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SalaryAbout the role
This is an exciting development opportunity for a Senior Social Worker or existing Team Manager with good working knowledge and experience of fast paced working, strong leadership skills and with drive and a passion to continue to deliver and develop high quality discharge planning. We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated and have can do approach to cover the 9 months maternity leave cover. This is very exciting opportunity for anyone who may be at the stage of wanting some change and try something different or a career progression.
We are looking for an exceptional Team Manager to join us on our journey. For more information contact Sujana Lama-Paul on Sujana.lama-Paul@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
What will you be doing?
Key responsibilities of the Team Manager post include:
• Establishing day-to-day practice of the Team, ensuring compliance to relevant policies and procedures and an effective performance management approach.
• Managing the practice and performance of the team to ensure the timely and effective completion of discharges and reviews.
• To inspire, lead, manage and nurture a team of professionals (Social Workers and Adult Support Coordinators) that can operate innovatively and creatively to meet the needs of Cambridgeshire citizens.
• Building positive relationships with key partners.
• Effective management of resources and budgets and assurance of quality.
• Act as the lead manager in complex / high profile safeguarding and or serious concerns processes.
• Analyse and present data
• Provide Management cover to SToC as and when needed to cover leave/ sickness.
About you
You must be a registered Social Worker with experience of managing people and performance. You will also have some experience of leading and managing change. The successful candidate will have the ability to influence the workings of other services and you will be a skilled communicator who can work with competing demands for services.
You will be comfortable with managing a team who will work located in other bases/home who are undertaking assessments to support safe appropriate discharges to the community. For further information on the role please see attached job specification.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible and creative working arrangements
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
For our Social Workers, we offer more specific benefits like:
- Generous annual leave provision (28 days, plus bank holidays)
- Employee Assistance Programme – access to free support 24 hours a day
- Payment for business mileage expenses (45p per mile)
- Scalable retention payments to loyal social workers in specific teams after the first full year of employment, starting at £900 which increases during the first three years of service
Please read our benefits brochure attached for more information.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
Attached documents
- Team Manager Adult Social Care CCC V3.pdf
