37 hours per week
Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where you can lead a team, drive positive change, and make a real difference? Are you a dedicated Senior Social Worker with a passion for empowering individuals and promoting independence? If you have experience of managing a team—or are a social work manager looking for a fresh challenge—we want to hear from you!
About the Role:
We are looking for a motivated and skilled Integrated Team Manager to join our Isle of Wight Integrated Locality Team in a full-time position.
As our Localities Team Manager, you will oversee theLocality Multi-Disciplinary Teams, ensuring that those in need of adult social care receive safe, timely, and person-centred support. This role is all about leadership, collaboration, and innovation in service delivery.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Leading the delivery of high-quality social care assessments and practice in line with the Care Act.
Championing a person-centred, strengths-based approach, placing individuals at the heart of every decision.
Encouraging independence to minimize the need for formal care whenever possible.
Continuously improving service efficiency through collaboration with key stakeholders.
To be successful in this role, you’ll need to:
Hold a Social Work qualification and be SWE registered
Be an accredited Practice Educator or AMHP
Thrive in a fast-paced environment
Have experience chairing meetings
Demonstrate expertise in person-centred and strengths-based approaches
Possess strong knowledge of adult social care legislation and safeguarding
Be confident in decision-making and service improvement
Understand how data supports teams and service delivery
Lead with passion and drive, promoting strengths-based care
Have proven experience leading and working within a team
Collaborate effectively with partner agencies
Be prepared to take part in the Out of Hours Stand-by Duty Rota as required
We take pride in delivering outstanding care and support to our community. We are committed to strong leadership, work-life balance, quality management, and reflective supervision—ensuring that our professionals thrive in a fulfilling and enriching environment.
If you're someone who shares our commitment to helping people live their best lives, has confidence in your practice, and wants to lead an exceptional team—apply now.
For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Rachel McCleaveat 01983 821000 ext.6018or email Rachel.mccleave@iow.gov.uk
Join #TeamIWC and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:
Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
Local Government pension scheme
Discounted Solent ferry travel
Island bus network discount
Cycle to work scheme
Staff parking permit scheme
Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
National and local discounts & benefits schemes
Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)
Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island .
The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.
We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees. We are an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community.
We are a Disability Confident employer. Along with a number of commitments, this means, providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.
The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination, and this is supported by;
unacceptable behaviour policy
employee code of conduct
our values, culture and inclusivity
The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via adverts@iow.gov.uk if you would like to receive a copy
The Isle of Wight Council reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than stated, if required. To ensure your application is considered, it is recommended to submit your application promptly.
Out of Hours Standby and Call Out.You may be asked to provide support in exceptional circumstances, outside of usual business hours. Unless stated otherwise in the job summary for the role this is not part of the department’s usual standby arrangements.
For support completing your online application or for further information on how to apply, phone 01983 823134 or email callcentre@iow.gov.uk Only applications submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.
We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. Please revisit our job page for alternate posts that may be suitable.
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