Team Manager / Aspiring Team Manager - Permanence Team

Location Dorchester, Dorset

Contract Type Temporaray 3 months

Salary £47.50 per hour

About us

Connect2Dorset is a managed service agency owned by Dorset Council providing temporary, contract and interim opportunities into the Council. Our service is built on our values of ethical, trustworthy, and caring, and our profits are returned to our Local Authority shareholders.

About the role

We are pleased to offer an exciting locum opportunity for experienced Team Managers and aspiring Team Managers to join Dorset Council's Permanence Team. You will play a central role in leading excellent, restorative social work practice and supporting children in care to achieve permanence, stability, and long-term security.

Our Permanence Team works with children from the conclusion of care proceedings throughout their time in care, building strong relationships and helping children reach their full potential. You'll work closely with fostering services, commissioning teams, the Virtual School, and the Children in Care Health Team to ensure coordinated, high-quality support.

Dorset Council is proud to be an Ofsted-rated Outstanding authority for children's services, reflecting our commitment to high-quality, child-centred practice and a positive, supportive culture.

What you'll be doing

• Leading and managing social work practice within the Permanence Team
• Providing reflective supervision to Social Workers, students, and family workers
• Embedding strengths-based and restorative practice with high support and high challenge
• Using data and performance insight to drive practice improvement
• Working collaboratively with partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes

About you

• An experienced leader or aspiring Team Manager with supervisory experience
• Confident in reflective supervision, mentoring, and staff development
• Strong, restorative communication skills
• Experience using performance data to improve practice
• Committed to relationship-based and multi-agency working
• Previous experience of Adoption and Child Permanence Report (CPR) writing

Why Dorset

• Ofsted Outstanding children's services
• Strong leadership and development culture
• Extensive training offer including restorative practice and motivational interviewing
• The opportunity to make a real, lasting difference

Connect2Dorset is a trading style of Dorset & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Dorset Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Dorset is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.