Children with Disabilities Team Leader

Children with Disabilities Team Leader
MB3 (£51,356 - £58,165)
37 Hours, Full Time
Permanent
Stopford House majority of time office based with some home working as agreed

Application Deadline: 21st May 11:59pm
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Shortlisting Date: 22nd May 2026
Interview Date: 2nd and 3rd June 2026
Interview Type: Face to face at Stopford House

Join us at Stockport Council MJ Local Authority of the Year 2025

Your Role

This is an exciting time to join the Children with Disabilities (CWD) Service in Stockport as we continue to grow and develop our offer to children and families. We are seeking to recruit a Team Leader who will work collaboratively alongside the existing CWD Team Leader to manage our mixed teams of Social Workers and Short Breaks Coordinators.

About You

We are looking for an experienced Team Leader with a strong passion for working with children with disabilities and a clear commitment to achieving excellent outcomes through effective multi agency working. The successful candidate will be able to lead with confidence, drive positive change, and consistently champion the voice of the child, ensuring it is heard and valued regardless of ability.

About Us

It is an exciting time to join the Children with Disabilities Service in Stockport. We have invested significantly in the service to ensure there is additional leadership and strategic focus on the specialist skills that CWD social workers need for our most vulnerable children in Stockport. We are also reviewing our commissioning strategy to ensure we have the right provision at the right time for children, with a big focus on the Preparation for Adulthood agenda. You will join a large team and work collaboratively with another CWD Team Leader. You will have a high level of support from a dedicated CWD Service Lead and DSCO and an array of leadership development opportunities in Stockport.

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Suzannah Sammons on suzannah.sammons@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role

The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application. Please also email recruitment@stockport.gov.uk.

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