At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and support a dynamic Adult Social Care team in Wolverhampton.
- Company: Join Tripod Partners, a leader in social work recruitment.
- Benefits: Competitive pay at £36.50 ph, dedicated consultant, and free DBS service.
- Other info: Access to diverse job opportunities across the UK.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in adults' lives while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in social work and leadership required.
Assistant Team Manager needed for our Adult Social Care Team in Wolverhampton, paying £36.50 ph!
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Assistant Team Manager to join Wolverhampton's Adult Social Care Service. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled social work professional with leadership experience to help shape high-quality services for adults with care and support needs. Working alongside the Service Manager, you will provide operational leadership, oversee complex casework, and support the development of a strengths-based, person-centred service that delivers positive outcomes for adults and carers.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the day-to-day operational management of the Adult Social Care team.
- Provide leadership, supervision, appraisal, and professional support to social workers and other team members.
- Oversee complex casework, ensuring high standards of practice and statutory compliance.
- Ensure adults with care and support needs are safeguarded in accordance with the Care Act 2014 and the principles of Making Safeguarding Personal.
- Manage the prioritisation and flow of work from first contact through to transfer or closure, using performance data to drive service delivery.
- Authorise key decisions and provide oversight of assessments, care planning, safeguarding enquiries, and reviews.
- Act as an authoriser on behalf of the Supervisory Body for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) where appropriate.
- Monitor team performance, quality assurance activity, and service improvement initiatives.
- Support budget management and ensure delegated financial responsibilities are exercised appropriately.
- Represent Adult Social Care at multi-agency meetings and develop effective partnerships with health services, police, voluntary organisations, and other stakeholders.
- Deputise for the Service Manager when required and provide operational support across Adult Social Care services.
Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:
- Your own dedicated specialist consultant
- Access to the widest variety of social work jobs across 150 authorities and private organizations throughout the UK
- Prompt and reliable payroll
- Free DBS and compliance service
- £500 referral fee
For more information, please contact Dylan at Tripod Partners on 07919 026892 or Dylan.Nel@tripodpartners.co.uk
