Assistant Team Manager CWD - Medway

Liquidpersonnel; Location (WV); Hybrid; USD 69,162 - 76,238; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Retention payment

Hybrid working

Annual leave

Relocation package

Local government pension scheme

Free car parking

Job summary

Liquid Personnel is currently seeking an Assistant Team Manager for the Children with Disabilities service based in Medway. The role involves managing a small team of social workers and ensuring high-quality practice to safeguard vulnerable children.

Benefits include a competitive salary of £51,803 - £57,103, plus a £3,000 retention payment, generous annual leave, and a relocation package of up to £8,000. The position also offers hybrid working, allowing for flexibility between home and office.

Qualifications

• Registered with Social Work England.
• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential.
• Active Social Work England registration.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a small team of social workers.
• Deliver high quality supervision and support to social workers.
• Ensure timely, effective, and child-centred assessments and care planning.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Social work practice

Education

Degree in Social Work

Job description

Liquid Personnel are currently recruiting for an Assistant Team Manager for the Children with Disabilities service to join an Authority based in Medway.

Ofsted noted that our client’s relentless approach to improvement has led to the significant progress in services provided for children and families. The inspectors found that there is now a strong, determined and cohesive leadership team.

What’s in it for you as an Assistant Team Manager?

• A competitive salary between £51,803 - £57,103
• Retention payment of £3,000 per annum (paid annually)
• Career progression scheme to support your pathway of professional development
• Generous annual leave entitlement of between 27 - 30 days plus bank holidays
• Essential User Allowance with option to transfer to Lease Car after 6 months
• Excellent local government pension scheme
• Free car parking
• Hybrid working - enabling you to work from home/office (minimum of 2 days per week will be required in the office)
• Relocation package of up to £8,000

About the role:

Reporting to a Team Manager, as an Assistant Team Manager you will lead and manage a small team of social workers and create a supportive and collaborative team environment. Assistant Team Managers do not hold a caseload. You will deliver high quality supervision and support social workers in the management of cases ensuring that high quality practice is delivered to safeguard and promote the wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people. As an Assistance Team Manager, you will ensure assessments, care planning, and interventions are timely, effective, and child-centred.

What we are looking for in an Assistant Team Manager:

• You will hold a degree in Social Work and be registered with Social Work England
• A full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential.
• Active Social Work England registration

If this sounds like it could be the right role for you then please contact Mozz Radwan on 02038573486 or [e-mail]

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.