Assistant Team Manager - Children's Services

About the role

The Assistant Team Manager will deputise for the Team Manager within Bracknell Forest Council's Children’s Services. Working closely with the Team Manager, you will help deliver strategic objectives, oversee social workers—including newly qualified staff, students and support personnel—and ensure high‑quality services for children and families.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Team Manager in managing recruitment, retention, induction, training, performance management and succession planning for the team.
• Provide reflective supervision in line with policy, delivering feedback and performance analysis.
• Lead strategy discussions, Child in Need meetings and professional forums, collaborating with partner agencies to reach safe, proportionate decisions.
• Promote inter‑agency cooperation and contribute to audit programmes and performance data tracking.
• Ensure children’s voices are heard, recorded and acted upon, and engage parents/carers in service improvement.
• Assist in equitable service provision through supervision and workload organisation.

Required profile

• Ability to build effective relationships with staff, partners and families.
• Strong assessment and analytical capabilities with a solid understanding of assessment, planning and intervention processes.
• Experience supervising staff and contributing to service development in line with departmental policies.
• Capacity to work collaboratively within a management team and support strategic objectives.

Required skills

What we offer

• Competitive hourly rate of £45.20.
• Opportunity to influence children’s services within a local authority.
• Professional development and supervisory experience.