Assistant Team Manager , Learning Disability Team

Learning Disability Assistant Team Manager

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to come and join Bury Council, taking a leadership role in the Adult Learning Disability Team. Bury Council are leading the way with integration and this is evidenced in our collocated Learning Disability and Mental Health Teams. We are currently transforming learning disability services, this has involved delivering strength based practice through embedding the progression model in practice, this includes setting personalised goals with people and their support networks.

As the Assistant Team Manager, you will play a pivotal role in supporting high quality social work practice and ensuring the delivery of high-quality interventions for adults with learning disabilities and their families.

You will support shape service delivery, develop guidance, and maintain strong partnerships with key stakeholders, including the specialist health services, advocacy services, providers and community organisations.

Your leadership will ensure that our statutory duties in relation to the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act are handled effectively and in a person-centred way.

About You

We are seeking a social worker with experience of supervising others, with a strong knowledge of relevant legislation, and a passion for leadership. We are looking for an assistant team manager with the empathy and drive to make a difference, who will support in identifying creative ways to support our community to achieve their goals, and to live in the place they call their home.

You will be a registered Social Worker (SWE).

Key skills and attributes include:

• Experience of supervising social workers and or student social workers.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience in report writing and data analysis.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• A commitment to equality, diversity, and anti-discriminatory practice.

Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis.