Assistant Team Manager
37 hours per week
This is a site-based role at County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight, with agile and flexible work practices.
Join Us in Making a Difference!
Are you passionate about Early Help and Prevention? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic individual to step into the role of an Assistant Team Manager within the Early Help Operations team.
As the Assistant Team Manager in the Early Help Operations Team, you will:
- Lead operational delivery of the Early Help service
- Deliver quality Early Help advice and guidance across the Early Help system, ensuring that learning and development is a priority.
- Maintain oversight of Early Help assessments, plans and closures and ensure robust and timely quality assurance
- Liaise with and assist our Child Protection and Support Teams in the completion of moving families from Tier 4 to Tier 3 or 2 Support
- Work with professionals in our Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub to secure a timely consensus about what needs to happen to safeguard and promote a child’s welfare, and to facilitate dispute resolution where this is required
- Develop and deliver service improvements to support Lead Workers from our partner agencies
- Have excellent relationships skills to engage and build upon working relationships with partner agencies
- Line management staff within the team
- Monitor performance against KPIs and local measures.
To be successful in this role, you’ll need to:
- Have an excellent understanding and proven track record in working within the Early Help system
- Have skills in quality assurance and analysis of data
- Demonstrate expertise in person-centred and strengths-based approaches
- Possess strong knowledge of children’s social care legislation and safeguarding thresholds
- Be confident in decision-making and service improvement
- Understand how data supports teams and service delivery
- Have experience of line management and working within a team
- Collaborate effectively with partner agencies
For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Carol Attrill at carol.attrill@iow.gov.uk.
Join #TeamIWC and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:
- Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
- Local Government pension scheme
- Discounted Solent ferry travel
- Island bus network discount
- Cycle to work scheme
- Staff parking permit scheme
- Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
- National and local discounts & benefits schemes
- Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
- Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)
Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island.
The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.
We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees. We are an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community.
We are a Disability Confident employer. Along with a number of commitments, this means, providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.
The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination, and this is supported by;
our values, culture and inclusivity
The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via adverts@iow.gov.uk if you would like to receive a copy.
The Isle of Wight Council reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than stated, if required. To ensure your application is considered, it is recommended to submit your application promptly.
This council and its schools recruit according to the council’s Recruitment, Policy and Procedure and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
For support completing your online application or for further information on how to apply, phone 01983 823134 or email callcentre@iow.gov.uk. Only applications submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.
We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. Please revisit our job page for alternate posts that may be suitable.