Team Manager – Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

There has never been a more exciting time to join Wirral Council. We have ambitious targets to meet and to achieve everything we have promised to our residents we need people who are ready to deliver the very best for our communities and show how they can #BeTheDifference. Our vision is to secure the best possible future for our residents defined by the community prosperity we create and supported by our excellent people and services. If you strive to #BeTheDifference and want to be at the heart of our change and improvement journey then this could be the perfect job for you.

About the Role: You will champion excellence in MCA and DoLS practice across the organisation and its commissioned services by offering expert professional oversight, strategic influence, and authoritative guidance.

About the Candidate: We’re looking for a Qualified Social Worker with substantial and relevant post-qualifying experience. You must also have previous experience of leading and managing a team within a Social Care environment. You will have substantial experience of managing complex caseloads, services, and mental capacity matters. You must be able to evidence multi-agency collaboration with experience of working across professional and organisational boundaries. You must be a qualified Social Worker and registered with Social Work England to undertake this role. This post requires a DBS check.

Working at Wirral: Our values are more than just pieces of paper on our walls! We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after; staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, an excellent pension scheme which includes a generous employer contribution rate, immediate life cover, and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives, and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.

We have an inclusive engaged culture; everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us.

If you’d like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process to make it barrier-free and as accessible as possible please contact us. Please note that in accordance with the Council's policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies. It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package unless in exceptional circumstances.

Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. Applications can only be accepted through the Jobs page following registration. Forms received via the post will not be processed. All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK. Details of required documents can be found by clicking the link at the bottom of the Jobs page. The job description and other supporting documents will not be accessible once the vacancy closing date has passed so if a copy is required you should download it now. We do not accept applications from Recruitment agencies unless otherwise stated. Therefore any candidate submitted via a Recruitment agency will not be considered for this role.