Assistant Team Manager- Fostering

Charles Hunter Associates; Wokingham; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working Scheme

Parking on site

Job summary

Wokingham Council is seeking an experienced Fostering Social Worker to join the Fostering team as an Assistant Team Manager. The role focuses on supporting, developing, and retaining foster carers to ensure safe, stable homes for children. Flexible working includes two to three days per week from home.

The role offers hybrid working, monitored caseloads, and supportive management to help carers succeed and develop professionally within the service.

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration.
• Experience in a management or leadership role within fostering services.
• Significant post-qualifying experience in fostering, family placement, or children's social care services.
• Experience of supervising and developing practitioners, alongside monitoring performance.

Responsibilities

• Support, develop and retain foster carers to provide safe and stable homes for children.
• Work with social workers to ensure high-quality support, training, and professional challenge for carers.
• Provide regular supervision opportunities and lead service development within fostering.

Skills

Leadership experience

Supervising practitioners

Communication skills

Fostering legislation knowledge

Relationship building

Decision making

Education

Social Work qualification (DipSW/Degree)

Job description

Assistant Team Manager - Family Placements (Support and Development)

Wokingham Council are looking for an experienced Fostering Social Worker to join their Fostering team as an Assistant Team ManagerThe Assistant Team Manager plays a key role in supporting, developing, and retaining foster carers, ensuring they are equipped to provide safe and stable homes for children. Working alongside social workers to ensure foster carers receive high-quality support, training, and professional challenge when required.This role is to support, guide and oversee foster carers to ensure that children are getting what they need and are living a high quality, safe lifestyle. This service provides regular supervision opportunities to teach cares, helping them develop their skills. The service also offers flexible working, including two to three days per week from home.

What's on Offer:

• £41.74 Per HourHybrid Working SchemeParking on sight availableMonitored Caseloads through supportive management

Requirements:

• You must have a diploma/Degree in Social Work and have a right to work in the UK.

Location:Wokingham Council Essential Criteria about the job:

Essential Criteria:

• Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration.
• Experience in a management or leadership role within fostering services with competing demands.
• Significant post-qualifying experience in fostering, family placement, or children's social care services.
• Experience of supervising and developing practitioners, alongside monitoring performance.
• Knowledge of fostering legislation, regulations, standards, and safeguarding practices.
• Ability to build positive and effective relationships with foster carers, colleagues, and partner agencies.
• Strong communication, organisational, and decision-making skills.
• Commitment to achieving positive outcomes for children and young people in care.

Desirable Criteria:

• Knowledge of therapeutic, trauma-informed, and systemic approaches to supporting foster carers and children.
• Experience of leading service development initiatives and implementing change.
• Relevant management or leadership qualification.