Job Description

Our client Wakefield Hiring is looking for a Team Manager to join their Child Exploitation and Missing team.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our exceptional Management Team within Wakefield's Child Exploitation and Missing Service.

About the Role:

As Team Manager, you will lead a team of skilled practitioners working with children and young people who are at risk of, or experiencing, exploitation and missing episodes.

You will:

• Provide leadership, supervision and support to practitioners, including oversight of complex casework
• Drive high-quality practice in risk assessment, safety planning and intervention delivery
• Lead and coordinate multi-agency responses to exploitation and missing children
• Chair meetings and contribute to complex decision-making forums
• Ensure practice is informed by contextual safeguarding and trauma-informed approaches
• Support the identification of emerging risks, themes and community hotspots
• Work with partners to disrupt exploitation, reduce missing episodes and improve outcomes
• Promote continuous learning, reflective practice and service improvement

What will be expected?

Managing a team of Child & Family Workers, you'll help us achieve our aim of delivering outcomes for the children, young people, and families of Wakefield. It's about showing strong leadership, driving continuous improvement, and putting the needs of children first, always.

Here we're looking for only the best - those with the skills, motivation, and passion to help us move forwards. You will also:

• Be a qualified and experienced Social Worker with a strong track record in complex casework
• Be able to evidence strong management and leadership experience
• Build and maintain highly effective professional relationships
• Provide both support and constructive challenge to practitioners
• Be passionate about delivering high-quality services and positive change
• Support the Service Manager and contribute to continuous service improvement
• Strong experience of Multi-Agency Exploitation / MACE / exploitation hubs
• The successful applicant will be required to undergo Police vetting
• Hybrid working will be considered and discussed at interview.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.