Team Manager

Directorate: Children and Families
Team: Achieving Permanence
Job Family: Enabling – CBG13
Salary: £51,471 – £55,585 plus Standard MRS £4,600 per annum and Enhanced MRS £8,000 per annum
Hours: 37
Location: You will be expected to attend a CBC office location as often as needed to carry out your role, which will be no less than once per month.
Contract Type: Hybrid – Permanent
Closing Date: 14th December 2025
Interview Date: 18th December 2025

About the role

Here in Central Bedfordshire, we have exciting plans to continue to shape how we work with families and their children. We are really excited to continue growing and developing the Corporate Parenting Service, which is integral to achieving permanence for our children.

Relationship based practice sits at the core of everything we do by working with children, families and their natural networks to build on their strengths.We are so proud of our workforce and their dedication to our Children in Care – if you are passionate, creative and committed to achieving outstanding outcomes we want to hear from you!

We are seeking to recruit an Achieving Permanence Team Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of a passionate and committed management group who recognise that our Children in Care are at the heart of everything we do.The Corporate Parenting service is a dynamic and growing service within Central Bedfordshire and this role will be integral to supporting the development of this service and achieve positive outcomes for children. We work together as a dedicated service to ensure our children in care have access to opportunities to achieve and where at all possible, to live within their family network if this can be safely achieved.

As a Team Manager, you will liaise with other teams within the council to ensure that our assessments, permanency planning and supervision are comprehensive and effective, you will also have the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge through training opportunities. This role will be providing a high level of professional leadership, motivation and direction to a team of qualified social workers and others to ensure that the service is effective, safe and meets the needs of children, young people and their families.

We are able to provide you with:

• Access to training in Systemic Practice and Motivational Training.
• Support to complete Practice Education qualifications.
• Support to complete a post-qualifying Masters in Child and Family Social Work.
• Regular personal and group supervisions.
• Supportive Managers, Senior Leaders and Teams.
• Manageable caseloads allowing for outstanding work.

Our Offer

We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page

Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer. We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.

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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack.

Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.

For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Sarah Malivoire at Sarah.Malivoire@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or call 0300 300 5190.

Safeguarding:

Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records.

To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council’s policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline.

Our National Careers Service team offer a free monthly workshop covering CV writing and how to complete the statement sections of the Central Bedfordshire Council online application form. This MS Teams workshop is open to anyone from the UK and lasts around 1.5 hours. Please book your place here.

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