Assistant Team Manager, Children in our care and leaving our care Team (Here4U)

Assistant Team Manager, Children in our care and leaving our care Team (Here4U)

Employer: Wokingham Borough Council
Salary: £53,788 - £57,972 (includes £3k Market Supplement)
Location: HERE4U -Woodley Family Centre, 46 Church Road, Woodley
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week.
DBS Check: Enhanced
Closing Date: 08/04/2025 at 23:00
Reference: REC

Assistant Team Manager (Here4U team)

We have an exciting opportunity for a new Assistant Team Manager due to expansion of the Children we care for and young people who are leaving our care team ("Here4U").

As a member of the Here4U team you will have limitless opportunities to make a huge difference to the lives of children and young people up to 25 years old in our care and leaving care. The team support these children and young people to ensure they receive the best possible opportunities in life.

The main focus of this Assistant Team Manager role, will be to support young people leaving our care in Wokingham. The successful candidate will manage a small team of Personal Advisers, who will ensure that the needs of our young people are being met and long term aspirations for their lives are being achieved.

We know that the success of any team will be dependent upon the people we employ. We are keen to hear from those that are flexible, dynamic and willing to work with safe uncertainty, to achieve the best outcomes for our children and young people.

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 and young people.

The Assistant Team Manager role - is for those qualified social work managers who want to develop their skills to work systemically, within a trauma informed and Signs of Safety framework. You will provide support to the Team Manager, whilst delivering quality supervision and support to the team for the young people leaving our care.

Our Offer

• Salary: £53,788 - £57,972 (includes £3k market supplement).

• Annual Leave: 30 days, plus 8 bank holidays (rising to 35 days with 5 years continuous service).

• Local Government Pension Scheme.

• Continuous professional development with full access to our broad Learning and Development offer.

• Employee Assistance Programme.

• Supportive management.

Closing date: 8th April at 11pm

Interview Date: 23rd & 24th April

The successful candidate will be required to deliver a short presentation at the interview, details of which will be communicated with interview confirmation.

If you are interested in this role and would like more information or an informal discussion, please contact either:

Holly Potter (Here4U Team Manager) or

Alix Williams (Recruitment & Retention Specialist for Children's Social Care)

Please note: Applications will be reviewed on a daily basis, and as such this advert may close early as a result of the responses received.

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks. WBC is an equal opportunities employer.

If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer.

Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

How to apply

Please apply online via the link provided.

Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.

Further information on this vacancy

• Candidate briefing note - Competency Based Interview

• Competency Framework

• H4U Job Description