Liquid Personnel are currently recruiting for an Assistant Team Manager to join a dedicated Fostering service within a progressive local authority in Kent—where your leadership can make a lasting difference in the lives of children and families.
This is more than just a job – it’s a chance to be part of a forward-thinking council that puts people first. You’ll join a supportive, innovative team that values collaboration, professional growth, and meaningful impact. With a strong focus on manageable caseloads, reflective supervision, and a unique team-based approach, this authority empowers social workers to do their best work. Guided by values of trust, respect, and ambition, it’s a place where your voice is heard, your wellbeing is prioritised, and your career can truly flourish.
What’s in it for you?
About the Role
Reporting to the Team Manager, you will lead and support a small team of social workers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment. This is a non-caseholding role focused on delivering high-quality supervision and ensuring best practice in safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people.
Requirements
Interested?
Contact Mozz Radwan on 020 3857 3486 or Mozz.Radwan@liquidpersonnel.com
Please note: We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.
Liquid Personnel is a specialist social work and healthcare recruitment consultancy. Founded in 2006, we are now the leading provider of agency social workers in the UK, trusted by over 150 organisations nationwide to provide exceptional agency staff.
We also specialise in the following divisions:
• Nursing - temporary and permanent nurses
• Allied Health Professionals - temporary occupational therapists and physiotherapists
• Criminal Justice - temporary prison nurses, probation officers, and youth offending officers
Accreditations:
- Listed in the UK's Best Medium Workplaces Awards 2013 - 2017; winners of the Laureate Award 2017, recognising that we have been ranked in the awards for 5 years in a row
- 24th in The Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For 2016
- Winners of the Best People Development Business Award and Best Back Office Support Team Award 2016 at the Institute of Recruitment Professionals Awards
- 7th fastest-growing business in the Manchester area in the Greater Manchester Fastest 50 2016
- 11th in Recruiter Fast 50 2016 rankings
- Winners of "Best Large Recruitment Agency" at the Recruitment Business Awards 2015
- Holders of Investors in People status
- Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) Members
- 'Disability Confident Employers'
