Assistant Team Manager - Family Help

Posted on 29 April 2025
Applications close on 11 May 2025

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All Locations:

Sturminster Newton

Salary Details:

£42,708 - £50,788

Vacancy Type:

Permanent

Function:

Health and Social Care - Children's

Employer:

Dorset Council

Job Working Pattern:

Not Specified

Closing time of advert

23:59

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Assistant Team Manager - Family Help

About the role

Are you seeking a rewarding career in Children’s Services? Be part of designing social work for the future.

Join our exceptional Family Help Team in children’s services, where we take immense pride in leading the way nationally, pioneering ground-breaking initiatives that have garnered recognition from the government. Join a team of dedicated professionals in Children's Services who, in recent months and years, have set new standards in their commitment to the well-being of children and families.

Here at Dorset Council, you won't just be an employee – you'll be a vital contributor to a legacy of positive change. Be a part of a community that values your skills, appreciates your passion, and recognises the difference you can make. Join us in creating a brighter future for children, young people, and families. Your journey towards meaningful work starts here.

In July 2024 the Department for Education officially announced the Families First for Children Pathfinder.  Dorset has been recognised for the fantastic work with children, young people and families taking place by being selected to be one of only three initial pathfinder sites nationally, testing the delivery of key reforms across the sector.  This is a fantastic opportunity and comes with central government grant funding and support which recognises the scale and ambition of the work we need to carry out. 

Our focus is on supporting families to meet the needs of their children and keeping children at home where it is safe to do so.  You’ll find a variety of exciting challenges, working with our children, families, and partners, in a workplace that inspires you to grow professionally and personally. 

As part of our model, we have developed multi-agency locality teams bringing together colleagues from across Early Help, Children's Social Care, Educational Psychology, SEND and Inclusion services under the leadership of Heads of Locality and Strategy. 

The North Locality are looking for an experienced Social Worker to join us an Assistant Team Manager (Family Help) where you’ll truly make a difference to the lives of children and young people in our beautiful county.

You will have experience of managing, appraising and supervising staff , Child in Need case supervision and mentoring others, You will have experience of complex case work and have the ability to manage and chair meetings. You will lead on practice development within the workforce and act as the Lead Child protection Practitioner within the team.

Further Information

Please contact Sue Jones Service Manager for an informal conversation and further details 01305 224404 or [email protected]

This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.

This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders.

See our policy on safeguarding children and young people.

About Us

We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:

provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
have ambitious aspirations
are excited about our future
care about Dorset and all the people who live here
know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success

You will:

have access to a range of employee benefits
be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation. We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. We have a commitment to equality and welcome applications from everyone.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role. We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our values. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

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