Children Social Work Team Manager, Locality

Directorate – Children’s & Young People Services

Permanent, Full time, 37 Hours Per Week

Now is the time to come and work for Rotherham Council Children and Young People’s Service. For more information about Rotherham Social Care jobs, please visit our CYPS Microsite:

To take us forward, we seek to appoint a dynamic, talented forward‑thinking Team Manager for our Locality Service in the South of the Borough to help us achieve our ambitions and be part of the next stage of our journey. We are committed to making sure that every child makes the best start in life and we are striving to become a child‑centred borough.

We are seeking inspirational professionals who can support our values:

• Knowing our children
• Understanding our families
• Thinking about family first
• Working purposefully
• Keeping safe in practice

You will be responsible for the effective and efficient operational delivery of a statutory social work team. You will be a ‘critical friend’ to your team bringing high challenge and high support to promote reflective practice and a continual learning environment. Reporting to the Service Manager, you will be responsible for a team of Social Workers and be at the forefront of the delivery of our safeguarding practice.

You will play a vital role in building on our learning, quality assurance and performance culture – providing leadership, direction and support that is rewarding in every sense, for every individual.

• You will be joining an authority Ofsted rate as Outstanding
• Manageable caseloads
• Strong management support and oversight with approachable and supportive senior managers
• Regular reflective supervision
• Excellent professional learning & development opportunities – guaranteed 15 days per year, underpinned by the Rotherham Family Approach which incorporates ‘Signs of Safety’, ‘Restorative Approaches’, and ‘Social Pedagogy’ as our methodological approach and framework.
• Bespoke Learning Academy to support practitioners.
• Excellent social work case management and reporting systems making your job easier.
• A positive learning environment to enhance your social work career.
• Early Help provision is strong, which is now reducing the demand for social care and supporting professionals with creative options for service users.
• Developed ‘edge of care’ services including ‘Family Group Conferencing’ and ‘Engage’ who provide a crisis response to children at risk of entering our care.
• Investment has been secured to ensure our most challenging young people have access to high quality therapeutic support.
• Looked After Children are prioritised for CAMHS assessment and intervention.
• Career Pathway.
• The opportunity to make a real difference to the children and families in need of care.
• Flexible Working:
  Take advantage of flexible and hybrid working opportunities. RMBC currently operate a working location policy, detailing an expectation of attendance at a Council work location for a minimum of three days per week for full time staff, subject to the role requirements.
• Competitive Salary – we value our social workers and that’s reflective in our competitive pay.

Our vision is for the children and families of Rotherham to routinely experience and describe the services they receive from us, as outstanding. And we intend to do that by putting the child first in everything we do.

Closing Date: 9th August 2026

Shortlisting: 10th August 2026

Interview Date: W/C 17th August 2026

If you have any questions regarding this opportunity, please email:
Stephen Hart, Service Manager S