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SalaryThis is a fixed term contract / secondment opportunity until 30th November 2024.
Interviews will be held in person on 24th January 2024.
The Service Improvement taskforce ensure that Adult Social Care is providing the best experience possible for the residents of Essex, ensuring good quality, safety and user experience.
The taskforce play an integral part of preparations for the upcoming CQC inspection and charging reforms. In joining the taskforce, you can grow your expertise by helping us meet the new challenges this brings.
You will be a champion for best practice and an advocate for change. You will work collaboratively using a strength-based approach with teams across Adult Social Care to deliver quality improvement and assurance activity in readiness for the CQC inspection.
About the Role
The Team Manager leads a social care team, holding them accountable for performance and delivering improvements. Working with the Service Manager, contributing to the development of strategy and ensuring a service which adapts responsively to change.
With proven ability to focus on results, develop innovative solutions and build strong working relationships with partners, this leader will possess a deep understanding of working in an extremely challenging financial environment.
The role will involve providing leadership and support across a team of professionals, enabling the development of individuals within the team. Key responsibilities will include delivering expertise and professional knowledge and guidance for complex cases and delivering a high-quality service with positive outcomes which enables people to live healthily and independently.
About You
You'll bring strong and progressive leadership and behavioural skills, giving you the ability to develop a highly motivated, high-performing professional team to deliver the best solutions for those using our services. We are seeking an innovative, proactive leader who engages a strengths-based approach to leadership in a multi-disciplinary arena that can at times be challenging but rewarding as you see the team grow in confidence.
Educated to degree level in Social Work or Occupational Therapy with current professional registration, you'll bring strong leadership and behavioural skills, giving you the ability to develop a highly motivated, high-performing professional team to deliver the best solutions for those using our services. We're also looking for your experience of working in a social care setting, along with the ability to deal with challenging social situations and develop strong relationships with partner agencies and the local community to provide a supportive framework for vulnerable adults.
You'll also bring:
This role involves travelling around Essex. A driving licence and car - or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means - is essential.
As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service .
What We Offer In Return
We'll support you to be your best…
Whatever you want to achieve in your social care career, you can do it here.
*T&Cs Apply.
Apply now.
For more information visit our Adult Social Care Brochure or contact Abbie.Mollison@essex.gov.uk
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