Location
Bromley Civic Centre with hybrid working (minimum 3 days in the office)

Hours
Full Time, 36 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Salary
Up to £59,545 per annum plus £2,000 annual retention payments, £2,000 Golden Hello, and other excellent benefits including a lease car

About the Role
Join the London Borough of Bromley as a Team Manager within the Referral and Assessment Service, a key part of our commitment to prioritising children and young people in the borough. The Referral and Assessment Teams receive all new referrals from the Bromley MASH and undertake Child and Family assessments to determine how best children’s needs can be met. There are 7 teams, each led by a team manager and consisting of 5 social workers. Teams rotate duty weeks every 7 weeks, during which social workers receive new allocations. As a Team Manager, you will oversee and manage approximately 50 families at any given time.

Bromley has invested significantly in staffing to ensure social workers maintain manageable caseloads, with an average of 8 families per social worker. Our social workers are motivated and supported to deliver high-quality social work interventions.

New starters benefit from a dedicated two-week induction programme and work within small teams of five Social Workers/Senior Practitioners led by a Team Manager. Senior managers are accessible to provide support, and dedicated time is set aside for quality and reflective 1-1 supervision.

We work within a relationship-based practice framework and seek a passionate social worker who can build strong relationships with children, families, and professionals to achieve positive outcomes.

With your leadership and dedication, we aim to continue delivering high-quality social care services as outlined in our improvement and transformation plan. In return, we offer a supportive environment with manageable caseloads, generous leave, excellent learning opportunities, and easy access to leadership.

Experience
Proven experience in social work management, ideally within referral and assessment services or similar child and family social care settings.

About you
Passionate about working with children and families, able to form effective relationships with families and professionals to drive positive change. Motivated, supportive leader committed to high-quality social work practice within a relationship-based framework. Able to manage and support small teams effectively and provide reflective supervision.

Qualifications
Qualified social worker status is essential. Commitment to ongoing professional development and adherence to social work practice standards.