Deputy Social Care Manager, Permanent in Stratton

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

Job Location: Tewkesbury Borough Council Offices

Salary: £52,413 - £54,495 per annum

Hours per Week: 37.00

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 05/05/2026

This post is not open to job share.

Are you looking for your next step in your Social Work management career? Adult Social Care has an exciting opportunity for a full time (37 hours) Deputy Social Care Manager position within our Tewkesbury Locality Team. This role is a combination of frontline and strategic level management.

About the Role:

Under the direction of the Integrated Social Care Manager, the Deputy Social Care Manager (DSCM) is responsible for ensuring the team’s social work practice and values, to deliver positive outcomes. The DSCM will achieve this through ensuring team arrangements are in place for supervision, workload management, quality assurance and the effective deployment of the budget, staff and additional resources. This is an interesting and varied role within an established and supportive team that are motivated, passionate and engaged. There is a full complement of management in the team which consists of an Integrated Social Care Manager, Social Work Leads and a Social Care Lead. Other team members include qualified Senior Social Workers, Social Workers, Adult Social Care Practitioners and an administration team. Being part of this service means that you have a supportive established network of peers that encourages regular communication and a platform for collaborative solutions, with opportunities to develop further excellent working relationships with professionals from across the council and other agencies.

About You:

We are looking for an individual who has experience in line management within a multi-disciplinary environment. The ideal candidate will have:

• Substantial experience of working with vulnerable adults or evidence of transferable experience in a statutory health or adult social care setting
• Effective leadership, providing support and modelling engagement in the most challenging of circumstances, including with partner agencies, stakeholders and other professionals
• Experience in undertaking line management duties, including appraisal and formal performance management of staff
• Experience of financial decision making in the context of managing allocated team budgets
• Significant up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation, policy and procedures

Providing inspirational and credible leadership, building and owning strong relationships politically, externally and internally, are all important qualities for this role. Our values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about.

If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role.

We Offer:

• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free parking at our office in Tewkesbury
• Agile working with a mix of office and home working
• Regular formal and informal support
• Safe, supportive and positive working environment
• Robust supervision and training opportunities, enabling you to develop your skills
• Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network

We’re Closer Than You Think: We are an easy commute from many locations.

Applying: Please write your application with consideration for the essential criteria in the Job Profile. Your application should include examples of why you should be considered and cover the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.

This Position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.