Grade/Salary: ME16 - £57,402 - £61,653 per annum - Permanent - Full Time
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Would you like the opportunity to be a Team Manager in a community team in Adult Social Care? This is an exciting opportunity, so please apply if you would like a new challenge, and to progress your career.
We are looking for someone with drive, determination and vision who is keen to make a positive impact. You will possess excellent communication skills and demonstrate a commitment to delivering a quality and value for money service. You'll share our values and vision for increasing independence, wellbeing and for collaborative working with our internal and external partners. The role offers a range of experience and work with diverse communities. You will be surrounded by supportive and friendly colleagues, in a reflective workplace culture.
As Team Manager, you will be responsible for leading and developing a productive team of social workers, and social work assistants. Your day-to-day role will include effectively managing referrals, allocations, safeguarding concerns / enquiries, and complaints. Also, overseeing supervision and driving performance. You will play a significant part in streamlining processes and performance and helping the organisation to embed strengths-based practice. We are dedicated to recruiting an enthusiastic, compassionate, positive thinking and self-motivated individual.
Social Care is special here
Come and work in a supportive environment at Merton Council, where you'll do a social care role that matters in a place where you matter.
Our 'social care roles/staff' do important jobs, and we're focused on looking after you so you can look after others.
Our people stay because we have a great culture, and staff tell us their colleagues are the best thing about working here.
You'll work in a great team with knowledgeable, supportive managers and lots of recognition and reward.
You'll support people to live well in Merton, to maintain their independence, stay at home and improve their safety and quality of life.
Merton Council is focused on prevention, and we work closely with our partners to enable people to live fulfilling and meaningful lives in their homes for longer.
This could be through connecting people socially in their communities, adding adjustments such as handrails or receiving care at home.
You are empowered to help people make the best decisions about their care.
Everyone deserves to live with dignity and your invaluable role will change people's lives for the better every day.
We're here to help people live meaningful lives in Merton.
A career in social care at Merton Council
These are social work roles with great career progression and lots of learning and development opportunities.
You will have access to a range of resources, platforms and programmes including: CareKnowledge, the Adult Social Care Development Academy, and the Developing Together Social Work Teaching Partnership.
We have great transport links including our tram, making it an easy commute from surrounding boroughs, and central London in just 25 minutes.
Following a pay and benefits review, we now have one of the most progressive offers in outer London. We offer flexible working, employee support, wellbeing activities and active staff networks.
We're a borough on the rise, with big plans for the future and we want you to join us.
Bring your ideas, passion and energy and help us put Merton on the map.
With roles to suit everyone, find your future in Merton.
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