Salary: £56,883 - £59,198 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: West Cumbria House, Workington

Contract: Permanent

About this opportunity

The Cared for Children and Care Experienced Service looking to recruit a Team Manager, based at our Workington office.

Join us in making a real difference in the lives of our children, young people and the people that are important to them.  As a Team Manager, you will lead a team of dedicated team of Social Workers and Pathway advisors in our 0 -25 model, ensuring that our children and young people feel happy and safe, spending quality time with the people that are important to them, have effective permanency plans and are supported with kindness and care, in every aspect of their lives.

Working in collaboration with council colleagues and partner agencies, you will play a key role in safeguarding children, promoting positive outcomes, and ensuring their safety and well-being. Your leadership will provide clear oversight, timely decision-making, and continuous professional development for your team.

In this role, you will:

• Lead and support a team of Social Workers, Personal Advisors, and a positive engagement officer.
• Manage vulnerability, ensuring the highest standards of safeguarding and risk management
• Work strategically with multi-agency panels (e.g., MAPPA, MARAC, MACE) to protect children and the wider community
• Oversee budgets and resources, ensuring efficient and effective service delivery, achieving best value money and remain within allocated team budgets.
• Drive best practices, shaping policy, improving performance, and embedding our empowering families practice model.

What you’ll need:

• A Social Work Degree (or equivalent)
• A Management qualification (desirable)
• Strong leadership skills and experience in children’s social care.

Who we’re looking for

If you're a qualified Social Worker with leadership experience and a passion for making a lasting impact, we want to hear from you!

Cumberland Council is proud to hold an Ofsted rating of 'Good’ for our Children’s Services, demonstrating our dedication and strong commitment to providing high-quality services for children and families. Ofsted recognised that staff unanimously report a ‘real buzz about working in Cumberland’ and that they feel ‘energised, valued and listened to’, observing that ‘leaders have established a strong Cumberland identity that staff can be proud of’.

We’re looking for individuals who embody our organisation's core values: ambitious,collaborative, compassionate, empowering, and innovative. We believe in the power of these values to drive positive change, deliver excellent public services and shape a better future for our communities.

We’re also about potential over perfection and we can help you grow in the role and thrive in your career.

Be sure to take a look at the post specification (below) for the essential criteria for this role.

Contact

For more information about the role or to arrange an informal chat prior to your application, please contact [email protected]

DBS Checks

This role requires a DBS check. The level of check for this role is:

Enhanced DBS check.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and requires an enhanced DBS check with a Children’s Barred List check.

Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with Children. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with Children.

Guaranteed Interviews

We offer a guaranteed interview to the following applicants as long as your application can demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.

• Those who consider themselves disabled as defined by the Equality Act 2010
• Those in care or who have left care and are aged 24 and under
• Armed forces veterans whose last long term substantive employer was the armed forces

If you meet one or more of the criteria above, and wish to be considered for this scheme, select 'yes' to the appropriate question during your application. Find out more.

Diversity, Inclusion & AdjustmentsWe’re dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. That’s why we’re a proud Disability Confident Leader and also an Age Friendly Employer – to provide opportunities for everyone to thrive.

If you need any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know by emailing [email protected]. While adjustments aren’t always guaranteed, we’ll always listen and we’ll try our best to accommodate your needs.

Application and Interview information

Closing date: Sunday 9th November 2025             

Interview date: Friday 14th November 2025

Please note this role may close early subject to demand. If you’re interested in applying, you should apply well before the advised closing date. We cannot accept applications once the role has closed.

Please read the supporting information:

• Post Specification

Please also refer to our Careers site to find out more:

• Our Staff Benefits
• Candidate Support
• About Cumberland Council