Team Manager

Suffolk County Council

Team Manager leading and developing supported accommodation services for young people at Norfolk County Council. Responsible for ensuring high-quality, child-centered practice and outcomes.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeEast Dereham • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £50,166 - £54,277 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide strong leadership and professional oversight of the service, with specific responsibilities for a group of homes
Ensure high-quality, child-centred practice that delivers positive outcomes for young people
Lead, motivate and develop a skilled workforce, providing high-quality supervision, appraisal and reflective practice
Ensure services meet statutory requirements and maintain positive Ofsted outcomes
Champion excellent safeguarding practice and the Signs of Safety approach
Drive service improvement through quality assurance, performance management and partnership working
Manage budgets and contribute to countywide service planning and development
Create environments where young people feel safe, supported and empowered to achieve their potential
Take part in an on-call rota and may be required to work evenings, weekends and bank holidays

Requirements

What you’ll need

A relevant professional qualification (or equivalent experience) and Level 5 Management qualification (or willingness to work towards)
Significant experience working with children and young people, including staff and budget management
Strong knowledge of children’s legislation, supported accommodation regulations, and safeguarding frameworks
Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to manage complexity and make sound decisions under pressure
A commitment to reflective, child-centred and proportionate practice
Experience managing supported accommodation or Ofsted-regulated provision is desirable.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Generous holiday entitlement
Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need.
Financial benefits such as:
‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
Relocation expenses (where applicable)
An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

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Hard Skills & Tools

budget managementperformance managementquality assurancestaff managementservice planningreflective practicechild-centred practicesafeguarding practicesupported accommodation managementOfsted regulation knowledge

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationmotivationdecision makingcomplexity managementsupervisionappraisalteam developmentempathyproblem solving

Certifications

Level 5 Management qualificationrelevant professional qualification