Adults Assistant Team Manager - Social Worker
Details
* Reference: SCC/TP/287938/2794
* Positions: 1
* Category: Qualified Social Work - Adult's
* Contract type: Secondment
* Working hours: 36 hours per week
* Posted on: 14 March 2025
* Location: Fairmount House, 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.
This role has a starting salary of £52,942 per annum, based on a 36 hour working week.
This is a secondment opportunity until March 2026.
We are excited to be hiring a new Assistant Team Manager (SW qualified) to join our fantastic Epsom and Ewell Locality team. The team is based in Fairmount House but will be moving back to Epsom shortly.
This is a brilliant opportunity to lead a committed and supportive team of dedicated and friendly staff. The role is hybrid working, with a mixture of working in the office and from home, aiming for a minimum for full time staff to be in the office twice a week and part time staff once a week.
The role of the Assistant Team Manager is well-established and the strengths that they bring to Adult Social Care are acknowledged within the whole team and by senior management. There is a strong emphasis on supporting, developing and encouraging each team member to achieve and fulfil their potential.
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
* 2 paid volunteering days per year
* Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
About the Team
The Epsom & Ewell team is a dynamic team offering the very best service to our residents. All staff receive regular supervision, and there are always experienced members of the team available to provide advice and guidance. The team sets great store by being responsive and strengths-based in supporting residents to reach a good outcome. The culture is one of nurturing and support, alongside achieving high standards in the work that we do.
About the Role
As an Assistant Team Manager, you will be an excellent communicator and demonstrate the skills and ability to manage and support the day to day running of a busy, dynamic team, effectively prioritising daily challenges and expectations. You will be confident in making sound decisions and respond flexibly and quickly to changing needs that arise in a high-pressure locality team environment.
You must have significant post qualification experience, including management experience in a social care setting, and be able to demonstrate good understanding of both the health and social care agendas. A key accountability of the role is developing staff practice and therefore you must be able demonstrate evidence of providing effective professional supervision to less experienced colleagues.
You must also be able to demonstrate an applied and effective knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults' procedures and be able to evidence this. You will have an understanding and commitment to supporting carers and a demonstrable commitment to providing management that supports and promotes Surrey County Council's equality and diversity policy.
Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:
* Professional social work qualification and have completed any post qualification practice or training requirements, as well as Social Work England Registration
* Significant post-qualification experience, including experience in a social care setting, and an excellent understanding of the social care and health agendas
* Applied knowledge of Adult Social Care legislation, including the Mental Capacity Act and the NHS Continuing Healthcare National Framework
* Effective knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults' procedures
* Excellent communication skills that enable you to successfully manage a team and develop effective relationships
* Examples of when you have provided effective professional supervision to less experienced colleagues
* A track record in inter-agency partnership working
* Strong commitment to achieving positive, strengths-based outcomes that promote maximum community inclusion, and personal choice and control
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 us
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 Lyn Taylor by e-mail or on MS Teams.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 30/03/2025 with interviews planned for 28/04/2025.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
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 applicants 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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