Assistant Team Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

About Us

Oxfordshire County Council is committed to working together to help children, young people and families to thrive.Thats not just something we say, its who we are and what we do.

Weve been consistently rated as good by Ofsted, but we are not content with that, we are ambitious and want to do even better! We are now two years into implementation of our new transformational model - Family Solutions Plus (FSP) and are moving into phase two of its implementation.

About the Role

Were looking for Assistant Team Managers to support Team Managers with developing and leading our Family Solutions Plus teams.

As an Assistant Team Manager, youll help to lead a multi-disciplinary team comprised of specialist adult workers as well as childrens social workers, to tackle parental difficulties as a means of increasing parenting capacity.

As someone with strong communication skills, youll build successful working relationships both within your own team and across the service, as well as with other professionals to help shape, develop and deliver services effectively.

Youll co-ordinate and monitor assessment activity within the team and ensure that practice standards and timescales are always met. Your own standards of practice will be consistently high, and you will work with the child at the centre of all that you do.

You will play a key role in improving practice in the team and youll ensure that the quality of assessments and plans in the team are consistently good; youll do this by coaching and supervising social work staff, leading team discussions and workshops, and updating the team on practice developments and research.

Please contact Team Manager Amanda Addison or via phone 01865 897797 to discuss.

About you

Youre free-thinking and brave, and that sets you apart. Youll be supportive and energised; you dont accept the norm if it can be done better - finding answers through exploration and courage. Just as importantly, you will embody our values in everything you do.

Fundamentally, youll be passionate about delivering stand-out public services, because were here to make every moment the best it can be for the residents of Oxfordshire.

Rewards and benefits

• Annual leave starting at 30 days per year (plus bank holidays).
• Culture of flexible working
• Technology to support agile working where role permits
• Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, employers contribution of up to19.9%
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeingsupport24 x7.
• Range of family friendly policies.
• Childcare vouchers, cycle to work scheme, electric car scheme, range of staff discounts including travel, holidays, insurance, food, health & leisure activities.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities.
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Ourcommitmentto:Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce.Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peersupport, education and safe spaces for all.

Ourcommitmentto:Guaranteed Interview Schemes

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.

Ourcommitmentto:Safeguarding

Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.

Ourcommitmentto:Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

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Employer details

Employer name

Oxfordshire County Council

Address

BANBURY

OX16 0EJ

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)