Team Manager LBHF624907

Job Details:

Salary range: £63,723 - £67,083 per annum 
Work location: 145 King Street, Hammersmith, W6 9JT
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent 
Vetting requirements: Enhanced DBS Check
Closing date: 1 November 2026  
Interview Date: 5 and 6 November 2026 
Contact details for an informal discussion: Steve Pearson, Head of Fostering and Permanence via email on STEVE.PEARSON@LBHF.GOV.UK or via 07590011451

About the role

Hammersmith & Fulham, rated nationally by Ofsted as one of the top Local Authorities, we never stop moving forward. Our ambition is to focus even more on increasing the quality of our practice and the work with children, young people, and families to sustain positive change. To do this we need the best people to help build our vision.

Are you an experienced Social Work manager with a passion for permanence planning and achieving the best possible outcomes for children?

We are seeking an exceptional Team Manager - Kinship and Permanence to lead our Kinship and Permanence Service across our innovative Shared Children's Services Partnership. This is an exciting opportunity to take a leading role in developing and embedding excellent permanence practice across three boroughs, ensuring children achieve safe, stable and loving families without delay.

The successful candidate will provide both operational management of the Kinship and Permanence Team and strategic leadership for permanence planning, working closely with social work teams, legal services, fostering services, adoption services and senior leaders to drive improvements and deliver outstanding outcomes for children.

As Team Manager, you will:

• Lead and manage a specialist Kinship and Permanence Team across the partnership.
• Drive high-quality permanence planning for children from the earliest stage of intervention.
• Lead on Special Guardianship, Connected Person and Kinship Care assessments.
• Champion family network solutions and family-led permanence where safe and appropriate.
• Chair permanence tracking and monitoring processes to reduce drift and delay.
• Provide expert advice and guidance to managers and practitioners across the three boroughs.
• Work collaboratively with partners to secure timely permanence outcomes for children.
• Lead service development, quality assurance and practice improvement initiatives.
• Use performance information and data to drive continuous improvement and strengthen outcomes.

Join us and play a pivotal role in ensuring children across our partnership achieve permanence, stability and the opportunity to thrive. Together, we can make permanence happen sooner and improve life chances for every child.

Our mission is to be the best council. To do this we need the best people to help build our vision. If you’re looking to develop your career in a fast-paced, professional environment whilst making a difference, then we look forward to hearing from you.

Please refer to the Role Profile for more information.

Role Specific Qualifications:

• A recognised Social Work qualification.
• Current registration with Social Work England.

Our People Values:

How we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining ‘who we are’. We are looking for people who can build this into everything they do.

We are fair
We treat everyone with compassion, dignity and fairness. We value the views and opinion of others, and promote benefits and opportunities for all.

We are caring
We care about our borough and doing things well. We focus on standards and continuous improvement; learning from our mistakes and celebrating success.

We are collaborators
We work together for a better society. We work with our residents, businesses, schools, third sector and others for better outcomes for everyone.

We are driven
We will only settle for the very best. We seek to continually improve and put our residents, customers and businesses at the heart of everything we do.

Our commitment to you:

At H&F you will have access to a comprehensive total reward package as well as joining a flexible working employer and as such all staff can request flexible working Click HERE to find out more.

We believe an inclusive workplace is about the visibility and representation of our local diverse community - it is about open and transparent decision making co-produced with staff and residents.

It is about respect for diversity and a shared identity that seeks to encourage fair and transparent recruitment, retention, and career progression. We take a proactive approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion so that it is part of the fabric of the Council with a shared understanding of the role all colleagues play in realising the inclusivity of the workplace. At H&F, our workplace ensures that everybody has equitable access to opportunities.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equitable access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

To explore more about the work we do towards being an inclusive employer and our commitments to achieve this please click HERE.

Asking for Adjustments

We are committed to removing barriers in the workplace and this includes adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

If you would like to discuss any adjustments or request the application form in a different format, please contact us at resourcing-peopleandtalent@lbhf.gov.uk or by post to The Town Hall, King Street, Hammersmith W6 9JU