Deputy Team Manager - Llangatwg Community Children's Team

Location of post: Neath Civic Centre

Workstyle : You will be a mobile hybrid worker

We are currently looking for 2 Deputy Team Managers to contribute to professional leadership in our Llangatwg Community Children's Team. You will be responsible for supporting the manager in providing an efficient and effective service to children in need of care and support, children in need of protection, looked after children and their families in line with current policies, best practice, legislation, procedures and systems.

As well as assisting with management responsibilities, you will hold a small number of complex cases, provide advice and guidance to Social Workers and Support Workers in the team and contribute to the development and delivery of the service in order to maintain a high quality provision on behalf of the Authority.

It remains an exciting time in Children and Young People Services as we continue to make solid progress towards our aims of achieving quality, supporting families and effectively managing risk. We are proud to have a strong and stable management team; training and supporting staff remains a high priority and average caseloads per social worker continue to be low.

If you would like to be part of a Service that strives for excellence and supports its employees to achieve their potential, this could be the role for you. We can offer you secure employment with a very competitive salary and generous terms and conditions including 25 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years continuous service) plus 2 extra days at Christmas, pension scheme and sick pay scheme. We also have a Health and Well-being Group with a staff lottery and associated discounts. If you are thinking of relocating, there is also a relocation scheme.

You must possess a relevant qualification in Social Work, be registered with Social Care Wales, and have three years post-qualifying experience working with children and young people to be considered for this position.

If you think that you have the necessary experience and qualifications for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Your workstyle will be a mobile hybrid worker in this role which gives you the flexibility to work from home and from a variety of Council workplaces.

For an informal discussion, please contact Emma Meyrick, Team Manager on

Phone: 01639 685263

Email: e.meyrick@npt.gov.uk

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure (child)

Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our employees are equally committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and young people and will take action to safeguard their wellbeing.

The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that children and young people are protected.

Welsh Language skills are not required.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans.

In support of employees of Tata Steel who are at risk of redundancy, or have been made redundant in 2024, Neath Port Talbot Council is offering a guaranteed interview for jobs across the Council. Applicants must meet the essential criteria for the post to qualify for this. If you are or going to be affected by the job losses at Tata Steel then we would welcome an application from you. Just make it known on your application form that you are currently at risk of redundancy or you have been made redundant.

At Team NPT, we all work together to serve the people, communities and businesses of Neath Port Talbot.

We are committed to providing training opportunities and the professional development of all our employees.

We look forward to welcoming you to Team NPT.