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Assistant Team LeaderMB4 (£45,091 – £51,456)37 hours, Full TimePermanentHybrid: Baker Street, Stockport and homeworking. To be office-based minimum of 2 days per week.Application Deadline: 27 August 2025 11:59pmPlease be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.Shortlisting Date: 28 August 2025Interview Date: TBCInterview Type: Face to FaceWhile we embrace the use of AI as an innovative tool to maximise our services at Stockport Council, we are looking for authenticity in applications we receive. We therefore ask you to think carefully if choosing to use AI when completing your application and ask that you ensure you read all instructions carefully and that your application is written by you and reflects your skills, knowledge and enthusiasm.Join us at Stockport Council MJ Local Authority of the Year 2025Your RoleThe Neighbourhood service is looking to recruit an Assistant Team Leader who has experience of working with adults in line with the Care Act to promote and enhance their well-being.The post holder will provide support with leadership at an appropriate level to establish and maintain a strength-based culture of teamwork, achievement, accountability, and outcome focused. This includes providing supervision and support to the staff team as well as contributing to the ever-developing service.About YouWe are looking for somebody who:Is a team player, who has experience and drive in developing and supporting, newly qualified and experienced social workers to achieve the best they can.Has good time management and organisation skills.About UsNeighbourhood teams are at the heart of the community, our teams are based in 4 areas that cover Stockport South, North, East and West. We work within the Care Act to support our residents to lead Happier and Healthier lives through wellbeing and prevention agenda. We also look to ensure the safety of our residents under S42 Safeguarding under the Care Act, we do this again with the person at the centre of this, making safeguarding personal. We work collaboratively with our partner agencies and our committed to the council’s vision off one heart, one mind, one Stockport and work to an ethos of promoting the glorious ordinary lives of our residents.At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Lynn Hagan at [emailprotected] for an informal discussion about the role.The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application. Please also email [emailprotected] .Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.Follow our recruitment team on X , Instagram and Facebook for updates on our vacancies and recruitment events.Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.Heaton Norris, Stockport, SK4 1QQ, United KingdomA generous annual leave allowance, up to 30 days annual leave dependent on grade and length of service, plus bank holidays with the option to purchase additional annual leaveWork Life BalanceWork and personal life balance. Many jobs include part time working, flexi-time and homeworkingEmployee engagement networks to support colleagues and create opportunities to feed into both workforce and borough strategiesSupport for volunteering by allowing up to 4 hours per month (pro rata) to carry out any duties associated with thisLearning and DevelopmentA suite of learning and development opportunities, from important data protection training to all level apprenticeshipsDiscountsA huge range of discounts via an easy to use portal, including: Gym memberships, restaurants, events, travel, cycle to work scheme, home electronics and more.Access to an employee support hotline, available 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.Pension SchemeOption to join the Local Government Pension Scheme and give your pension a boost by enrolling into a salary sacrifice scheme.Our Recruitment JourneySeen a job you’re interested in but want to understand more about our recruitment process?1Application stageWhen you have seen a job, you are interested in you can submit your application online by clicking ‘Apply Now’, some vacancies will ask you to complete a supporting statement where you should address the About You section of the Job Profile for the role. Other vacancies will ask you to upload a CV.2ShortlistingIn keeping with our commitment to inclusion, recruiting managers take an anonymised approach to recruiting when shortlisting your application form. They will use the supporting information section of your application and your work history to assess your suitability for the job. You\’ll be notified of the outcome of your application form via email and if successful you\’ll be invited to book an interview slot.3InterviewsWhen preparing for the interview, you should familiarise yourself with the job profile. The About You section of the job profile contains the criteria that will be assessed at interview stage. You can prepare for interview by ensuring that you have clear examples relating to how you have met these criteria. If you require any reasonable adjustments because of a disability under the Equality Act, to assist you during the selection process we would be pleased to discuss them with you on [emailprotected]4Offer stage and pre-employment checksOffer stage and pre-employment checks If you\’re offered the job after interviewing, you\’ll be sent a conditional offer detailing your new role. Along with the conditional contract and offer letter, our team will be in touch regarding your pre-employment checks.The pre-employment checks that you will need to undertake will depend on the role that you\’ve applied for. These checks may include:• right to work in the UK• Disclosure and Barring Service checks.The information provided will be dealt with in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice• gaps in employment• reference checks. We will request references prior to issuing your conditional contract• pre-employment health declaration• qualification checks #J-18808-Ljbffr