Job Introduction
Bradford Children and Families Trust was established in April 2023 to bring a step change in the quality and delivery of Children’s Services across our district.
Our purpose is clear - to ensure that our promise to improve the lives of children and young people in Bradford becomes a reality. We are looking for passionate, driven and person-centred individuals committed making a positive difference to lives of children with learning disabilities and neurodevelopmental conditions and their families. It requires dedication, determination, and resilience. You will be supported by a new Chief Executive, Senior Leadership team and an unswerving drive to deliver the best outcomes.
Working for the Bradford Children and Families Trust offers the opportunity to work with some great people who are passionate about delivering change in a city whose culture offers as much diversity as it’s geography. You can make a real difference to families and children and be an active part in delivering the service Bradford families should receive.
Bradford Children and Families Trust are looking for dedicated and innovative Team Manager for a new multi-disciplinary Children’s Intensive Support Team to drive our services forward and to ensure that our promise to improve the lives of Children and Young People in Bradford becomes a reality. You will embrace a restorative culture of continuous learning and reflective practice that enables you to give the best in your role. If you’re up for the Challenge and want to help us achieve our vision, then we’d love to hear from you!
About the role:
As part of an exciting new service, we are looking to recruit a full time Team Manager with a high level of passion and drive to work within a multi-disciplinary intensive support team that has been developed to support children and young people with mental health difficulties and/or intellectual Disabilities and Autism. Within the role you will offer support that will help these children and young people to improve their daily functioning and help us achieve our aim of delivering improved outcomes for children, young people and families in Bradford. The role will enable you to provide an enhanced function that supports the work of our social work teams in the Children and Families Trust and the work of our core CAMHS Teams. If you have the enthusiasm, creativity, compassion and optimism for children and young people to live good quality lives in their own communities then we’d love to hear from you.
Here in Bradford, we lead from the front, and we know our most valuable resource is our staff, helping us to meet the needs of our communities. We have built a strong culture of listening to our staff and involving them to ensure every child receives the right help. Bradford is a great place to build and develop your career. You’ll be part of a Multi-Disciplinary team which includes a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Nurse Specialist, Speech and Language Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Assistant Psychologist and Assistant Practitioner. To give you the best opportunity to excel you will be provided with robust professional and clinical supervision and multiple opportunities to develop your clinical and professional skills through an extensive training and support package, a manageable caseload that will enable you to make a difference and the backing of a supportive leadership team.
We would welcome discussion regarding this post in how it might work for you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop, manage and lead a multi-disciplinary team and to be directly responsible for the day to day management and supervision of the staff within the team. This includes participation in recruitment and selection, leading, coaching, motivating, supporting and challenging staff and to be responsible for their professional development through formal and informal supervision, appraisal and undertaking training needs assessments as necessary.
- To ensure adequate and appropriate staff and management cover throughout the working day and to ensure services are provided as required throughout the working week and to be available for staff to provide support and consultation and to make decisions on cases as necessary during out of hours
- To ensure the complexity and urgency of service requests are assessed and prioritised and that work allocated is appropriate to the child’s needs and the level of the worker
- To develop and maintain positive inter-agency working to deliver an effective service.
- To provide guidance to other professionals from key partner agencies, promoting an integrated approach across the service area.
- To ensure full contribution to the on-going performance and improvement of the team and services to children and families generally. This will also include demonstrating impact for any external funding body.
- To be responsible for ensuring that statutory requirements are met in a timely manner, with particular reference to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
- To ensure the quality of the service is of a high standard and meets departmental policies and guidelines, including being sensitive to the diversity of needs across the district.
- Ensure that children’s assessments and case plans are focused on outcomes, understood by the service users and reviewed to show outcomes are improving.
- To ensure that all appropriate risk assessments are carried out and regularly reviewed
About you:
- A professional qualification related to child care, youth work or social work (NNEB teaching certificate, CQSW, DipSW, Nursery Teaching Certificate, CSS, NVQ Level 4 or other relevant qualification). And / or 4 years’ experience working in a relevant role is desirable and 2 years’ experience in a supervisory or managerial capacity.
- Substantial and recent experience of managing safeguarding thresholds and practice.
- Substantial and recent experience of managing staff and/or students working directly with children and families.
- Experience of liaising with other professionals and working as a part of multi-agency groups.
- You will be able to manage your own workload and be committed to working with children, young people and their families across a range of settings, including within their own homes, to support improved outcomes
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Experienced and expert in managing the delivery of quality outcomes for children and young people.
- An ability to build strong relationships with children, their families, colleagues and partner agencies.
- Embrace change and strive for excellent practice placing children and young people at the heart of decision making; you have experience of tackling the most complex needs with enthusiasm, drive, and determination.
- An experience and understanding of relevant statutory and legal requirements to safeguard children and young people
Benefits:
- West Yorkshire Pension Fund membership – with generous employer contributions
- Competitive salary and pay progression structure
- Real living wage as the minimum rate of pay
- Supportive carer and parental policies
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Access to Occupational Health and confidential counselling services
- Supportive staff networks
- Access to Blue Light Card discounts
- Professional development/support
- Career progression
- Enhanced annual leave entitlement - 31 days and rises to max of 34 days with service. (plus, public holidays)
- Social Worker Registration fees paid
- Flexible working / hybrid options subject to service need
Want to know more?
If you would like to know more about the role, the recruitment process or working for Bradford Children and Families Trust feel free to contact Kasem Khan - kasem.khan@bradfordcft.org.uk.
Next Steps:
The closing date for this role is 3rd September 2025 with interviews taking place on 17th September 2025. The interviews will be held at Shipley Town Hall and the panel will include David Stephens, Sandra Renga and Eleanor Hinchcliffe. If you would like to know more about the role, the recruitment process or working for Bradford Children and Families Trust feel free to contact Kasem Khan - kasem.khan@bradfordcft.org.uk.
Bradford Children and Families Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.
If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history prior to interview.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check including a check against the Children’s barred list, will be carried out on preferred candidates.
