Service Manager Children in Care, Leaving and Aftercare and Fostering MID Permanent, Full Time £66,899 to £76,280 Per Annum Location: Chelmsford Working Style: Fixed-base worker Closing Date: 21st April 2025 We''re serious about social work at Essex County Council. It''s demanding, it''s complex, but it''s also hugely fulfilling. Here you''ll have time to be the Service Manager you always wanted to be, achieving change for our most vulnerable children and families through direct relationship-based social work practice. You''ll work collaboratively with other agencies and partners to ensure that we provide the right response at the right time to every child and family receiving services. We are looking to build on the well-earned achievements of our teams, and the families they work with. In this role, you will harness that momentum and lead our teams as we seek to deliver better outcomes for our community. This is an opportunity to shape the direction of children''s social work in Essex. You''ll have an immediate impact on the way our teams think and communicate - but you''ll also have a lasting impact on future generations of Essex residents. From the small details, to the big picture, you will be a guiding force for staff and families alike. Children In Care Teams work with children and young people up to the age of 18 who are in care- they''re unable to live at home and are either placed with foster carers or live in residential homes. They work with children and young p