Children's Team Manager- Duty Team

Job Description

You can get further details about the nature of this opening, and what is expected from applicants, by reading the below.

Our client, a Greater Manchester council is seeking a Children’s Team Manager to join their Duty Team

Fantastic payrate of up to £42 per hour!

Are you a Children's Social Worker, passionate about making a difference in your community? Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity!

Responsibilities of this role:

• Lead and oversee daily Duty operations, ensuring timely and safe responses to referrals.
• Make threshold decisions for Early Help, CIN, CP, Section 47, and urgent safeguarding actions.
• Allocate and direct work to Duty social workers, providing clear managerial guidance.
• Provide risk management oversight, including urgent home visits and crisis response.
• Quality-assure Duty recordings, decisions, and statutory timescales.
• Coordinate with key partners (police, health, education) to support multi-agency safeguarding.
• Support team members during high-pressure Duty days and promote good practice.

Requirements of this role:

• Must be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England.
• Must have minimum of 3 year's experience working as a Qualified social worker

Benefits of working through Reed, include:

• Dedicated Recruitment Consultant.
• Aftercare service delivered by Candidate Care Team.
• Free CV building and Interview support.
• Free DBS checks.
• Weekly payroll.
• PAYE payroll option with additional benefits including holiday pay, healthcare, pension plus more.
• CPD contributions.
• Access to full UK jobs market with top tier status across many public and private sector clients. xwzovoh
• Supporting the Reed Foundation which has given £9.5m to charity since 2010.

Does this role interest you? Apply today!