Assistant Team Manager - Children Looked After

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Swindon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government body in Swindon is looking for an experienced Assistant Team Manager in the Social Care sector. The successful candidate will manage a team of social workers focused on children requiring long-term care. The role involves providing reflective supervision to enhance staff performance and ensure the needs of young people are met. Competitive salary of £30.26 per hour with an immediate start available.

Qualifications

• Experience managing social workers is essential.
• Ability to support staff in reflective supervision.
• Knowledge of long-term foster care and adoption processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage a pod of social workers effectively.
• Ensure staff provide quality supervision to assist children's needs.
• Oversee caseloads to maintain manageable workloads.

Skills

Reflective supervision

Team management

Understanding of child welfare

Job description

Job Category: Social Care Qualified
Job location: Civic Campus, Euclid Street, Swindon, SN1 2JG, Swindon Borough Council
Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start
Salary: £30.26 per hour



- 3 days per week in office

The Children Looked After team works with children who are under 16 years old who have a care plan of long-term foster care or adoption. Children transfer into the team after care proceedings conclude and remain with us until they are sixteen. We have manageable caseloads of between 14 and 16 children for a full-time worker.

As an Assistant Team Manager, you will be responsible for managing a pod of social workers. We know from feedback from young people that the relationship that social workers have with our children is pivotal to achieving the best possible outcomes.

The ability to provide those you manage with reflective supervision, which focuses on the importance of the relationship between social worker and the young person is vital in ensuring our children and young people’s needs are met. You will be supported by a team and service manager and an extensive induction and training offer that will enable you to develop and progress your career.