Adult’s Deputy Team Manager / Access & Review Team

Ashberry Recruitment; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in the UK is seeking an Adult’s Deputy Team Manager for the Milton Keynes area. This role involves managing referral processes and supporting social workers while ensuring compliance with statutory guidance. Candidates should have relevant qualifications in social work and strong management skills. After an initial office-based period, a hybrid work arrangement may be possible.

Benefits

Dedicated consultant support

Friendly compliance team

£250 referral bonus

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Strong knowledge of service needs.
• Ability to write clear and concise reports.

Responsibilities

• Monitor referrals and allocations received by the team.
• Co-ordinate work and support social workers.
• Represent the local authority at relevant meetings.

Skills

Management skills

Excellent communication

Decision-making

IT competence

Team collaboration

Education

DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work

Social Work England registration

Enhanced and in date DBS certificate

Job description

Overview

Adult’s Deputy Team Manager – Team: Access & Review – Location: Milton Keynes. Details: Initial 2 weeks office based. Then up to 2 days from home dependent on needs of service. We are seeking candidates with the management and supervisory skills to be able to hit the ground running supporting the Access (front door) and Older people Review Team. There is an expectation for candidates to be office based daily for the first 2 weeks.

Responsibilities

1. To monitor referrals and allocations received by the team ensuring they are responded to within agreed timescales.
2. Monitoring and reporting of the activities of the team, agreeing and authorising outcomes regarding social work assessments, reviews, care plans and safeguarding enquiries, to ensure service users and carers needs are met in accordance with assessed need and statutory guidance.
3. Co-ordinating work, providing professional support, allocation of work and the monitoring of caseloads and support to social workers and social work assistants.
4. To represent the local authority at meetings across social care and health, third sector and the wider community in agreement with the team manager. This is to represent the council; ensuring decisions made are in accordance with local authority policies and procedures, national legislation and/ or local guidance. This will have the effect of more efficient use of resources, leading to improved outcomes for service users and their families.
5. To be supportive of multi-disciplinary work, encouraging effective team working, which leads to improved service user and carer outcomes.
6. To undertake regular staff supervisions with staff to assess their performance in line with MKC policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work
• Social Work England registration
• Enhanced and in date DBS certificate.
• Excellent communication skills and be able to make good decisions based on information available.
• Can work alone and within/contribute to a team/multi-agency set ups
• Possess knowledge of service needs.
• Competent IT skills and be able to navigate electronic file/recording systems.
• Can write clear, concise, and robust assessment/reports/files.
• Have a flexible approach to work and working hours when the need arises

Why Ashberry?

• Dedicated experienced Consultant providing the ultimate support through your job search
• Friendly compliance team to guide you through the registration and placement process
• Provides your essential Enhanced DBS
• £250 Referral bonus.