Team Manager - Children's Safeguarding

Location: East Leeds (Leeds City Council)

Pay Rate: £35.00 / hour

Role Type: Social Work Management / Statutory Children's Services

Are you an experienced, decisive, and compassionate social work leader ready to guide a dedicated team?

Leeds City Council is seeking a Children's Social Work Team Manager to lead our Safeguarding Team in East Leeds. In this key leadership role, you will hold overall responsibility for driving high-quality, child-centred practice, managing risk effectively, and supporting a team of passionate social workers to deliver exceptional outcomes for children and families across the community.

• Team Leadership & Oversight: Supervise, support, and develop social workers and advanced practitioners delivering statutory safeguarding services.

• Decision-Making & Quality Assurance: Oversee complex case management, child protection planning, care proceedings, and statutory interventions.

• Risk Management: Lead clear risk management strategies, ensuring robust safeguarding practices and compliance with local protocols.

• Service Excellence: Foster a positive, reflective practice environment focused on continuous improvement and child-focused outcomes.

• Multi-Agency Collaboration: Build and maintain strong working relationships with partner agencies, education, health services, and emergency partners.

• Competitive Pay: £35.00 per hour.

• Local Impact: Lead front-line safeguarding efforts directly serving communities in East Leeds.

• Supportive Environment: Work within an established local authority structure committed to innovative children's social work.

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.

• Proven management or deputy management experience within a statutory Children's Safeguarding or Child Protection team.

• Strong knowledge of relevant legislation (Children Act 1989/2004, Working Together to Safeguard Children).

• Proven track record in professional supervision, complex case direction, and performance management.

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.

experience

Children services

skills

be able to manage challenging situations

qualifications

university

education

BA in social work