About the Role
We are recruiting a Team Manager to lead our Upper Valley and North Halifax locality teams, providing leadership across our Older People and Physical Disability (OP/PD) pathways. This is a pivotal role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality, person-centred and strengths-based practice in line with the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and Human Rights Act.
Responsibilities
* Providing day to day operational leadership across two locality teams
* Ensuring safe, proportionate and strengths based practice
* Delivering high standards of supervision, decision making, and professional oversight
* Leading safeguarding activity and ensuring Making Safeguarding Personal is embedded
* Managing performance, quality, staffing and wellbeing
* Working closely with partners across Health, VCSE and community organisations
* Championing continuous improvement and supporting service development
What We’re Looking For
Values Driven Leader – Someone who truly believes in strengths based, person centerd practice and who places people’s voices at the centre of decision making. Someone who ensures dignity, respect and empowerment run through the team’s culture.
A Collaborative, System Minded Manager – You’ll work across communities, health services, voluntary organisations and internal teams to build strong, responsive support around people. You will understand the value of partnership and the importance of integrated working.
A Leader Who Brings Out the Best in Others – You will create the conditions for reflective practice, shared responsibility, professional curiosity and innovation. You will coach, guide and inspire your team – and help them to grow.
Why Join Calderdale
Service Development
You will have the opportunity to influence service redesign, test new approaches and shape local practice.
Career and Professional Development
We offer regular supervision, shared conversations, and development pathways including ILM 5 management qualifications, apprenticeships and national learning opportunities.
A Friendly, Inclusive Community
Our teams describe Calderdale as a place where colleagues are supportive, kind and connected. We celebrate diversity and want our workforce to reflect the communities we serve.
A Range of Benefits
* Generous leave offer, excellent pension, discounted travel and leisure
* Salary sacrifice schemes, wellbeing support, local business discounts and more
Contact
Alex Townsend, Service Manager
Telephone: Desk 01422 393613 | Mobile 07546 760714
Email: Alex.Townsend@calderdale.gov.uk
EEO Statement
Calderdale Council embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and we are committed to providing an environment that is inclusive. We encourage applications from people who share our commitment to challenge inequality and promote diversity across Calderdale. We particularly welcome applications from communities that are currently under‑represented in our organisation. All applications are anonymised before being seen by the selection panel.
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