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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