Overview
Job Description
Salary: £51,418 – £53,741 (Inclusive of 15% market supplement)
Hours per week: 37 hours
Interview date: Wednesday 2 April 2025
Children in Care and Young People – Transforming Young Lives
Ready to take your Social Work career to the next level? Join our team as an Assistant Team Manager in the specialist child exploitation Emerald team!
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, the Emerald team is closely integrated with the Youth Justice Service and our Stronger Families team who deliver an edge of care offer. This gives staff full access to a range of resources including early support, youth work, mentoring, and health and well-being services.
You will have the opportunity to work with our multi-agency partners to further develop our contextual safeguarding approach which includes our innovative risk outside the home (ROTH) child protection framework and is part of our ongoing partnership with Durham University’s contextual safeguarding research team.
In this role, you will be managing a team of Social Workers, you will oversee their safeguarding and child protection work with vulnerable young people and their families with input from Young People’s Support Workers, Missing Children Coordinators and an Exploitation Analyst.
Ready to make a real difference? Bring your Social Work England registration, a recognised social worker qualification, and up-to-date knowledge of child protection plans, and intervention through the Public Law Outline. Management/supervision qualifications (level 4) and a minimum of two years’ relevant experience or training are essential.
Why us?
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a ‘One Council’ ethos. That’s why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right. Explore more benefits here!
This position comes with a 15% market supplement payment. All market supplement payments are subject to review on an annual basis.
Please download and read the role description and person specification carefully before you apply as well as Our Identity .
The council is committed to creating an environment of positive working relationships where everyone feels engaged, supported and able to thrive. Our Identity is a framework which sets out how we are all expected to lead, work and act to deliver our services. We will not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment of any kind. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect which is underpinned by our vision and Our Identity framework.
For more details, contact Jess Mackie, Assistant Team Manager, at Jess.Mackie@wiltshire.gov.uk .
This role may be subject to certain successful security checks; please see the role description for more information.
We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services. Read our statement of commitment to equality and inclusion .
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Application process
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