Team Manager - Edge of Care

A brand-new opportunity to make a real difference

Are you ready to lead an exciting, newly-formed team designed to rewrite the narrative for children and families? At Halton, we believe that with the right support, children can remain at home safely, even when the challenges seem insurmountable. This is your chance to pioneer an innovative service focused on keeping families together, tackling issues proactively, and building resilience that lasts a lifetime.

As our Edge of Care Team Manager, you won’t just lead a team—you’ll inspire a complete culture shift across the borough. We’re looking for someone who lives and breathes the belief that with the right intervention, the impossible becomes possible.

Your Role:

As part of this brand-new team, you will:

Lead with passion: Build and guide a resilient, proactive team of skilled professionals committed to supporting families at the brink of crisis.

Innovate and inspire: Develop cutting-edge approaches to strengthen family bonds, address root causes, and prevent breakdowns.

Collaborate for success: Forge strong partnerships with other agencies and communities, creating a safety net of support for families.

Empower change: Provide reflective supervision and foster an environment where creativity, empathy, and determination thrive.

This isn’t just a managerial role—it’s an opportunity to shape lives, influence the future, and set a new standard for what proactive support can achieve.

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for someone extraordinary:

Relentlessly positive: You believe in the power of families to overcome adversity and thrive.

Proactive and resilient: You thrive in challenging situations, tackling obstacles head-on with a calm and creative approach.

Experienced leader: You’ve managed teams in social care, with a proven ability to inspire and deliver exceptional results.

A visionary collaborator: You think outside the box and work seamlessly with others to create innovative solutions.

We have a stable and experienced Senior Leadership Team, who lead from the front. The Head of Service, Service Manager and Team Manager are well established staff members in Halton, who are supportive and nurturing.

You will receive bespoke support from the Social Work Academy who are integral in supporting this team in our improvement journey, providing advice, guidance and support to colleagues in this service area from your first day.

We offer an extensive benefits package as well as an attractive financial package with a range of other benefits, including a generous leave allowance (up to 34 days), a flexible working week, free parking, car allowance, car lease scheme, health and wellbeing initiatives and discount scheme.  We are within easy commutable distance of Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside regions.

Halton is a thriving and vibrant Borough where people can learn and develop their skills; enjoy a good quality of life with good health; a high quality, modern urban environment; the opportunity for all to fulfil their potential; greater wealth and quality, sustained by a thriving business community; and safer, stronger and more attractive neighbourhoods.

Social Worker posts are subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure and Social Work England Registration.

Do you believe you have what it takes be our next Team Manager?

For an informal discussion about our Team Manager post, please contact Jill Evans via email at Jill.Evans@halton.gov.uk.

Interview dates to be confirmed.  Please note, we are actively reviewing applications throughout the duration of this advert and keen to invite shortlisted candidates for interview asap. Therefore, please do not hesitate to submit your application asap to enjoy the many benefits of working for Halton Borough Council. 

The market supplement attached to this post may be subject to early removal should there be rational to do so.

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk