The intervention comes after Ofsted downgraded the service earlier this month from "good" to "inadequate" - inspectors having found children living in conditions of neglect for "too long".
The move is a blow for the council after it was first to get an "outstanding" rating for its care leavers service in 2015. This part of the service has now been rated "requires improvement".
A key reason for the downgrade was leaders' lack of awareness of the "significant weaknesses" and a "lack of effective management oversight of practice at all levels", Ofsted said in the report.
Ofsted acknowledged changes at the top of the council - with a new council leader and lead member for children starting in May 2018.
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