Assistant Team Manager - Disabilities
Posted 2 days ago by 4Recruitment Services
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Wolverhampton
Summary: The Assistant Team Manager for Disabilities in Wolverhampton is responsible for delivering high-quality social work services to adults and carers, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation. This role includes direct line management of team members, providing guidance and support, and overseeing the team's daily operations. The position also involves safeguarding adults with care needs and contributing to policy development while acting as a champion for strength-based practice within the service.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure effective social work service delivery to adults and carers.
- Provide direct line management, supervision, and appraisal to team members.
- Manage team operations, demand, and risk in line with the Waiting Well Policy.
- Safeguard adults with care needs within statutory guidelines.
- Deputise for the Team Manager as needed.
- Represent the service and contribute to policy and practice development.
- Provide effective leadership and motivation to staff.
- Coordinate and analyze team performance to meet statutory duties and targets.
- Supervise and support the professional development of social work students.
Key Skills:
- Experience in social work management and supervision.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and statutory guidelines.
- Strong leadership and motivational skills.
- Ability to manage demand and risk effectively.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience in coaching and developing team members.
- Understanding of strength-based practice.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Wolverhampton
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Assistant Team Manager – Disabilities (Social Work)Wolverhampton Full Time Job purpose:
To ensure a high quality and effective social work service to respond to the needs of adults and carers in a timely manner and adhering to all relevant legislationProvide direct line management, including supervision and appraisal, to an agreed cohort of team membersOffer advice, guidance and consultation, provide coaching and direction as required.To ensure the effective day to day operation of the team including managing demand and risk in adherence with the Waiting Well PolicyTo safeguard adults with care and support needs in a timely manner and within statutory guidelines.Deputise for the Team Manager where neededRepresent the service and contribute to the development of policy and practiceProvide effective leadership within the service, taking responsibility, being accountable and motivating staff within the team, working closely with other assistant team managers and providing cover where neededTo act as a champion within the service for strength-based practice.
Supervisory and management responsibilities:
To support the team manager by coordinating and analysing individual and team performance to ensure that services are delivered in accordance with statutory duties and in line with targets and timescalesProvide direct line management, including supervision and appraisal, to an agreed cohort of team members and offer advice, guidance, consultation, coaching, direction and oversightAssist the Team Manager in managing the throughput of work and workflow process, in adherence with the Waiting Well Policy and statutory guidelines, including the quality assuring and approval of workSupervise and support the professional development of social work students
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