Children’s Social Work, Team Manager, Suffolk

Children’s Social Work, Team Manager, Suffolk 
Pay rate £45 per hour  
Contract role – Peripatetic Team 
 
Pertemps are seeking an experienced Children’s Social Work Team Manager in Suffolk 

Overview  

• We are seeking an experienced Team Manager to provide additional management capacity across the West and North localities. Similar in scope to a Practice Manager role, this position will play a key role in supporting operational delivery, strengthening leadership capacity, and providing stability during the implementation of a new service structure.  

• The successful candidate will work flexibly across teams, offering support where demand is highest and ensuring services continue to deliver positive outcomes for children and families.  

Key Responsibilities - 

• Provide additional leadership and management capacity across the West and North teams.  

• Support teams experiencing high caseloads, staffing pressures, or sickness absence.  

• Help stabilise workloads and maintain effective service delivery during periods of increased demand. Support teams through the implementation of the new organisational structure and associated changes.  

• Oversee and sign off assessments, ensuring quality standards and statutory requirements are met. 

• Provide supervision, guidance, and professional support to social work staff.  

• Adapt management oversight and support depending on the needs of individual teams.  

• Work collaboratively with Team Managers and senior leaders to ensure consistency of practice and performance. 

This is a QSW role and is county wide across Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich and Lowestoft, 
 
There is plenty of hybrid working available. 
Please get in touch for more information. 
This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
• An easy registration process (all done online)
• Referral schemes and incentives
• Ongoing compliance managed for you
• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.

Please contact Elle McKenna on 07823 789233 or email elle.mckenna@pprsocialcare.co.uk for more information.
We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this is not the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO (Independence Reviewing Officer), BIA (Best Interest Assessor), MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.