Team Manager – Adoption

Position: Team Manager – Adoption (Permanent)
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Team Manager – Adoption
Salary: £53,460–£58,959 + £7,500 R&R payment after 3 years and 1 day | Permanent | Full-time

Intro paragraph:
Southend-on-Sea City Council is recruiting an experienced Team Manager – Adoption to lead statutory adoption services, providing strong operational leadership and ensuring safe, high-quality outcomes for children and adoptive families.

What’s on Offer

Competitive permanent salary at management level
£7,500 recruitment and retention payment after 3 years and 1 day
Stable leadership role within a specialist adoption service
Ongoing professional development and senior management support

Key Responsibilities

Lead and manage the adoption service, ensuring statutory compliance and high professional standards
Provide day-to-day management, supervision and performance oversight of senior practitioners and social workers
Quality assure assessments, care planning and permanence outcomes for children
Oversee complex and high-risk adoption cases where required
Ensure compliance with Adoption Regulations, National Minimum Standards and local procedures
Contribute to service development, performance improvement and strategic planning
Work in partnership with internal teams, courts and external agencies
Represent the local authority at panels, meetings and legal proceedings
As Team Manager – Adoption, ensure effective use of resources and contribute to budget management Requirements

Qualified Social Worker with current professional registration
Minimum 4 years’ post-qualifying statutory experience in children’s services
Proven experience working as an Adoption Practitioner within adoption services
Demonstrable management or supervisory experience within adoption or permanence services
Strong knowledge of adoption legislation, guidance and safeguarding frameworks
Ability to lead teams, manage performance and make sound, evidence-based decisions
The Team Manager – Adoption must be able to travel for work as required

Why Ackerman Pierce?
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