About the Role
and our Ideal Candidate
Join Adult Social Care as an Assistant Team Manager (ATM) and receive a generous Welcome Bonus of £, paid in your first month's salary.
We have vacancies for across the following service areas:
Adult First Contact Service (AFCS) General Duty, Sutton Locality and Wallington Locality
You will be responsible for team operations, including complex case management, recruitment, retention, and workload allocation. You will provide ongoing supervision to maintain exceptional standards of casework and offer guidance whilst using your expertise to support staff with managing complex cases. Additionally, you will contribute to ensuring that services are cost-effective and, where appropriate, participate in the co-production of service improvements with residents. Ensure prevention and strength base approach to practice and outcome based support planning.
This is an excellent opportunity for you to influence how we deliver our services and to apply your knowledge and expertise in supporting our Social Workers, helping them to continue making a positive impact.
For more information about the roles and/or an informal conversation, view the Role Profile or contact Team Managers- Kamal Chunilal, AFCS General Duty Team on or Alan Fisk on Wallington Locality Team or Binoj Jacob on Sutton Locality Team.
This role is an excellent opportunity for experienced managers who have demonstrated strong leadership capabilities within a local authority setting. As a subject matter expert in social care, you will be expected to possess an in-depth knowledge of current legislation, regulations, and guidance pertinent to social work practice.
You will play a pivotal role in supporting staff to adopt creative and innovative approaches, while effectively managing your own time to meet tight deadlines and demonstrate measurable outcomes. Furthermore, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality of work delivered by your team meets established standards.
Key qualifications and competencies for the roles include:
1. Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Social Work and registration with Social Work England.
2. Extensive post-qualification practice experience, with a thorough understanding of relevant legislation, regulations, and best practice within the field of social care.
3. Strong leadership and managerial skills to effectively manage and motivate a multidisciplinary team of social care professionals.
4. Proven ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders and community partners, to achieve shared objectives
If you are a dedicated and experienced Social Worker or an established Assistant Team Manager looking to take on a challenging yet rewarding leadership role, we encourage you to apply. Join our service and make a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve.
About Us
Adult Social Care has implemented a wide range of changes to improve care for adults and create positive working environments for our staff. We have new leaders and experienced managers who bring innovative ideas to the service and are driving meaningful changes throughout your service delivery. Our goal is to deliver exceptional care that enhances outcomes for our community whilst providing an inclusive, diverse and stable environment for staff to grow their career.
Localities
There are four Locality teams currently in place, aligned to the four Primary Care Network (PCN) footprint - Wallington, Carshalton, Sutton & Cheam. These services are for people, people with physical and sensory disabilities and people with mental health related needs. Locality teams bring Social Workers together with NHS colleagues, supporting holistic, integrated working.
Adult’s First Contact Service (AFCS)
We introduced a new Adults First Contact Service (AFCS) in June, which consists of a General Duty Team and a Safeguarding Triage Team. The General Duty Team focuses on prevention and strength based approach to screening and immediate needs assessment. Our service aims to provide an immediate response to our residents in need of support. The Safeguarding Triage Team focuses on managing risk, preventing harm and empowering the resident to engage in an ongoing plan to maintain their safety. The team works in collaboration with the Locality and Specialist Teams to ensure that concerns that meet the threshold for a Section 42 Enquiry, are allocated to an Enquiry Officer for ongoing work. This joint approach ensures a timely and skilled response to the management of risk.
Our Offer To You
As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
Employees have access to a wide range of benefits to enable staff to achieve a work life balance, some of which include:
5. A generous annual leave entitlement of 26-32 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) depending on service and grade
6. Enhanced Maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave
7. Two volunteering days per year
8. Flexible Working - Smarter Working Scheme (dependent on the role)
9. Adjustable and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks
10. Learning and development portal offering a range of courses
11. Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
12. Interest free season ticket loans
13. Local Government Pension Scheme
14. Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
15. Electric vehicle leasing scheme
16. Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support