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• Team Manager required for the Together for Families service
• Full-time, permanent position
• Office base: Reading, Berkshire
• Salary: £59,505 - £65,488 per annum (includes £6,700 market supplement)

Reading Borough Council is currently recruiting for an experienced Team Manager to lead the Together for Families service - a key part of their children's social care provision.

This is a permanent opportunity within a well-supported and forward-thinking local authority. The service focuses on working collaboratively with families to create safe, sustainable change and improve outcomes for children.

You'll provide strong leadership and oversight across a busy team, ensuring timely decision-making, supervision, and quality assurance. This role offers a great opportunity for a confident leader looking to make a meaningful impact and further develop their management career.

• Leading, managing, and supporting a team of social workers and practitioners
• Overseeing casework, allocation, and quality assurance
• Supporting staff development, supervision, and performance management
• Driving effective multi-agency working and safeguarding practices
• Contributing to service development and embedding best practice

• Proven experience in a Team Manager or Deputy Team Manager role within children's services
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills
• Ability to motivate, guide, and support a diverse team
• Sound understanding of safeguarding, statutory responsibilities, and performance standards
• Previous experience within a similar family-focused model or early help pathway would be beneficial

• You must hold a recognised Social Work qualification (Social Work degree / DipSW / CQSW)
• Registered with Social Work England
• Right to work in the UK without sponsorship
• Enhanced DBS required
• References will be requested

If you're interested in discussing this permanent opportunity, or if you'd like to register with Caritas, please contact Anton Mostert on 07824 531246 or email [email protected]

Caritas Recruitment are a specialist recruitment agency for Qualified Social Workers at all levels. We supply Qualified Social Work staff to over 150 local authorities, UK wide, on a permanent and temporary (locum/contract) basis. If you know of someone who might be interested in this vacancy, please ask them to get in touch; we offer a £300 referral bonus scheme for each friend/colleague you refer plus an additional £500 on your fifth referral!

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