This is an exciting time to join Sheffield City Council’s frontline Children’s Services. We are committed to ensuring that vulnerable children and young people are effectively supported to reach their full potential, delivered through our effective early help and prevention services, and strong partnerships that ensure safeguarding remains the highest priority for children and young people in Sheffield.

To help deliver our vision, we need experienced, self-motivated, innovative and creative social work professionals. We have a permanent full-time Senior Fieldwork manager post (aka Team manager in neighbouring authorities)

in North fieldwork services based at Sorby House, Spital Hill, Sheffield which is a short distance from Meadowhall retail centre and the Motorway.  

Applicants will need to have significant post qualification experience in Children and Families front line statutory social work and will be required to supervise a team of six social workers and a support worker. Our newly qualified social workers (ASYE’s) are line managed and supported by you and mentored by Social Work Consultants. 

We are a learning organisation and provide statutory placements for University social work students and social work apprentices.

You will have a social work qualification and be SWE registered and will need experience and skills in partnership working across Children's Services and an ability to promote co-operation, working together with other organizations and service users as the means of shaping, developing and delivering services.

You will ensure that children, young people and families receive timely, first -class specialist assessments, clearly identifying risks and needs and oversee the development and implementation of a focused multi agency plan to protect them. To ensure care plans are of a high quality, that they have a clear evidence base and that they are regularly reviewed and are well recorded.

We are in partnership with our local Universities and provide a number of Management Training Pathways for you to have an opportunity to develop your learning through excellent professional development.

You will have the ability to advise and make decisions on complex cases as well as monitoring work plans to ensure performance standards are achieved, in terms of consistency and quality.

Sheffield offers an unrivalled quality of life, combining the best of city living with the beauty and tranquility of the Peak District National Park. On offer are all the benefits of living in the 4th largest city; shopping, entertainment, theatres, sport, good schools and excellent transport links and affordable housing. 

Situated in the heart of England, Sheffield presents itself as an ideal location for living and working and offers one of the best value environments to live in.

Sheffield is the only city with a National Park within its boundary, that’s at least two good reasons for living here!

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment.  All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups.  We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.