Assistant Team Manager

Suffolk County Council

Assistant Team Manager in a hybrid role overseeing Supported Accommodation service. Leading staff and ensuring legislation compliance in a child-focused environment.

Posted 4/13/2026full-timeEast Dereham • 🇬🇧 United KingdomJuniorMid-Level💰 £43,822 - £48,227 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide management to the staff teams and Senior Practitioners at Supported Accommodation homes
Ensure appropriate consultation and advice are provided to enable services to meet departmental standards
Supervise, support and performance manage Senior Practitioners and the staff team
Support the Team Manager with the ongoing development of the service, using feedback from young people and their families
Ensure all legislation is met and responsibility for achieving Ofsted standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

Professional experience in residential care, supported accommodation, or child-focused services
Demonstratable substantial experience relevant to the responsibilities of this role
Relevant qualification or equivalent experience
Must hold a Level 5 qualification in Leadership and Management or be willing to work towards this within the first two years of employment
Full driving licence and daily access to a vehicle required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Generous holiday entitlement
Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need.
Financial benefits such as:
‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
Relocation expenses (where applicable)
An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

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Hard Skills & Tools

performance managementconsultationadvice provisionservice developmentlegislation compliance

Soft Skills

team managementsupportsupervisionfeedback utilization

Certifications

Level 5 qualification in Leadership and Management