Adults Assistant Team Manager - Woking

SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL; Woking; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Surrey County Council as an Assistant Team Manager in Woking, where you'll lead a dedicated team in delivering high-quality adult social care. This permanent role offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits, including generous leave and a supportive work environment. Ideal candidates will have a professional social work qualification and experience in social care settings, with a strong commitment to community inclusion and team management.

Benefits

26 days' holiday, rising to 31 days

Employee Assistance Programme

Local government pension

Lifestyle discounts

Paid volunteering days

Learning and development resources

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualification experience in social care.
• Knowledge of Adult Social Care legislation.
• Experience in managing teams and developing relationships.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day running of the team.
• Deliver high quality, personalised adult social care.
• Develop staff practice within the team.

Skills

Communication

Team Management

Safeguarding Knowledge

Community Inclusion

Education

Professional Social Work Qualification

Job description

This role has a starting salary of £52,942 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week.

Our Woking Locality Team are excited to be recruiting a permanent Assistant Team Manager (Social Worker-qualified) to join their friendly team based at Victoria Gate in Central Woking.

Rewards and Benefits:

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Team

We are a caring and committed team serving residents living in Woking who find themselves in need of drawing on care and support. We work with residents who are over 65, who may need care and support, as well as those 65 and younger who have physical disabilities, illness, or sensory impairments. We are committed to ensuring carers and family members feel supported, given the vital role they perform in the life of those who matter most to them.

We are a professional team made up of Social Care Assistants, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists and we are always looking to grow in our ethnic diversity for our team to reflect the Woking community.

We have a passion for the development of team members and promote progression for all staff members. We also have our Surrey Academy for Adult Social Work which ensures that the offer of learning and development to Surrey staff is excellent.

About the Role

As an Assistant Team Manager, you will support the day-to-day running of a busy, dynamic team, effectively prioritising daily challenges and expectations. You will support the Team Manager to deliver high quality, personalised adult social care. Additionally, a key accountability of the role is developing staff practice ensuring the team you work within is the best it can be.

We understand the challenges of day-to-day frontline social work and have put tools in place to improve your work/life balance and make day-to-day tasks more manageable.

We have created an environment to put you in the best place to do your work in a more agile way, working from home, office, or other locations as appropriate.

For this role you would be expected to be in the office 2 days per week and 1 x full duty week in the office once in every 5 weeks.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• That you hold a professional social work qualification and have completed any post qualification practice or training requirements and Social Work England Registration.
• Your significant post-qualification experience, including experience in a social care setting, and your excellent understanding of the social care and health agendas.
• Applied knowledge of Adult Social Care legislation, including the Mental Capacity Act and the NHS Continuing Healthcare National Framework.
• Effective knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults' procedures
• Your excellent communication skills that enable you to successfully manage a team and develop effective relationships, both internal and external, such as providing effective professional supervision to less experienced colleagues or inter-agency partnership working.
• Your strong commitment to achieving positive, strengths-based outcomes that promote maximum community inclusion and personal choice and control.

Surrey has both urban and rural areas and locality based social care workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK and access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to upload your CV and answer the following application questions:

• What values and behaviours do you believe are essential for an Assistant Team Manager in AWHP, and how do you embody these in your professional practice?
• Provide an example of a time when you effectively led or supervised a team or group in a social care setting. How did you use your communication skills to develop effective relationships and achieve positive outcomes?
• Can you describe a time when you supported a team through a significant organisational change? What strategies did you use to ensure continuity whilst maintaining the team morale?
• In a team that is going through a transformation, how would you identify and address resistance to change amongst staff whilst promoting a culture of continuous improvement?

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 8th June with interviews planned for 20th to 24th June 2025.

Local Government Reorganisation

Surrey County Council is preparing for Local Government Reorganisation which will allow us to implement the Government led policy of devolution, which is all about giving more powers to local areas.

Currently, Surrey has a two-tier council system, with 11 district and borough councils and a county council, all responsible for different services. All these councils will be reorganised into a smaller number of new unitary councils which will come into effect in April 2027. At this point, this role will be transferred, with all existing terms and conditions intact into one of the new unitary councils.

Join our dynamic team and shape the future of local government. Make a lasting impact with innovative solutions and improved services for our community. Help us build a brighter future for our residents!