Assistant Team Manager, Children in our care and leaving our care Team (Here4U)
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Assistant Team Manager (Here4U team)
Children’s Services in Wokingham Borough Council are currently transitioning through a planned phase of redesign, in line with the National Reforms.
As part of this transformation phase, we have some fantastic opportunities that align with our systemic values and service goals.
We have an opening for an Assistant Team Manager to join us, initially in our Children We Care For team (Here4U). This role will be pivotal in supporting our Children We Care For Team (Here4U) by collaborating with the wider service, relentlessly focussing on child centred systemic practice, and bringing strong line management leadership skills. You will be able to make a real impact in how the team embeds new ways of working with children and families, and be involved in the reshaping of the services we provide.
The main focus of this Assistant Team Manager role, will be to manage a small team of Social Workers, who ensure that the needs of our children are being met with long term aspirations for their lives. Your role of Assistant Team Manager during this planned service transformation, will be to support your team of Social Workers through a period of change as an informed and experienced professional. You will also have more opportunities to work alongside our other Social Work teams in a collaborative and energetic way, as the service reshapes and evolves through the redesign process.
Our Offer
- Salary: £52,414 - £56,732 (plus additional £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: 11pm, Sunday 1st February 2026
Interview date: TBC
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:
Isabel Prinsloo (Head of Service for Corporate Parenting) Isabel.prinsloo@wokingham.gov.uk
or
Alix Williams (Recruitment & Retention Specialist for Children’s Social Care) alix.williams@wokingham.gov.uk
Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.
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.
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.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret that we are unable to respond to every applicant individually.
If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the application closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.
We appreciate your interest in joining Wokingham Borough Council and thank you for taking the time to apply.
Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.