Assistant Team Manager

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Job Description

Assistant Team Manager | 9437 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £43,822 to £48,227 per annum | Grade K | Norwich

We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for a new Assistant Team Manager within the Adoption and Kinship Support Team. Based at County Hall, the team provides services across Norfolk, offering vital support to children who are adopted or living with kinship carers. In addition, the team oversees post-adoption contact arrangements and ensures that adopted adults have access to their records.

The Assistant Team Manager will work closely with the Team Manager to oversee a large, multi-disciplinary team and the diverse range of work it undertakes.

We are seeking applicants with:

• Experience and knowledge in adoption and kinship care, including an understanding of the impact of developmental trauma on children and families.
• Skills in developing and reviewing support plans tailored to the needs of children and carers.
• Leadership abilities, including supervising colleagues, providing guidance, showing initiative in day-to-day work, and leading on specific projects.
• Commitment to professional development, ensuring the best outcomes for children and families.
• Confidence in presenting complex information to senior management, as the role includes supporting the operation of the Special Guardian Support Panel.

This is a rewarding opportunity to contribute to a service that makes a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families across Norfolk.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• 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

You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 10 December 2025 at 23:55

All other applicants closing date: 17 December 2025 at 23:55

About Us

We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.

We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.

We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.

We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.