Children's Social Work Team Manager - Leaving Care

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We seek to appoint a dynamic, forward-thinking Team Manager, who has experience of working with young people, for our Leaving Care Service. The post is based at Chatham Villas, Rotherham. Come and join the team here in Rotherham! Why?

• We have a strong, visible, accessible leadership team and a heartfelt pledge to deliver outstanding services to children and their families.
• We have an established ‘Rotherham family approach’ that assists us in how we work with families and also how we care and support our workforce.
• We pride ourselves on our strong learning culture and use this positively to develop staff and improve practice.
• We strongly believe in ‘growing our own’. Your development and career goals are important to us. We will support you to achieve your career ambitions.
• You will be joining an authority rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in 2025.
• We have a generous annual leave allowance.
• We have manageable caseloads and support Hybrid working arrangements.
• Competitive Salary – we value our workers and that’s reflective in our competitive pay.

About you

• You will care about young people as they grow into adulthood.
• You will be tenacious and lead your team to do all they can to support, care and guide the young people within our service into their future.
• You will have experience of managing a team within a Leaving Care/Through care environment.
• You will be able to take a key role in planning and improving services.
• You will be empathetic and sensitive to the needs of those reporting to you.
• You will know how to measure and monitor to ensure everyone performs at their best.
• You will be passionate about maximising the life chances of young people.

About the opportunity

Team Manager for Leaving Care leads a team of social workers and personal advisors within Children’s Services. Team Managers in Rotherham are the lynch pins in our organisation for within Leaving Care Team Managers lead and support our people in the field carry out the day-to-day support and guidance of young people making the transition into adulthood.

Reporting to Service Managers, our Team Managers play a crucial role, dealing with staff at all levels, interpreting and communicating feedback and providing an important, positive interface for their practitioners, in a multi-agency environment. We are confident that you will be joining an organisation that is rewarding in every sense, for every individual. And most importantly, that will serve our community to the highest possible standards.

If you have any questions regarding the role please email Toni Traynor or Tracie Setter, Service Managers at and

Closing date: 10/05/026

Shortlisting: 13/05/2026

Interviews: 27/05/2026

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

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.