Team Manager, Early Help Service, Liverpool

Team Manager, Early Help Service, Liverpool

Overview
Pertemps are recruiting for an experienced Team Manager to lead operations across Liverpool’s Early Help Service. In this role, you will be responsible for managing a team of consultant social workers, social workers, and outreach family support workers, ensuring high-quality service delivery to families in need. This position is key to the implementation of various grant-funded projects and pilot initiatives within the service, driving effective early intervention and family support strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Oversight: Supervise and support the work of consultant social workers, social workers, and outreach family support workers, maintaining a high standard of service delivery across the Early Help Hubs.
• Case Management & Triage: Oversee the triage and allocation of referrals, making informed level-of-need decisions to ensure families receive appropriate support.
• Project Implementation: Support the roll-out and integration of grant-funded projects and pilot programs, aligning them with service goals and community needs.
• Quality Assurance: Monitor casework quality, ensuring that all staff adhere to established protocols, procedures, and standards in supporting families.
• Resource Coordination: Ensure effective resource use across the hubs and identify areas for improvement or further support.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Leadership Experience: Proven track record of managing staff within statutory social work or family support settings, particularly in early help or similar environments.
• Decision-Making: Strong experience in overseeing level-of-need decisions for casework, as well as in managing the triage and allocation of referrals.
• Project Support: Familiarity with grant-funded projects and early intervention initiatives is beneficial..

• Commitment to Early Help Principles: A strong understanding of early intervention strategies and family-centred support.
• Social Work England registered

This is a unique opportunity for a motivated individual to lead in Liverpool’s Early Help Service, directly impacting the lives of children and families and contributing to proactive support solutions across the city.

If this sounds like the role for you, please contact Aishah Hassan on Aishah.hassan@pprsocialcare.co.uk 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

We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager