Assistant Team Manager | Children's Services | Wiltshire | Full Time

Location: Wiltshire (County-wide)
Contract: Full Time | 37 hours per week | Initial 3-month contract
Working Pattern: Hybrid – 50% of administrative time can be worked remotely, with a minimum of one office day per week. Pay rate £42 Umbrella.

Hoop Social Work is recruiting on behalf of Wiltshire Council for two experienced Assistant Team Managers to join Children's Services on an initial three-month contract.

These are fantastic opportunities for experienced senior practitioners or existing Assistant Team Managers looking for a varied and rewarding leadership role within a supportive local authority.

Office-based working can be carried out from one or more of the following locations:

• County Hall, Trowbridge

• Bourne Hill, Salisbury

• Monkton Park, Chippenham

Available Opportunities

Assistant Team Manager – Children & Young People's Disability Team (CYPDT)

This county-wide role has been created to provide essential management oversight during a period of reduced substantive management capacity. You'll play a key role in ensuring safe service delivery, providing supervision and supporting the team to maintain high-quality practice and positive outcomes for children and families.

Peripatetic Assistant Team Manager

This county-wide, flexible management role will provide leadership and operational support across Children's Services teams experiencing temporary capacity pressures. You'll work across different teams where required, strengthening management oversight, supporting practitioners and helping to maintain consistent standards of practice across the service.

Both roles offer a flexible hybrid working arrangement, with office locations determined by service need.

To apply, you'll need:

• A recognised Social Work qualification.

• Current registration with Social Work England.

• A minimum of 6 months' UK experience working as a registered Social Worker.

• Previous experience supervising or managing Children's Social Work staff.

• An Enhanced DBS registered on the Update Service (or be willing to obtain one).

• Three years of satisfactory references.

• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Why register with Hoop Social Work?

With over 20 years' experience in the Social Work market, Hoop Social Work provides a specialist recruitment service focused on supporting experienced social work professionals throughout their career.

When you register with Hoop, you'll benefit from:

• Over 20 years' experience recruiting within the Social Work sector.

• A specialist recruitment team covering South West England and beyond.

• Exclusive vacancies and early access to new opportunities.

• PAYE or Umbrella payroll options to suit your preferences.

• Twice-weekly payroll.

• A dedicated consultant as your main point of contact, with support from our wider team.

• £200 referral bonus for every successful Social Worker you recommend.

• Wellbeing initiatives and thoughtful extras, including birthday gifts.

• Full DBS and compliance support to make the registration process as smooth as possible.

Please note: Due to the nature of these positions, we can only consider applicants who hold a recognised Social Work qualification and are registered with Social Work England. Unfortunately, sponsorship is not available for these roles.

Interested?

For an informal and confidential discussion about either opportunity, contact Sarah Leigh at Hoop Social Work on 02922 400519 today.