Assistant Team Manager – Fostering Team

Job Description

Job Title: Assistant Team Manager – Fostering Team
Specialism: Children’s Services
Location: Wrexham, UK
Salary: £41.58 Per Hour
Type: Temporary / Full Time

We are seeking an experienced Assistant Team Manager to join a well-established Fostering Team in Wrexham. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled social work professional to provide leadership, support, and oversight within a dedicated fostering service. Working alongside a supportive and collaborative management team, you will play a key role in ensuring the effective day-to-day operation of the service while supporting practitioners to achieve positive outcomes for children and carers.

Perks and Benefits

Hybrid Working: Benefit from a flexible working arrangement with 2 days working from home and 3 days in the office each week.

Supportive Management Team: Join an experienced and friendly management team that works collaboratively to support high-quality service delivery.

Leadership Opportunity: Take a key role in supporting and developing a team of dedicated social workers within a well-established fostering service.

Rewarding Practice: Contribute to a service that supports foster carers and promotes positive outcomes for children and young people.

What You Will Do

Team Leadership and Supervision: Provide supervision, guidance, and management oversight to a team of committed social workers.

Practice Support: Offer advice and professional support on complex cases, ensuring high standards of social work practice are maintained.

Service Delivery: Support the effective day-to-day functioning of the Fostering Service, ensuring timely and responsive decision-making.

Fostering Services: Contribute to work involving foster carers, supported lodgings, Special Guardianship Orders, connected persons, and Regulation 26 arrangements.

Management Duty Responsibilities: Participate in the management duty rota, providing leadership and support as required.

Partnership Working: Work collaboratively with colleagues, carers, and partner agencies to promote positive outcomes for children and young people.

Quality Assurance: Support the maintenance of high standards across the service through effective oversight and management involvement.

Why Wrexham

Wrexham offers a welcoming and supportive working environment with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality children’s services. This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop leadership experience while contributing to a well-established fostering service focused on achieving the best outcomes for children and families.

Working with Ardent Social

At Ardent Social, we are passionate about connecting experienced social work professionals with high-quality opportunities across the UK. We pride ourselves on providing a transparent, supportive, and professional recruitment experience tailored to your career goals and aspirations.

Apply now to join the Fostering Team in Wrexham and take the next exciting step in your social work career with Ardent Social.