Assistant Team Manager- Fostering

Assistant Team Manager - Family Placements (Support and Development)

Wokingham Council are looking for an experienced Fostering Social Worker to join their Fostering team as an Assistant Team Manager

DO NOT Apply if you do not have a Social Work Qualification with a minimum 3-year Permanent experience within an English Local Authority

The Assistant Team Manager plays a key role in supporting, developing, and retaining foster carers, ensuring they are equipped to provide safe and stable homes for children. Working alongside social workers to ensure foster carers receive high-quality support, training, and professional challenge when required.

This role is to support, guide and oversee foster carers to ensure that children are getting what they need and are living a high quality, safe lifestyle. This service provides regular supervision opportunities to teach cares, helping them develop their skills. The service also offers flexible working, including two to three days per week from home.

What's on Offer:

• £41.74 Per Hour
• Hybrid Working Scheme
• Parking on sight available
• Monitored Caseloads through supportive management

Requirements:

You must have a diploma/Degree in Social Work and have a right to work in the UK. DO NOT apply (VISA Sponsorship).

Location:

Wokingham Council

Essential Criteria about the job:

• Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration.
• Experience in a management or leadership role within fostering services with competing demands.
• Significant post-qualifying experience in fostering, family placement, or children's social care services.
• Experience of supervising and developing practitioners, alongside monitoring performance.
• Knowledge of fostering legislation, regulations, standards, and safeguarding practices.
• Ability to build positive and effective relationships with foster carers, colleagues, and partner agencies.
• Strong communication, organisational, and decision-making skills.
• Commitment to achieving positive outcomes for children and young people in care.

Desirable Criteria

• Knowledge of therapeutic, trauma-informed, and systemic approaches to supporting foster carers and children.
• Experience of leading service development initiatives and implementing change.
• Relevant management or leadership qualification.

For more information, please get in contact

Alfie Emmett-Church Aemmett@charecruitment.com

0118 948 5555