Team Manger - Children's


Company:	Wax Recruitment Ltd
Salary:	from £28 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Huyton, L36 6GA
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 2 days remote
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	7 Sept 2026
Closing date:	7 Oct 2026

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Summary

Job title: Team Manger - Children's

Job Category: Social Care Qualified

Location: 2nd Floor, Nutgrove Villa, Westmorland Road, Huyton, Merseyside, L36 6GA, Knowsley Borough Council

Hours per week 36

Salary: £28.00 per hour

3-4 days office based per week, however on duty weeks (1 in 8) will need to be office based 5 days

Role - Team Manager - Help and Protect (CIN and CP) - £46 per hour

Are you a highly experienced social worker with the ability to lead, direct and motivate Child Protection Teams? Do you want to make a difference to the lives of Children and Families through effective Social Care? Do you want to be part of a team that cares and will value your knowledge, experience and you as a person? Then Knowsley Children’s Services could be the place for you.

Be part of what we are building

Our Children’s Social Care Services (CSC) department are on an improvement journey - one we would love you to join us on!

Want to work with:

• a friendly, supportive team who genuinely cares about their employees?

• a smaller local authority in easy commuting distance from across the North West with hybrid working options?

• Somewhere you can really make a difference to the lives of our Children and Young People

Then this may be the role for you...

We have high aspirations for our children and young people and are determined to work together to make the necessary improvements and get to ‘good’ whilst always aiming higher. This is an exciting time to join our service - improving CSC is one of the Council’s main priorities; there’s significant investment in the service, expertise on-hand and opportunities for you to make a real difference; helping to shape the future delivery of CSC for the benefit of our children and young people.

If you choose to join us, you will be coming to an inclusive, supportive, and friendly team. We have a new engaging and ambitious leadership team in place, who will ensure that you work in an environment where you feel recognised, valued, and listened to. As a service we offer flexible working, manageable caseloads and a vast array of employee benefits details of which can be found below. We welcome you to come and join us on this exciting journey– in return we promise to support, develop, and help you achieve your goals.

Don’t just take our word for it though, see what our current social workers have to say.-

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