About The Role

We are seeking a Team Manager who is child‑centred, supportive and confident, with the ability to lead and inspire a Children in Care team. You will be professionally curious, calm under pressure and outcomes‑focused, providing reflective supervision and ensuring high standards of practice. You will be a strong communicator and collaborative leader, committed to permanence, stability and positive life chances for children and young people.

Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Karen Speid Service Manager [email protected]

Candidate Profile

As a Team manager you will need to provide strong, ethical, and outcome‑focused leadership to a Children in Care team, ensuring children and young people experience stability, safety, permanence and improved life chances. The Team Manager will ensure statutory duties are met, high‑quality social work practice is embedded, and staff are supported to deliver child‑centred, relationship‑based interventions.

Due to the nature of the work, you will be expected to work in a demanding working environment dealing with a variety of complex, risky, and diverse issues when supporting and safeguarding the many children and young people we work with. You will be responsible for risk management and decision making within the team. This requires you to have extensive knowledge and experience with professional standards for social work as well as the laws, statutory guidance, and local policies and procedures and to ensure these are being modelled and adhered to within the team. In line with our Signs of Safety practice model, it is expected you will have previous training and/or experience working with a solution focused approach.

This post is for a fixed term of 3 years 5 months.

You would need to possess a relevant social work degree qualification (i.e.: DipSW or CQSW or degree in social work). Are registered with the professional regulator for social work (Social Work England).

Please upload your personal statement under the Relevant Experience and Skills section and ensure this fully aligns to the role criteria. This should not be more than two sides of A4.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

About Us

Bexley is a vibrant and diverse outer London Borough nestled in the Thames Gateway between London and Kent which means it combines the perfect blend of city vibe and the tranquillity of Kent. It's got award-winning parks, open spaces, and heritage sites. The borough has excellent transport connections, including the Elizabeth Line and proximity to the M25. Bexley offers fantastic amenities such as libraries, leisure centres, and shopping areas. Our borough is also home to numerous primary and secondary schools, as well as further education institutions.

Our Offer to you

We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, coaching and mentoring programmes, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.

Recruitment Information

As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [email protected]

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees. The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.