Adults Assistant Team Manager - Social Worker

 We are committed to the development of our workforce. This position is only available to applicants who already work for Surrey County Council. We thank you for your interest in our roles and would encourage you to review our vacancies which are open to all. 

The starting salary for this role is £52,942 per annum, working 36 hours per week.
  

This is a 12-month secondment opportunity.

We are looking for an Assistant Team Manager (Social Worker) position to join our fantastic Reigate and Banstead Locality Team. The team is based in The Woodhatch Centre and enjoys a duty function alongside other locality tasks including assessing and reviewing the residents of Reigate and Banstead. This is a management role, and the successful candidate will have direct line management for up to eight people. They will also cover other ATMs in their absence and be part of the rotas for overseeing Duty, presenting at CPMM and SBPRG and the weekly screening of waiting lists.  

Please seek your line manager's approval before applying.
 
Rewards and Benefits 

• 26 days’ holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years’ service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer’s leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
  

About the Team

The Reigate and Banstead Locality Team is a busy, focused and high performing locality team. The current management structure of one senior manager and one team manager relies on a team of assistant team managers to provide management oversight to the team on a day-to-day basis ensuring that adult social care services are delivered in a timely manner to the residents of Reigate and Banstead.

About the Role

This role involves leading and supporting complex casework, using expert knowledge of legislation and best practice to drive innovation and improve ways of working. You’ll guide professional decision-making, model effective risk management, and support others in developing specialist assessment and intervention skills. As a safeguarding lead, you’ll work closely with senior colleagues to resolve practice concerns. You’ll manage a defined team, providing supervision, coaching, and performance support. The role also includes fostering strong partnerships across sectors, contributing to organisational development, and, where required, managing or influencing budgets and resources.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following: 

• That you hold a professional social work qualification and have completed any post qualification practice or training requirements and Social Work England Registration.
• Your significant post-qualification experience, including experience in a social care setting, and your excellent understanding of the social care and health agendas.
• Applied knowledge of Adult Social Care legislation, including the Mental Capacity Act and the NHS Continuing Healthcare National Framework.
• Effective knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults' procedures
• Your excellent communication skills that enable you to successfully manage a team and develop effective relationships, both internal and external, such as providing effective professional supervision to less experienced colleagues or inter-agency partnership working.
• Your strong commitment to achieving positive, strengths-based outcomes that promote maximum community inclusion and personal choice and control.