Job Details:
Salary Range: £38,092 - £42,389 (plus a Market Supplement of £8,350 pro-rata, per annum)
Work Location: Dame Mary Fagan House, Basingstoke
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 30 June 2024
We have a fantastic career opportunity - Assistant Team Manager position to join our team here in Basingstoke.
The Assistant Team Manager will be responsible for supporting Social Workers within the Children in Care Team. You would be working with Children in Care, ensuring statutory requirements are followed. You will also be supporting the team to help discharge care orders, SGO's and parenting assessments where required and where possible help to reunify a child home.
The successful candidate would also be part of the planning to help step down children from residential provisions to foster carer or post 16 accommodation where appropriate They will support multi-agency practice, chair meetings, supervise staff and support young people at high risk of exploitation. You will hold a small caseload.
Focus is on utilising the Hampshire Approach whereby the child's voice is heard and their views recorded.
It will be important that you have the desire to want to make a personal contribution towards improving our service. The role requires someone with passion and drive to improve the outcomes and lived experience of our children. You will need to demonstrate experience of statutory social care practice of working with children, young people, and their families.
You will demonstrate and ensure high standards are practiced and maintained. You must have a social work qualification and be registered with Social Work England, and the ability to be based in the office and travel around the county is essential. A hybrid approach to working is required with some days in the office each week, and a 9 Day fortnight is also offered.
Why Hampshire?
1. Hampshire - a great place to live and work. We believe in rewarding our staff for their commitment to delivering essential public services with an extensive range of
2. We want to help you strive to be the best you can be, and to enjoy serving Hampshire with purpose and pride.
3. With a work-life balance, Travel discounts and more - Find out what we can offer you as a valued Hampshire County Council employee.
Additional Information:
Assistant Team Manager
Vetting Requirements:
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check. As such, and as per safer recruitment requirements, please note, we will take up references prior to interview.