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Our Client, Bolton Council, is seeking an Adult’s Team Manager to join their Community Team.
Hybrid working available!
Fantastic payrate of £42 per hour!
Are you an Adults Social Worker, passionate about making a difference in your community? Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity!
Responsibilities of this role:
- Line manage all staff employed by Blackpool Council including, senior social work practitioner, qualified social workers, case assessors and support workers, delegating an agreed amount of this to the Deputy Team manager/Senior Practitioner.
- Prioritise the allocation of work and oversee workload management and performance of team members.
- Work to the standards in the professional capabilities framework expected of a social work manager. Ensure the team members also work to the appropriate capabilities framework.
- The post holder will advise on statutory responsibilities with a focus on the 2014 Care Act and knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and other associated legislation.
- The post holder will be responsible for advising and leading on safeguarding referrals within their team, allocating responsibilities to appropriate team members.
- To manage and monitor expenditure from the Adult Social Care budget in relation to staffing budgets, and care commissioned and personal budgets arranged by staff.
- The post holder will deal with comments, complaints and complements that are received by the team.
- The post holder will ensure that all policies and procedures relevant to the service are available, and that staff work to them, including, health and safety, lone working etc.
- Develop good working relationships with other statutory and voluntary/third sector partners, particularly the NHS.
- Contribute to service developments at a strategic and operational level, including consultation with service users and carers where appropriate.
Requirements of this role:
- Must be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England.
- Must have a Social Work qualification (Diploma in social work, social work degree or equivalent)
- Must have minimum of 3 years Post Qualifying experience working as a Qualified social worker
- Must have experience as a Social Work Team Manager
Benefits of working through Reed, include:
- Dedicated Recruitment Consultant.
- Aftercare service delivered by Candidate Care Team.
- Free CV building and Interview support.
- Free DBS checks.
- Weekly payroll.
- PAYE payroll option with additional benefits including holiday pay, healthcare, pension plus more.
- CPD contributions.
- Access to full UK jobs market with top tier status across many public and private sector clients.
- Supporting the Reed Foundation which has given £9.5m to charity since 2010.
Does this role interest you? Apply today!
