Job Description

Job description

Senior Fieldwork Manager - Social Work Consultancy Service

Quality Assurance and Involvement Service

Are you an experienced and passionate social work professional ready to take the next step in your leadership journey? We're looking for a dynamic and strategic Senior Fieldwork Manager to lead our Social Work Consultancy Service within the Quality Assurance and Involvement team.



In this pivotal role, you'll be a key influencer and relationship-builder, working across multi-agency partnerships to improve outcomes for children and families. Your ability to connect, collaborate, and inspire will be essential in shaping and delivering high-quality services.

What we're looking for:

A qualified and SWE-registered social worker with a strong track record of success in practice. Significant management experience, particularly in supporting newly qualified social workers through the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) programme. A confident representative for Sheffield City Council at national forums, supporting the Principal Social Worker and contributing to sector-wide developments. A strategic thinker with experience in project and research work, especially around the upcoming Early Career Framework and changes to the new social work induction programme. A skilled leader, able to manage a team of social work consultants, ensuring the effective induction, education, and development of ASYE cohorts. Experience in workforce development and training delivery, with the ability to design and implement in-house learning programmes.

You'll also play a key role in preparing for the transition to the new Department for Education Social Work Induction Programme and supporting the development of career pathways for experienced social workers.



This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of social work in Sheffield, champion best practice, and make a lasting impact on the lives of children and families.



Further information: Dorothy.Smith@sheffield.gov.uk



We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.



We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.



It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.



Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.



Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.



If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.



Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more here New job evaluation process to be introduced at Sheffield City Council | Sheffield City Council

Job details

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Job reference
REQ003778
Date posted
13/10/2025
Application closing date
29/10/2025
Location
Sheffield
Salary
Grad 10 52,413 to 56,686
Package
Permanent
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Blank
Job category/type
Children's Social Work