Assistant Team Manager - Care leavers

Our client Wokingham Borough Council is looking for an Assistant Team Manager to join their Care leavers team.Main Accountabilities: Lead and manage a Children''s Services social work/ personal advisor team, ensuring high-quality, child-centred social work /practice aligned with statutory requirements, systemic theory, and the Family First agenda. Drive continuous improvement in safeguarding, care planning, and service delivery through effective leadership, supervision, and partnership working. Provide professional supervision and guidance to personal advisors and social workers, ensuring effective case management and decision-making. Monitor and assure quality of practice, ensuring compliance with legislation, policies, and procedures. Manage team performance, workload allocation, and staff development through coaching and training. Ensure robust safeguarding practices, timely interventions, and risk assessments to protect children and young people. Collaborate with multi-agency partners to deliver integrated services and positive outcomes for children we care for, children seeking safety via asylum and Care Leavers. Contribute to service development initiatives, audits, and quality improvement plans. Promote an aspirational and ambitious service, which promotes the corporate parenting ethos for our children and young people. Also working in partnership with the Family First Pods to offer input and support for our 16+ children and young people supported elsewhere in the ..... full job details .....