratively with local authorities, social workers, and other relevant professionals.
• Manage complex cases and support staff with professional decision-making and risk management.
• Ensure practice complies with safeguarding legislation, policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to service development, quality assurance, and continuous improvement.
• Promote a positive, supportive, and accountable team culture focused on achieving the best outcomes for children and families.

To be successful in this role, you will be an experienced and confident leader with a strong understanding of safeguarding, family assessment, and children's social care practice.

You will have the ability to motivate and develop staff, manage competing priorities, and maintain high standards of assessment and service delivery.

• Previous management or supervisory experience within a Family Assessment Unit, residential children's service, children's social care, or a similar setting.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation, child protection procedures, and risk assessment.
• Experience leading, supervising, and developing staff teams.
• Confidence managing complex cases and supporting sound, evidence-based professional decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to quality assure detailed assessment reports.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage workloads and meet deadlines.
• A relevant professional qualification in Social Work, Health and Social Care, or a related discipline.

A full UK driving licence would be advantageous.

• Salary of £65,000 per annum.
• Full-time, permanent employment.
• Supportive and experienced senior leadership team.
• Ongoing training and professional development.
• Opportunities for career progression.
• Pension scheme and additional company benefits.
• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of children and families.