Assistant Team Manager - Children in Care

Buckinghamshire Council; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

Location: Aylesbury

Overview

At Buckinghamshire County Council we have an opportunity for high-calibre Assistant Team Manager within our Children in Care team.

Our Children in Care Team is a large, busy service. Consisting of social workers, senior social workers and 16+ social workers, we take a child centred approach when working in partnership with children and their families.

In addition to the salary advertised, you will receive a market premium of £2,750 per annum.

About the role

You will work closely and collaboratively with the Team manager to ensure that overall supervision, support and practice of staff meets statutory requirements and provides a safe and effective service.

For a full list of responsibilities please see attached job description.

About you

We would like to hear from Assistant Team Managers who:

• Have a social work qualification
• Have an active HCPE/SWE registration
• Have completed their ASYE
• Minimum of 3 years post qualifying experience of working within a statutory environment with children
• Demonstrable experience managing staff
• Will care enough to go the extra mile

Most importantly you will share our dedication and passion to improve the lives of children and young people.

Other information

If you would like to find out more about this role, please contact Abim Mustapha at [e-mail].

Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 15th December 2024.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent cautions and convictions cautions

We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.

We recognise and reward you

Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements.

We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of 24.6%.

Social Workers are also entitled to a generous enhanced reward package, as follows:

• A ‘Golden Hello’ lump sum payment upon successful completion of probation
• New lease car scheme
• Annual leave up to 30 days per year, as well as other types of leave and the opportunity to buy further leave
• Up to 15 days per year training, learning and development offer
• Free parking across all of our office sites

If you are interested in relocating to Buckinghamshire and working with us, relocation packages are also available.