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Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us click here.
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Assistant Team Manager - Support & Safeguarding
We are seeking an experienced Assistant Team Manager to join our Support & Safeguarding Pods in Maidenhead on a 6-month fixed-term contract only. You will provide supervision, casework oversight and management support to social workers, including ASYE practitioners, ensuring children and families receive high-quality, timely and effective support. Responsibilities include overseeing complex cases, driving care planning and safeguarding outcomes, contributing to multi-agency meetings, supporting court proceedings and maintaining strong partnerships with families and professionals. Applicants must hold a recognised social work qualification, have active Social Work England registration and demonstrate experience in children’s services management or supervision, strong safeguarding knowledge and a commitment to Achieving for Children’s values of Trust, Empower and Respect.
About the role
Working within our Support & Safeguarding Pods, you’ll be part of a team dedicated to protecting children and helping families navigate challenging circumstances. You’ll have the opportunity to share your expertise, mentor and develop social workers, including newly qualified practitioners, and help build confidence and consistency across the team. The role also involves working closely with partner agencies, contributing to important decisions about children’s safety and wellbeing, and helping practitioners navigate complex cases and court processes. It’s an opportunity for an experienced social worker who enjoys developing others, tackling challenges and making a meaningful difference to children’s lives.
If you would like to learn more about this opportunity please contact Hema Chandran at hema.chandran@achievingforchildren.org.uk
About you
We’re looking for a confident and experienced social work professional who can support, motivate and develop practitioners while maintaining high standards of safeguarding practice. You’ll bring strong leadership skills, sound professional judgement and a commitment to achieving the best outcomes for children and families.
- Hold a recognised social work qualification and active Social Work England registration.
- Have experience supervising or managing staff within Children’s Services.
- Have strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation, child protection and court processes.
- Be confident overseeing complex cases, supporting practitioners and developing professional practice.
- Demonstrate excellent communication, decision-making and partnership-working skills.
- Take a child-centred, strengths-based approach to safeguarding and improving outcomes.
- Share our values of Trust, Empower and Respect, with a commitment to high-quality practice and continuous improvement.
About our benefits
We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:
- 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month (Or for term-time workers, your leave entitlement consists of the non-working periods in your contract)
- Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
- Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
- Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
- A range of staff benefits and discounts
- An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway
To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children click here. For our social work offer click here. For our Recruitment Journey, click here.
Important Information
Start dates: Achieving for Children have set start dates meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.
Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.
Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
