Team Manager Children in Care

Job Description Job Title: Team Manager - Children in CareHourly Pay Rate: 45.50Contract Type: Temporary Working Arrangements: Hybrid - 3 days a week in the office, negotiable dependent on tasksAbout the RolePeterborough City Council is seeking an experienced Team Manager to provide specialist leadership within Children in Care and Leaving Care Services, supporting our Corporate Parenting responsibilities.The role focuses on strong leadership practice with adolescents who experience complex emotional needs, trauma, exploitation risks, and highrisk behaviours. The successful candidate will embed traumainformed, relationshipbased practice to improve safety, stability, and longterm outcomes for young people.Key ResponsibilitiesProvide strong practice leadership within Corporate Parenting ServicesLead and support practitioners working with adolescents experiencing trauma, exploitation, and highrisk behavioursEnsure delivery of traumainformed, evidencebased interventionsOversee multiagency care planning, ensuring timely and outcomefocused plansEnsure all statutory responsibilities are met within safeguarding and corporate parenting frameworksPromote a culture of reflective practice, collaboration, and high aspirations for children in care and care leaversSkillsQualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registrationSignificant postqualifying experience in statutory childrens servicesSubstantial management or supervisory experience, ideally within Children in Care and/or Leaving Care servicesDemonstrated ability to provide effective practice leadership, supervision, and challengeExperience working within multiagency environments to achieve positive outcomes for young peopleIf you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you.

Created: 2026-04-26