Assistant Team Manager - Family Support and Safeguarding - Didcot and Henley


Company:	Oxfordshire County Council
Salary:	£51,928 to £55,255 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Oxford, OX11 8QX
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Aug 2026
Closing date:	25 Sept 2026

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Summary

About the Role

Join our dedicated team at OCC as a Team Manager!

You will play a crucial role in ensuring that children, young people and families in need of help and protection receive timely, high quality assessments and support. Your efforts will help identify and meet their needs, reduce risks and safeguard their wellbeing.

Key responsibilities include:

Team Management: Lead a team to deliver exceptional services to vulnerable children and families.

Service Development: Support the Service Manager in the continual development, delivery and review of services to maximise life chances and implement permanency plans for children.

Practice Model: Ensure adherence to Oxfordshire's Family Safeguarding Plus practice model, including effective group supervision and timely progression of children's plans.

Policy Compliance: Ensure all relevant County policies and procedures are followed, and concerns are raised appropriately. Budget Management: Oversee the effective management of the team's budget.

Skills:

About you

You’re free-thinking and brave, and that sets you apart. You’ll be supportive and energised; you don’t accept the norm if it can be done better - finding answers through exploration and courage. Just as importantly, you will embody our values in everything you do.

Fundamentally, you’ll be passionate about delivering stand-out public services, because we’re here to make every moment the best it can be for the residents of Oxfordshire.

This is an opportunity for a proactive and passionate leader to join our team and develop our service. You will be a competent and dedicated manager who has insight and experience of the needs of care leavers.

Does this sound like you?

If so, we look forward to receiving your application!

To apply, you will need:

Social Work Qualification and registration with Social Work England

Ability to form positive working relationships with children, families and a range of colleagues across agencies

Ability to engage children, young people families who are resistant to intervention Please refer to the job description attached for a full list of essential criteria.

Qualifications:

See JD for qualifications

Keywords:

Team Manager

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