Team Manager Family

About the Team:

Now is an exciting time to be part of our team as Warwickshire begins to embed our Families First teams who support the young people in our County. Our approach is about locality working, multi disciplinary and multi agency teams that support the whole family. Building strong partnerships with local services, Health, Police and Education.

• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
• Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee.
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas.
• We also offer a Refer a Friend package for some roles. Terms and Conditions apply.

We are recruiting for the role of a Team Manager within our Support and Intervention Team covering Rugby on a full time/permanent basis. The Family Help Team are based at Oakfield Park, Rugby.

We are seeking a dedicated Team Manager who is wanting to progress. You will have direct strategic and operational responsibility. This is a key leadership role responsible for the operational management and development of the team. Team Managers support a team of Social Workers and Family Practitioners to ensure that they can be the best they can be, providing high quality supervision and support to ensure effective support is provided to achieve positive outcomes for the children and families.

• Monitor and evaluate the performance of the team, tracking key performance indicators and priorities for the service.
• Provide regular supervision and management oversight to Social Workers.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures to enhance service delivery.
• Attend and/or Chair key multiagency meetings.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislative and safeguarding standards.
• Lead HR, performance management and absence management processes in addition to focusing on continuous staff development and training in promoting a learning culture.

Working hours – 37 hrs per week, with agile and flexible working options generally worked from 9am till 5.30pm Monday – Thursday and 9am to 5pm on Fridays.

Applicants for the role will need a professional Social Work qualification and Social Work England Registration
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• Professional Social Work qualification (MA/BA/BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work or Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (CQSW)).
• In depth experience in children's social work and experience of complex cases.
• Excellent analytical skills with ability to make well informed decisions.
• Ability to record and produce concise, effective, and accurate reports.
• Good communication skills with the ability to build relationships, engage with children and families.

Up to £60,583 per annum (Includes a £3,500 pro‑rated annual market supplement which is subject to pension, tax and NI deductions. Ts&Cs apply).

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre‑engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed.

Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

To discuss the role please contact Sharron Sandeman – sharron

Closing Date:
Thursday 2nd July 2026
Interview Date:
Wednesday 8th July 2026

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce.