Location
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

Hours
Full Time - 36 hours per week

Salary
Up to £67,016 per year (including £4,250 retention payment). Salary placement will be determined based on qualifications, skills and experience.

About the Role
Join Hillingdon's Outstanding Family Help Service. If you are an inspiring leader passionate about improving outcomes for children and families, developing excellent social work practice and supporting staff to thrive, Hillingdon is the place for you. Following our recent Outstanding Ofsted judgement, we continue to invest in our workforce and create the conditions for strong, effective leadership. Exceptional services are built on supportive management, stable teams and a culture where children remain at the centre of everything we do.

As a Team Manager within our innovative Family Help Service, you will play a key role in leading practice, developing staff and driving positive change for children and families across Hillingdon.

We offer ambitious, dynamic and welcoming teams where you will be supported in your practice and professional growth. Benefits include Social Work England registration fee paid, flexible and hybrid working arrangements, TOIL, excellent transport links with free parking, manageable team structures and caseloads, and a stable, experienced permanent senior leadership team.

Our Family Help Service is at the forefront of the national Families First Partnership Programme, integrating early help, targeted support and statutory intervention to provide seamless support for children and families. Working within locality-based teams, you will support children from Child in Need through to Child Protection, building strong relationships with families and partners within your community.

Our approach is simple: Build relationships. Create change. Improve outcomes. The locality-based model enables professionals to build strong partnerships within communities, delivering timely and effective support that improves outcomes and reduces the need for escalation.

As a Team Manager, you will lead a team of skilled alternatively qualified and social work qualified practitioners supporting children and families across Targeted Early Help, Child in Need and Child Protection. You will ensure high-quality practice, strong multi-agency collaboration and a relentless focus on achieving the best possible outcomes for children.

The Role Includes:
- Providing effective leadership, oversight and management to a team of social workers and key workers
- Creating a positive team culture where staff feel supported, valued and empowered to achieve excellent outcomes
- Driving high-quality, relationship-based practice through effective supervision, coaching and professional development
- Ensuring children receive timely and effective interventions that improve safety, wellbeing and long-term resilience
- Maintaining oversight of assessments, plans and interventions, ensuring they are child-focused and outcome-driven
- Leading on decision-making and risk management within statutory safeguarding processes
- Promoting strengths-based and trauma-informed approaches across all aspects of practice
- Building and maintaining strong partnerships with schools, health services, police, adult services and voluntary sector organisations
- Supporting service development, innovation and continuous improvement within the Family Help model
- Contributing to workforce development, recruitment, retention and succession planning across the service
- Supporting our ambition of becoming a fully trauma-informed service

Interviews are scheduled to take place on Tuesday 9 September 2026.

Experience
Significant experience within statutory children's social care services. Experience of supervising, supporting or developing practitioners and promoting excellent social work practice. Strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation, child development and relevant practice frameworks. Ability to make sound decisions in complex situations and manage risk effectively.

About you
An experienced and motivated leader or senior Social Worker/Deputy Manager looking to step up into leadership. Passionate about delivering outstanding services for children and families. A leader who inspires confidence, promotes a learning culture and believes that positive relationships can transform children's lives. Excellent communication, leadership and partnership-working skills. Commitment to strengths-based, relationship-focused and trauma-informed practice.

Qualifications
A recognised Social Work qualification (BA, MA or equivalent). Registration with Social Work England.

Additional Information
We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and welcome applicants from a wide variety of backgrounds. The role is subject to enhanced DBS check, qualifications check, professional registration check and five years of referencing. Priority will be given to those at risk of redundancy within Hillingdon Council. The post requires a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups.