Details:
- Salary: £42 - Hour
- Job Type: Temporary
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: Rushmoor Surrey
- Date: 2 days ago
Description:
Assistant Team Manager – Children’s Services (Locum)
Location: Hart & Rushmoor, Hampshire County Council
Rate: £42.00 per hour
Job Type: Full-Time, Locum (Non-Caseholding)
Working Pattern: Hybrid
Start: ASAP (Urgent Requirement)
Hampshire County Council is urgently seeking an experienced Assistant Team Manager to join Children’s Services in the Hart & Rushmoor area. This is a key leadership opportunity for a confident and skilled practitioner who can support frontline social work teams, drive high standards of practice, and ensure strong outcomes for children and families.
This is a non-caseholding role, allowing you to focus on supervision, operational oversight, quality assurance, and supporting social workers in delivering safe, timely, and effective interventions. You will play a vital role in maintaining performance, supporting practice improvement, and ensuring statutory responsibilities are consistently met.
You will be part of a supportive and collaborative service, working in a hybrid model that promotes flexibility while maintaining strong engagement with the team and service delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
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Provide operational support to the Team Manager within Children’s Services
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Offer supervision, guidance, and professional oversight to social workers
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Support performance management, practice standards, and service improvement
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Ensure compliance with statutory frameworks including Working Together to Safeguard Children and relevant legislation
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Contribute to quality assurance activity, audits, and case file reviews
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Support duty systems and ensure effective multi-agency collaboration
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Assist in workforce development and team performance
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Promote safe, timely, and effective interventions for children and families
About You:
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Significant experience in a senior social work role within Children’s Services (ATM, Senior Practitioner, or equivalent)
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Strong leadership and supervisory experience in frontline teams
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Excellent knowledge of safeguarding, child protection, and relevant children’s legislation
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Experience in performance management and quality assurance
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Ability to support and develop practitioners in a fast-paced environment
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Strong communication, organisation, and decision-making skills
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Social Work England registration and relevant social work qualification required
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced senior practitioner to step into a high-impact leadership role within a forward-thinking children’s service, helping shape practice and improve outcomes for children and families.
Referral Scheme: £500 per successful referral (Terms and Conditions apply)