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Salary £51,356 to £54,495 & excellent benefits (Pay Award Pending)
Basis Full time
Job profile for Team Manager, Engage Team
Team Manager, Engage Team
location_on Rotherham 13/09/2026 Team Manager, Engage Team
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Job details
Salary £51,356 to £54,495 & excellent benefits (Pay Award Pending)
Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Region Rotherham Job category/type Childrens Social Work Date posted 28/08/2026 Job reference REQ23863 Attachments Job Profile Band L.docx Benefits Package.doc
Job description
Directorate – Children’s & Young People Services
Permanent, Full time, 37 hours per week
Now is the time to come and work for Rotherham Council Children and Young People’s Service. For more information about Rotherham Social Care jobs, please visit: https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/childrens-social-work-jobs
ABOUT THE ENGAGE TEAM.
We will deliver on our promise to our children – will you?
If you want to talk children, come and work with us. We talk about children, not cases, and keeping children at the forefront of our decision making ensures them better outcomes. As a team, ENGAGE is part of the OUTSTANDING First Response Service alongside the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH); 4 Duty Teams; the Out of Hours Service and EVOLVE (CSE team).
We are currently looking to recruit a Team Manager for ENGAGE.
The ENGAGE team offers a crisis response to families to divert children away from the care system and remain safely within their families wherever possible. They achieve this by offering intensive targeted interventions to support families for a period of 6 to 8 weeks.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead your team to reach outstanding outcomes for young people and their families.
- Be responsible for the learning and development of your staff and quality assurance of their work.
- Remain child-focused in decision making.
- Promote a strengths-based approach.
- Offer high quality, reflective supervision to social workers.
- Add value and make the most of available resources with young people in mind.
You will be a ‘critical friend’ to your team, providing high support and high challenge. You will provide leadership, direction and support to your team to achieve outstanding service delivery for children and their families.
About You
We are looking for someone who has:
- A Social Work qualification and is registered with Social Work England.
- A good understanding of working with and responding to crisis.
- A passion for improving outcomes for young people.
- Management/leadership experience.
- Good leadership skills.
- Motivation and resilience to achieve the best outcomes for young people across all services.
- You will be passionate about keeping children safely cared for within their family.
If you have any questions regarding the role, please email Service Manager Hannah Meredith: Hannah.meredith@rotherham.gov.uk
Closing date –13 th September 2026
Shortlisting – 16 th September 2026
Interviews – 25 th September 2026.
The interview will consist of a 10-minute presentation and a panel interview.
This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website .
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Team Manager, Engage Team in Rotherham employer: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is an exceptional employer dedicated to making a positive impact in the community through high-quality adult care services. With a strong commitment to person-centred care, our inclusive work culture fosters professional growth and development, ensuring that every team member feels valued and empowered to make a difference. Located in Rotherham, we offer a supportive environment where you can thrive while contributing to the well-being of individuals and families in our community.
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