Team Manager (Social Work)

Job Introduction

Team Manager (Social Work)

Make a real difference in one of England's most beautiful counties and help shape brighter futures for those who need it most in Northumberland.

At Northumberland County Council, we’re committed to delivering a high-quality service to vulnerable adults and their loved ones across the County, and we’re looking for professionals who share our vision.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced social worker or an existing team manager. We are looking for someone with post qualification experience, and experience of supervising/mentoring other staff.

This is your chance to join a forward-thinking organisation that values collaboration and is committed to delivering high-quality support and better outcomes for the people we work with.

What makes the role unique?
As a Team Manager you will oversee and get the best out of a locality team of social workers and care managers. The team will be linked closely to primary care, and the core element of the role is to lead on providing excellent support to social care clients within your area. You will be part of a larger Care and Support service covering the whole of Northumberland with strong management and peer support in the role.

The job encompasses motivating the team to high levels of performance, managing staff workload and the workflows effectively, supervision and appraisal of team members, and key other areas of work including safeguarding adults and assisting with service development where necessary.

Training and personal development opportunities will be available.

You will also be responsible for managing a delegated health and social care budget for the locality.

At Northumberland County Council, we take pride in our dedicated employees who are passionate about improving the lives of adults in our communities, ensuring they feel safe, healthy, happy, and independent.

What we are looking for:

• The successful candidate should have experience of supervising and mentoring staff.
• The successful candidate will lead on quality assuring social work practice
• The successful candidate will need to have strong leadership skills and the ability to have a flexible approach to working across the County
• The successful candidate will continue to promote a strong learning culture across the organisation
• The successful candidate will demonstrate strategic skills to link the work of the team manager role to improve quality assurance standards.

If you feel inspired by this opportunity and want to make a difference, we invite you to join a progressive and innovative organisation that truly values its employees.

One of the significant benefits of working for Northumberland is the dedicated support from the Adult Social Care training team. They provide a wide range of career development opportunities to help you grow and progress in your role, from specialist workshops to structured pathways, we are committed to investing in your professional development.

For this position you must have the following:

• Degree in Social Work & registered with Social Work England
• Experience of supervising or mentoring staff
• Post-Qualifying Experience e.g. PG Certificate modules
• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid UK driving licence and is either a car owner or can use a car for work purposes.

For further information on this position, please contact Melanie Laidlaw, Senior Manager on 07967816127 or melanie.laidlaw@northumberland.gov.uk

Why choose us?
Northumberland is world-renowned as a visitor destination and an ideal location to strike a perfect work/life balance. There is no better way of enjoying the picturesque scenery and stunning coastline than on an everyday basis!

We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including:

• 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of local authority continuous service (pro rata for part-time employees),
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexi scheme – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
• Free parking in majority of NCC base sites
• Free electrical car charging at County Hall
• Equipment provided including mobile phone and laptop
• Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands
• Commitment to work/life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing and flexible working arrangements.
• A range of salary sacrifice schemes are available
• Staff networks - run by staff, for staff, providing opportunities for peer networking, mutual support, staff development e.g. Apprenticeship, Armed Forces, ASD, Enable (disability), LGBT+, Menopause, Mental Wellbeing and Racial Equality.

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Further information
For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please see the attached guidance notes here.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.

Alternative application format:
British Sign Language: northumberlandcc-cs.signvideo.net
For those with speech difficulties or hearing loss: Text relay service dial 018001 01670 623930

Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.