Deputy Team Manager in England

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job located at Shire Hall, Block 6.

Salary: £48,226 - £51,356 per annum

Hours per Week: 37.00

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 28/06/2026

This post is not open to job share.

We are seeking a part-time Deputy Team Manager to join our Kinship Support Team on a permanent basis.

Reward and support:

• Between £48,226 - £51,356 per annum subject to experience
• £4,000 welcome payment
• £2,000 retention payment
• Up to £8,000 relocation package
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Access to our Social Work Academy
• Cycle to Work scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply)
• Green Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply)

Please note that all our welcome and retention payments are subject to terms and conditions as well as tax and national insurance deductions.

Please note that our relocation policy is subject to terms and conditions.

In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children's Services have been officially judged as 'Good' with 'Outstanding' elements. Ofsted also said 'Leaders have set out a clear vision for delivering success for children, by modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children and families feel valued and heard; risk is managed confidently with bottom lines clearly set out.'

This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our children and young people, and we remain focused on our mission: to continue building on this success and ensure that every child and young person in our county has the opportunity to thrive.

Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce.

We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to be part of an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, then consider a role with GCC.

About the team:

This is an important and exciting time to join the service, following the recent implementation of our Kinship Local Offer, which strengthens our support to kinship carers and the children they care for across the county.

The Kinship Support Team has responsibility for:

• Supervising and supporting kinship foster carers
• Overseeing private fostering arrangements in line with statutory duties
• Providing post-order support to Special Guardianship (SGO) carers, ensuring placements remain stable and sustainable

About you:

As Deputy Team Manager, you will support the Team Manager in the effective leadership and management of the team. This will include providing supervision and guidance to staff, supporting high standards of practice, and ensuring compliance with statutory responsibilities and safeguarding requirements.

You will work collaboratively with children's social care teams and partner agencies to promote positive outcomes for children, ensuring they are cared for in safe, stable, and nurturing family environments.

The role requires strong leadership skills, sound practice knowledge, and the ability to support and develop staff within a busy and evolving service.

We offer a supportive working environment, with flexible working arrangements, including opportunities for home working where appropriate.

As well as your experience, there are some things we require of you to be successfully appointed to this post:

• A full driving licence and willingness to drive
• DBS clearance (Enhanced Adults and Children's)
• To have completed your ASYE year (if you qualified after 2012)

How to apply:

For an informal chat about this role, please contact us.

We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Interviews are due to take place in person on 7th July 2026.

If you would like to find out more about our Children's Service please take a look here: Children's Social Care Careers Careers hub.

We welcome applications from newly qualified and social workers in the early years of their career. Depending on your qualification date and previous experience, you will be invited to either join our accredited ASYE programme or to complete an alternative early career development in-house pathway. The appropriate option will be explored and confirmed as part of the interview and offer process.