Children Looked After Assistant Team Manager

Posted 30 July 2025
Salary 41
LocationSwindon SN1 United Kingdom
Job type Contract
Sector Social / NGO / Health & Care
ReferenceOR10725

Job description

3 months contract with a local authority

Job Purpose
  • To provide effective leadership and supervision to a pod of social workers within the Children Looked After team, ensuring high-quality, relationship-based practice that supports children under 16 with long-term foster care or adoption plans. The role is central to achieving positive outcomes for children by fostering stability, safety, and emotional well-being through consistent and reflective social work practice.

Key Duties/Accountabilities
  • Lead, support, and supervise a pod of social workers, ensuring manageable caseloads (14–16 children per full-time worker).
  • Provide regular, reflective supervision that emphasises the importance of strong, trusting relationships between social workers and children.
  • Monitor and ensure the quality and timeliness of assessments, care plans, and statutory visits.
  • Support the professional development of team members through coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
  • Work collaboratively with the Team Manager and Service Manager to deliver service improvements and meet statutory responsibilities.
Essential Experience Required
  • Substantial post-qualification experience in children’s social care, ideally within a looked-after children or safeguarding setting.
  • Proven experience in supervising or mentoring social workers or students.
Essential Qualification Required
  • Degree in Social Work or equivalent.
  • Registration with Social Work England.
Additional Information
  • Working hours: 37 hours per week
  • Enhanced DBS is required for this role.
  • Hybrid working - 3 days per week in office
  • Location: Civic Campus, Euclid Street, Swindon, SN1 2JG, United Kingdom
  • The role closes on 11th August 2025, apply ASAP.


Requirements

Requirements
  • Substantial post-qualification experience in children’s social care
  • Proven experience in supervising or mentoring social workers or students
  • Degree in Social Work or equivalent
  • Registration with Social Work England