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

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.

Our Children's services When Children's Services get involved in the life of a child, our priority is to make sure our social workers have the support, time, and resources they need to provide an excellent quality of service - the kind of service we ourselves would wish to receive. We're committed to social workers having case loads that give them time to focus on relationship-based practice and we're growing our workforce to reflect this. We want to maintain an environment where practice can flourish and we offer:

• Good quality supervision
• A wide range of training and development opportunities
• A visible and responsive leadership team
We've adopted Signs of Safety as our practice framework. This is a strength based and safety-focused approach which prioritises direct work and relationships with the child and their network. Our commitment to this includes training staff at all levels in Children's Services. We also use this strengths based approach in the support and line management of our staff. https://wokinghamjobs.jgp.co.uk/ Careers in adult social care Adult Social Care makes a positive impact on so many lives. Working in social care is a fulfilling job that transforms lives for the better. With your help, people will have the ongoing support they need to live their lives to the full and help continue to deliver our outstanding services Roles are varied and every day is different. Working in adult social care will give you a huge sense of pride and satisfaction at the end of every working day. You won't find a more rewarding job.


• 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.,
• Excellent pension benefits
• Flexible working hours
• Annual leave - starting at 26 days (plus bank holidays dependent on grade and working hours)
• Training and support
• Free eye tests
• Free gym access
• Free advice and counselling through our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Relocation package worth up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility
• Employment referral scheme of £1000 for successful candidates (subject to eligibility)
• We pay professional registration fees for Social Workers and Occupational Therapists
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