Assistant Team Manager
Grade 9 £46,731 - £50,788 per annum
Essential Car User Allowance of £1239 per annum and 2 % Recruitment and Retention Allowance.
Interviews to be held Week starting 25th November 2024
Join Our Team at Together for Children!
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people? Together for Children, working on behalf of Sunderland City Council, is looking for a dedicated and experienced Assistant Team Manager to join our team. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your management skills while ensuring high-quality services for children and young people in Sunderland.
Why Join Us?
1. Impactful Work: Support children and families identified as Child in Need, Child Protection, and Cared for Children under the Children Act 1989.
2. Professional Growth: Enhance your management skills by assisting the Team Manager with quality assurance, work allocation, and team oversight.
3. Supportive Environment: Work within an Ofsted-rated Outstanding service with reasonable caseloads and visible, approachable managers.
What We Offer:
1. Training & Development: Access to extensive training, including Trauma Informed Practice and Safe & Together training, supported by our dedicated Practice Development Team.
2. Flexible Working: Enjoy a hybrid working model with both office and home-based work, ensuring you receive ample face-to-face support and supervision.
3. Competitive Benefits: Attractive salary, free onsite parking, Local Government Pension Scheme, flexi scheme, and a comprehensive health and wellbeing program.
Our Values:
* Child-Centred
* Respectful
* Creative
* Transparent
These values are at the heart of everything we do, ensuring a nurturing and innovative environment for both our staff and the children we support.
If you’re ready to take on this exciting challenge and make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you! For an informal discussion, please contact Tracy Forsyth, Team Manager, at Tracy.Forsyth@togetherforchildren.org.uk or peoplesupport@togetherforchildren.org.uk.
Visa sponsorship: We welcome applications from all nationalities; however, successful candidates must, by the commencement of employment, have the right to work in the UK.
Join us and be a part of a team that truly makes a difference!
Together for Children is committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse local communities that we support across Sunderland. We’re striving to build an inclusive workplace culture where all employees feel valued and diversity is celebrated by everyone.
As part of this commitment, we work collaboratively with our established employee networks:
* Accessibility Network
* LGBTQ+ Network
* Racial Equality Network
* Armed Forces Network
We welcome and encourage job applications from candidates regardless of their age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race, and background.
If you have a disability please do reach out to our Accessibility Network Chair to hear how we can support you during the recruitment process and if you are successful, in the workplace at peoplesupport@togetherforchildren.org.uk.
For further information on Together for Children, please take a look at our website.
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