Team Manager – Assessment & Intervention, North Essex

Permanent, Full Time

£55,892 to £69,241 per annum

Location: Clacton on Sea

Working Style: Fixed-base worker

Closing Date: 15th April 2026

Here in Essex, we continue to raise the bar about practice and our investment in our workforce is second to none. It’s an exciting time to join us having received our 2 nd Outstanding Ofsted rating in a row.

Essex County Council understand how important flexibility and wellbeing is for our colleagues working across children’s Social Care and that we need to think differently. We have therefore developed a nine-day working fortnight for full time frontline Social Workers within Children’s services.

There are currently positions available in Tendring and Colchester 

Assessment and Intervention (A&I)

These teams act as the vital front door to Children and Families Services – supporting children, young people, parents/carers and partner agencies to access the right help at the right time.

The Assessment and Intervention team carries out initial assessments and short-term intervention with families, working with children from pre-birth through to their 18th birthday. Their focus is on children in need (CIN) and their families, providing timely, purposeful support to improve outcomes.

The team also undertakes Section 47 child protection enquiries, working closely with the police and key partners to assess and respond to immediate risks to children. Where longer-term involvement is needed, cases are transferred to Family Support and Protection Teams – particularly if a child becomes subject to a child protection plan or enters the care of the local authority.

Following assessment and brief intervention, if a statutory social work service is not required, families may be stepped down to Family Solutions as part of our Early Help Offer, ensuring continued, proportionate support without ongoing statutory intervention.

The Role

This role of a Team Manager is pivotal in shaping, supporting and championing high‑quality social work practice, both within the team and across the wider service. You will work collaboratively across the quadrant and the county, partnering with colleagues, external agencies and families to ensure children and families receive the right support at the right time.

At the heart of the role is a commitment to safeguarding children from harm while promoting their safety, well‑being and long‑term outcomes. You will play a key part in ensuring practice is purposeful, proportionate and responsive to need.

You will be part of a highly supportive team where social worker well‑being is a clear priority. By fostering a positive, reflective working culture, you will help ensure families receive services at the appropriate level and that interventions are effective, timely and balanced.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Degree in Social Work, CQSW, CSS or equivalent
• Registration with Social Work England as registered Social Worker

Previous Experience of:

• Delivery of services in Children’s Social Care
• People Management
• Resource planning and management
• Quality assurance and customer care
• Achieving person centred outcomes
• Work with complex statistical, financial and performance information
• Policy development and change management
• Experience of working in a political environment, skills in understanding and responding to different perspectives and taking a cross organisational perspective
• Required to work flexibly as required, including evenings and weekends if necessary.
• You will be committed to systemic, relationship based social work, providing effective, innovative interventions and with the ability to build good partnerships, both with our external partners and within the organisation.

To read more about our business area, please visit: Children & Families

Please take a look at our ‘No Magic’ Children & Families video

Why Essex?

As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we’re committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we ensure everyone matters in Everyone’s Essex . With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you.

In February 2025 , Greater Essex was accepted onto the Government’s devolution priority programme, which will see local authorities in Essex work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority by May 2026. You can read more about devolution and local government reorganisation (LGR ) on our careers site.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process. We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

Once you’ve secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.

At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles , including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk

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