Assistant Team Manager - Mental Health Social Care Duty Team
Details
* Reference: SCC/TP/288863/1644
* Positions: 1
* Category: Qualified Social Work - Adult's
* Contract type: Secondment
* Working hours: 36 hours per week
* Posted on: 19 August 2024
* Location: Fairmount House, Bull Hill, Leatherhead, KT22 7AH
Description
We are committed to the development of our workforce. This position is only available to applicants who already work for Surrey County Council. We thank you for your interest in our roles and would encourage you to review our vacancies which are open to all.
This role has a starting salary of £52,942 per annum, based on a 36 hour working week.
This role is a 6-month secondment opportunity, starting on 28th October 2024 and lasting until 28th April 2025.
We are recruiting for an Assistant Team Manager to work in the Mental Health Central Duty Team based at Fairmount House, Leatherhead.
Rewards and Benefits
* 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
* Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
* An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
* Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
* Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
* A generous local government salary related pension
* Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
* Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
About the role
You will be an excellent communicator and demonstrate both the skill and ability to manage and support the day-to-day running of a large, busy and dynamic team, prioritising daily challenges effectively. You will be confident in making sound practice decisions that respond flexibly and quickly to changing needs and emergencies that arise in the community.
You will be able to develop effective partnership relationships with individuals, carers and families and positive relationships with external stakeholders. You will be supporting the team manager to deliver high quality personalised adult social care, with a clear strength-based agenda. Responsible for the supervision of both qualified and unqualified staff and managing safeguarding concerns, you will ensure that they are followed through as appropriate.
You will need to apply an extensive knowledge of Mental Health practice in a social care setting, theory and legislation to enhance practice, procedures and policies, promote innovation, and introduce new ways of working from recognised sites of excellence.
Shortlisting Criteria
To be shortlisted for an interview your application will clearly evidence:
* Sound knowledge of relevant legislations, assessments, preparation of care plans, monitoring and reviewing outcomes
* Significant post qualification experience and have some management experience, including some experience in a social care setting.
* A key accountability of the role is developing staff practice and therefore applicants must be able demonstrate evidence of providing effective professional supervision to AMHPs and less experienced colleagues.
* Professional qualification in social work and registered with the relevant registration authority and adhere to their standards for conduct, performance and ethics.
Surrey has both urban and rural areas and locality based social care workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK and access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.
Contact Information
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.
For an informal discussion, please contact Hanne Rasmussen, Team Manager, on 07968 833 111.
This job advert closes at 23:59 on 08/09/2024 with interviews to follow. Please note that you will have to complete a written exercise as part of the interview process.
Our Values
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Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:
* The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
* The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
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