Assistant Team Manager - Fostering | Reading | £42ph Hybrid in Reading

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Assistant Team Manager - Fostering | Reading | £42ph Hybrid\n\nLocation: The Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading, RG1 2LU\n Contract: Assistant Team Manager - Independent Fostering Agency\n Rate: Up to £42 per hour\n Working Pattern: Hybrid (3 days office-based, including visits)\n Start: October 2025 (transition to Reading Borough Council in-house fostering)\n\nJoin Reading Borough Council's fostering service as an Assistant Team Manager during an exciting period of transition. You'll lead a small team of social workers, overseeing foster carer assessments, supervision, and support for 53 fostering households. This leadership role is pivotal in ensuring continuity, quality, and improvement as services move in-house.

You'll manage staff performance, quality assure assessments, support carer recruitment and training, and contribute to service development.\n\nEssential:\n\nSignificant fostering experience\nSocial Work England registration\nManagement and supervisory experience\nEnhanced DBS\nCar driverSEO keywords: fostering team manager jobs, Reading fostering service, independent fostering agency, social work manager, children's services, hybrid social work, foster carer supervision, fostering assessment, Reading Borough Council jobs.\n\nFor more information on this role or for a discussion about Social Work opportunities across England and Wales please contact Gemma at Caritas Recruitment - (url removed) / (phone number removed)\n\nCaritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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