Team Manager

Suffolk County Council

Team Manager for In Care at Norfolk County Council focusing on exceptional support for children in care. Managing a locality team and collaborating with partner agencies to ensure high-quality service delivery.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timeGREAT YARMOUTH • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £50,166 - £54,277 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong leadership and mentoring skills while managing a locality team to deliver high-quality services for looked after children. Committed to continuous learning and development in areas such as recruitment and budget management.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Social Work QualificationExperience With Looked After ChildrenLeadership SkillsTeam PlayerPerformance Evidence

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Soft Skills

Mentoring SkillsCollaborationCommunication

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Children In CareSocial WorkPartner AgenciesQuality SupportService Delivery

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Join the Management Team at Norfolk
Support Social Work Teams in providing exceptional help and support to children in care
Work closely with partner agencies
Develop working practices within teams
Manage a busy locality team focused on delivering high-quality service
Provide quality support and supervision to staff

Requirements

What you’ll need

Holds a Social Work Qualification
Experienced in working with looked after children
Demonstrate good leadership and mentoring skill
Be an excellent team player
Share our vision to provide the best possible outcomes for children and families
Evidence and demonstration of strong performance
Willingness to learn and develop in areas such as recruitment and budget management.

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