Assistant Team Manager (Child in Need & Child Protection Team)

Assistant Team Manager (Child in Need & Child Protection Team)
Employer: Wokingham Borough Council
Salary: £52,498 - £56,632 per annum (inc £3k Market Supplement)
Location: Shute End/Home Working
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week.
DBS Check: Enhanced
Closing Date: 23/10/2024 at 23:00
Reference: 711319 Conifers

Assistant Team Manager - Conifers Team (Child in Need and Child Protection)

We have an exciting opportunity for a new Assistant Team Manager to join us in the Conifers Team. The Conifers Team sits within the Help and Protection Service in Wokingham Children's Services, working with children subject to Child in Need and Child Protection plans.

The goal of this team is to work in partnership with families and other professionals to support children to be safe and well cared for within their family and community wherever safe and possible. Where this is not possible, we may work with children who could be subject to supervision orders, care orders or placement orders through to achieving permanency for them (within the court arena).

The Assistant Team Manager role - is for experienced qualified social workers who consistently demonstrate excellent practice and would regard themselves as aspiring leaders. This is also a role for qualified managers who are looking for a new challenge in an upcoming Borough and align with trauma informed and systemic practice.

You will provide quality support to the Team Manager, whilst supervising the Social Workers and ensuring plans progress delivering improved outcomes for our children.

Our Conifers Team is primarily made up of permanent qualified Social Workers, with an additional two ASYE's that were welcomed on board this September. This is a stable team which enjoys the support of 3 Practice Assistants and 1 Family Support Worker.

What we can offer you:

• Salary: £52,498 - £56,632 (includes £3k market supplement)
• Annual Leave allowance starting at 30 days, gaining an extra 5 days after 5 years local government continuous service
• Supportive management
• Excellent Learning & Development and Career Progression programme
• Enhanced Local Government Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A number of discount and benefit schemes, including a new salary sacrifice car scheme

To enable you to work to your best we will develop you in your role and as part of the team; additional training and support will be provided and you will have an opportunity to develop the range of interventions and skills you bring to make a difference to children.

If you are interested in this role and would like a further discussion or information please contact either; Alix Williams (Recruitment & Retention Specialist for Children's Social Care) or Kimberley Fontana (Acting Head of Service for Help and Protection) at

Closing Date: Wendesday 23rd October 2024, 11pm

Interview Date: Monday 28th October 2024 in Shute End, Wokingham

If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer.

Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.

WBC is an equal opportunities employer.
How to apply

Please apply online via the link provided.

Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.

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