Children's Social Work Team Manager, Locality

Salary £51,356 - £54,495 (Pay Award Pending). Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time. Region:
Rotherham.

Job reference REQ
23492.

Directorate – Children’s & Young People Services

Permanent, Full time, 37 Hours Per Week

We are committed to ensuring every child makes the best start in life and becoming a child‑centred borough. This role is for a dynamic, talented, forward‑thinking Team Manager for our Locality Service in the South of the Borough, supporting our ambitions and 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 act as a critical friend to your team, providing high challenge and high support to promote reflective practice and continuous learning.

Reporting to the Service Manager, you will lead a team of Social Workers and be at the forefront of safeguarding practice, building on our learning, quality assurance and performance culture.

• Yourself, a council rated Outstanding by Ofsted
• Manageable caseloads
• Strong management support and oversight with approachable 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
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  Take advantage of flexible and hybrid working opportunities. RMBC currently operates 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.

Will you?

We offer a 'total reward' package which means our social workers and managers are 'well paid, well managed and well developed'. We have secured vital funding for the significant expansion of our workforce, with a strong focus on child protection, and we are upgrading our administrative capability with improved IT systems.

We have restructured to enable us to deploy much smaller teams, allowing greater supervision and a more appropriate caseload level – enabling practitioners to focus on fewer customers, ensuring those who need us most get the attention they need.

We have invested in training programmes and set out a clear career development pathway. From continuing professional development with ongoing, practical training, to reaching senior management levels, there is a definite ladder to be climbed for those with talent and ambition. In return we seek a real commitment to making a difference to children and families in need of our care.

This is a fantastic opportunity for experienced, flexible and dedicated social workers in a managerial role to make a real difference to children in need of protection.

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 at S

This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records…