Job Introduction
Bradford Children and Families Trust was established in April 2023 to enhance 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. It’s a tough ask. It requires dedication, determination, and resilience – but under a new Chief Executive, Senior Leadership team and an unswerving drive to deliver the best outcomes, we are confident that we’ll achieve our ambition – and you, yours.
So, if you’re up for the Challenge we’d love to hear from you!
About The Role
The EDT, Social Work Team Manager is responsible for overseeing the Emergency Duty Team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality social work services during out-of-hours periods. This role involves managing a team of social workers and support staff, providing supervision, and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and policies. Additionally, the manager will oversee the Missing Team.
Location: Sir Henry Mitchell House & Trafalgar Police Station (Other locations across the Bradford District as required)
Appointment subject to enhanced Police Vetting as well as Enhanced DBS Disclosure Check
Key Responsibilities
- Effectively allocate and manage staff resources using case management, review and allocation systems, to ensure that all cases have smart, outcome focused care plans that are regularly reviewed to avoid any drift.
- Responsible for the supervision and appraisal of individual workers to ensure that appropriate professional social care standards of practice are met and that continuous professional development takes place and is embedded and recorded.
- Monitor and manage team performance using performance management information and tools to ensure that performance against local and national targets is achieved and maintained.
- Routinely quality assure and audit social work case records, assessments, plans and documentation to ensure that practice standards are being met and to support staff development and appraisal.
- Undertake all elements of staff management including recruitment, progression, capability and absence in line with Corporate and Departmental policies and procedures.
About You
- Substantial appropriate post qualification experience.
- Experience of working with all service user groups and with service users from the minority ethnic groups
- Experience of interpreting and applying the law relating to children and / or to adult services.
- Experience of child protection and child care work and issues arising.
- Dip. SW, CQSW, BA (Hons) Social Work or equivalent professional qualifications
- Registered with Social Work England (Formerly HCPC) as a qualified Social Worker
List of Benefits:
- Generous Employer Contributions in a Local Government Pension Scheme
- 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
- Social Worker Registration Fees paid
- Flexible Working/Hybrid options subject to service need
Next Steps
The closing date for this role is 20th July 2025 with interviews taking place during Wednesday 6th August 2025. For any queries, please contact Khizer Iqbal on khizer.iqbal@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.
