Assistant Team Manager - Fostering

Wrexham County Borough Council; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Generous annual leave (up to 32 days)

Family-friendly policies

Work-life balance and flexi time

Health & wellbeing resources

Discounts via Wrexham Reward Scheme

Job summary

Wrexham County Borough Council is recruiting an experienced leader to join our Fostering Service as an Assistant Team Manager. The role involves working within one of four hubs, providing expert guidance to practitioners and ensuring high-quality support for looked-after children, foster carers, Special Guardians, When I’m Ready Carers and Supported Lodgings Hosts.

You will collaborate across the Council and with partners to grow the service in an increasingly competitive market, bringing

Job description

37 hours per week
Wrexham County Borough Council is looking for an experienced leader and Assistant Team Manager for our Fostering Service.
The Fostering Service comprises of four hubs, each with a specialist area of expertise. As an ATM for the Fostering Service you will work within one of these dedicated hubs, but may also be required to offer support to other hubs at times, as and when the service requires.
We want you to help deliver our vision for the looked after children of Wrexham and their Foster Carers, Special Guardians, When I’m Ready Carers and Supported Logings Hosts.
We want Wrexham to be the place where children have the opportunity to build relationships with one or more adults who care for them throughout their childhood and beyond, and who are superb advocates for the looked after children in their care.
We want our looked after children to feel safe and loved and to receive the best possible education to prepare them for adulthood.
To meet these objectives we want someone who can ensure services are of a high quality. You will need to work across the service, the council and partners to grow the service in an increasingly competitive market.
You will need to be experienced in the field of fostering and bring innovative ideas that will support your practitioners to provide the best possible service to the carers of Wrexham in recognition of the excellent work they do.
For further enquiries about the role, please contact:
Sarah Jones, Team Manager, [e-mail]
An enhanced DBS & Social Care Wales registration is required for this position.
The Council welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, religious belief or age.
The Council is committed to developing its bilingual workforce and welcomes applications from candidates who demonstrate their capability to work in both English and Welsh.

About Us

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The County Borough of Wrexham, located in North East Wales, is proud of its Welsh heritage and cultural identity. Over the years it has grown to reflect a population that is multi-religious and multi-ethnic and complements the diversity of our communities.

Centred on the city of Wrexham, which nestles between the Welsh mountains and the Cheshire plains, it’s a location that really can offer you the best of both worlds and we are proud of our city status (awarded in 2022 when we became the seventh city in Wales).

Wrexham County Borough Council is a unitary Council which delivers a wide range of services aimed at improving the lives of Wrexham residents and surrounding communities. We are committed to providing services through collaboration with local and national partners. With a focus on sustainable development, community wellbeing, and improving the lives of Wrexham residents and surrounding communities, Wrexham is a fantastic place to work, live, and learn.

The council is an inclusive employer with a workforce of around 5,500, offering diverse roles, training and development and rewarding career opportunities. Wrexham County Borough Council values innovation, bilingualism in English and Welsh, and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, the council ensures accessible recruitment and support for disabled employees including offering a guaranteed interview (where essential person specification items are met). Additionally, veterans will receive guaranteed interviews under the Armed Forces Covenant if eligibility criteria are met (where essential person specification items are met).

Employee benefits include:

• Membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous annual leave up to 32 days
• Family-friendly policies supporting caring and family commitments
• Work-life balance and flexi time (dependent on role)
• Access to Wrexham Reward Scheme with discounts off leading retailers nationally and locally
• Health & well-being resources, for example:
  • Healthy & Wellbeing Champions
  • Employee assistance programme with advice on staying healthy financially, mentally or physically:
    • Counselling (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
    • In-the-moment emotional support (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
    • Option to set health-boosting goals with small, sustainable lifestyle changes
    • Connect health apps to track physical health and meet progress goals
    • Blogs, videos, recipes and more resources providing inspiration and motivation
    • Identify risks of developing leading lifestyle-related diseases with mental health and financial scores
    • Legal, financial and consumer advice
  • Health and wellbeing events and campaigns throughout the year (e.g., November Health Day, Time to Talk Day, Mental Health Awareness Week, Sun Awareness Week, Menopause Week, Financial Health Week)
  • Menopause Café and guidance
  • Unpaid Carer Café and guidance

Our Council Plan (2023–28) sets out our priorities for this period and we deliver these by following the Nolan Values of public life (selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership) as well as our own Corporate Values: