Assistant Team Manager - Adults Social Care (Gr 9)*
Sutton
Role
Who You Are
An experienced professional passionate about mental health social care. You have leadership capabilities and can effectively support and develop a team. You value collaboration with service users and care providers and are committed to enhancing service quality and ensuring statutory duties are met.
What the Job Involves
As an Assistant Team Manager, you will report to the Team Manager and support the operations of the Mental Health Social Care Team. Your responsibilities include recruitment, retention, workload allocation, and the provision of ongoing supervision to maintain high casework standards. You will act as a manager in the Duty Manager rota, handling safeguarding enquiries and supervising social workers. You will also be involved in reviewing complex cases, ensuring cost-effectiveness of commissioned services, managing hospital discharges, and co-producing service improvements with stakeholders.
Skills
- Leadership and team support
- Social work supervision
- Complex case management
- Expertise in Care Act and Mental Health Act
- Cost-effective service management
- Safeguarding case handling
- Effective communication and collaboration