Job Description

Team Manager – Children in Our Care

Lead, Inspire and Make a Lasting Difference

Salary: £51,356 – £55,612, Full Time 37 Hours Per Week
Location: Burnley

Are you an experienced social work leader passionate about improving the lives of children in our care? Lancashire County Council is looking for a dedicated Team Manager to lead a team of social care professionals committed to achieving the very best outcomes for children and young people.

Why Join Us?

Every child deserves to feel safe, valued and supported to achieve their full potential. As a Team Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring children in our care receive high-quality support, stability and opportunities to thrive. You will lead and develop a skilled team, champion excellent social work practice and help shape services that place children and young people at the heart of everything we do.

What You'll Do

• Lead and support a team of social workers and practitioners delivering services to children in our care.
• Ensure children receive timely, high-quality assessments, care planning and support.
• Drive excellent outcomes for children, young people, carers and families. [Team
• Provide strong leadership, supervision and professional development to your team.
• Work collaboratively with partners to ensure children access the right support at the right time
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, safeguarding and excellence in practice.

What We're Looking For

We're seeking a qualified and registered Social Worker with:

• A recognised Social Work qualification (CQSW, DipSW, BA Social Work or equivalent).
• Registration with Social Work England.
• Significant leadership experience within Children's Social Care. [Team
• Experience managing complex safeguarding and care proceedings.
• The ability to inspire, motivate and develop high-performing teams. [Team

Our Commitment to Children

Our vision is simple:

"Children, young people and their families are safe, healthy and achieve their full potential."

By joining Lancashire County Council, you'll help ensure that children in our care:

• Feel safe and protected.
• Have a strong voice in decisions affecting their lives.
• Access the support and opportunities they need to succeed.
• Experience stable, nurturing and high-quality care.

Why Lancashire?

We are a supportive, innovative, respectful and collaborative organisation that values our people and invests in their development. You'll join a service committed to excellent practice, strong leadership and making a genuine difference to the lives of children and young people across Lancashire.

You must be registered (SWE) to be appointed as a Social Worker or have applied to register with the Social Care Council.

Interview to take place on 27th August 2026

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

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