
Floating Team Managers | Adult Social Care
- Trafford, Greater Manchester
- Permanent
- Full-time
Focused on leading and supervising the interim triage team, managing new contacts to the service, driving the prevention agenda, signposting residents appropriately, and ensuring effective oversight of decision-making.Post 2: Neighbourhood Teams
Working flexibly across four neighbourhood teams (Sale, Partington, Altrincham, Trafford Town Hall) to provide management support, supervision, and capacity where required.Benefits:
- Dedicated Consultant - one point of contact
- Keep your CPD/Training up to date by accessing our e-learning online portal
- Weekly payroll
- Competitive pay rates
- Weekly mailers keeping you up to date with locum posts within your locality
- Receive up to £300 for referring a friend or colleague (t's & c's apply)
- Support strategic planning and service delivery within Neighbourhood Services
- Ensure high quality Care Act assessments and person-centred, strengths-based practice that promotes independence
- Take the lead on complex safeguarding cases
- Use performance data to inform decision-making and shape preventative approaches
- Provide supervision and professional support to social workers
- Collaborate with commissioning colleagues, partner agencies and third sector organisations to deliver effective models of support
- Contribute to Trafford's improvement journey and corporate priorities
- Recognised professional Social Work qualification (CQSW, CSS, DipSW, Degree in Social Work or equivalent)
- Registration with Social Work England
- Best Interest Assessor (BIA) or Practice Educator qualification desirable
- Evidence of continued professional and personal development
- Proven experience at Team Manager level, with the ability to step into complex and high-pressure environments
- Substantial experience in adult services within a social care setting as a practitioner