Assistant Team Manager - Adult Safeguarding

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Wolverhampton; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in Wolverhampton is seeking an experienced Assistant Team Manager for Adult Safeguarding. This role includes providing leadership and managing a dedicated team that focuses on high-quality, person-centered social work. As a Social Worker registered with significant experience, you will lead safeguarding efforts, champion best practices, and work collaboratively with health and social care partners. This position offers hybrid working arrangements and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Reimbursement for Social Work England fees

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualification social work experience.
• Proven experience in safeguarding adults and systemic interventions.
• Extensive knowledge of Care Act 2014 and related legislation.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and operational management support.
• Champion strengths-based and person-centered practice.
• Work collaboratively with partners to achieve outcomes.

Skills

Management skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Registered Social Worker

Job description

Assistant Team Manager – Adult Safeguarding

Salary - £52,413 to £56,730 (Grade 8)

Location – Hybrid working and various locations in the city

2 x Permanent 37hrs per week

In Wolverhampton we are relentless in our ambition for people with care and support needs to live gloriously, ordinary lives, living in the place they call home, with the people and things they love, doing what matters to them.

We truly believe good social care can transform lives. If you share this vision, then we want to hear from you!

Why join us?

We’re not just another local authority.

We’re a forward‑thinking, responsive organisation with a clear vision: to empower our social workers to spend their time doing what matters most: connecting with people and families to support them to live their idea of a good life. We are proud of our:

• Visible, supportive leadership: Our senior managers are approachable, responsive, and genuinely listen.
• Strong social work development pathway: We offer a rich and responsive training programme tailored to the challenges of modern practice.
• Use of innovative approaches that work for you and people we support: we’re embracing innovation and technology to free up your time for meaningful work and help people live more independently.

You’ll be joining us at a pivotal moment in our journey. We’ve reshaped our services into three new areas: Early Support, Ageing Well and Safeguarding, and Disabilities and Mental Health, based on what matters most to the people we support and the professionals who work with them, making sure people receive the right support, at the right time, by the right person.

This transformation is about more than structure; it’s about creating a service that’s fit for the future, focused on outcomes, and built on trust, respect, and collaboration. Help shape the future of Adult Social Care in Wolverhampton.

Safeguarding Service

We are looking for curious and passionate professionals who want to support adults to live fulfilling lives, helping them to navigate risk and harm, and the impact of this, and working with health and social care providers to support the safe and effective delivery of care. Our service focuses on promoting Making Safeguarding Personal, promoting a trauma‑informed approach and focusing on prevention and reduction of harm. We are committed to close partnership working and supporting safeguarding systems across Wolverhampton.

Key priorities include:

• Supporting people where there are concerns about abuse or neglect
• Championing the voice of adults
• Developing our approach to key areas such as transitional safeguarding and safe care at home
• Working collaboratively with partners
• Supporting care providers to achieve excellence in care

About the Role

We’re seeking an experienced and motivated Assistant Team Manager to join our Safeguarding service within Adult Social Care. This is a fantastic opportunity to provide leadership and operational management support to a dedicated team delivering high‑quality, person‑centred social work, specialising in adult safeguarding.

As Assistant Team Manager, you will:

• Provide direct line management, supervision, and coaching to team members.
• Support the Team Manager in managing workflow, demand, and risk in line with the Care Act 2014, multi‑agency and internal safeguarding policy and guidance, and wider legal frameworks.
• Champion strengths‑based, person‑centred practice and ensure safeguarding interventions are timely and effective.
• Develop and support the team in priority areas of safeguarding such as self‑neglect, safe care at home, closed cultures and transitional safeguarding.
• Contribute to quality assurance, performance monitoring, and service development, ensuring dissemination of learning from SARs and other related reviews.
• Represent the service at meetings and deputise for the Team Manager when required including attendance at MAPPA, MARAC and Channel.
• Work collaboratively with partners across health, housing, and voluntary sectors to achieve the best outcomes for adults.

What We’re Looking For

• A Social Work England registered Social Worker with significant post‑qualification experience.
• Proven experience in complex social work with adults, families, and carers, including safeguarding adults and systemic interventions.
• Strong management and supervisory skills with the ability to motivate and develop staff.
• Extensive knowledge of relevant legislation including the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Human Rights Act 1998.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.

You will

• Be dedicated to and passionate about working with adults and their carers/families including working with commissioned care providers.
• Be passionate about strengths‑based working.
• Be able to demonstrate you can work with colleagues and alongside service providers, partners and commissioners.
• Have strong interpersonal, communication and IT skills.
• Be a Practice Educator, Best Interests Assessor or Approved Mental Health Professional.
• Have a vision for your own development.

Ready to thrive? Here’s what you’ll enjoy

• Fantastic learning opportunities, including access to Research in Practice for Adults (RiPfA).
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• We’ll cover your Social Work England fees and reimburse your Blue Light card membership fees.
• Be part of a workplace that celebrates and prioritises equality and diversity, with four vibrant employee networks and equality forums.
• A strong focus on wellbeing and work‑life balance, with access to a robust Employee Assistance Programme and a wide range of wellbeing resources.
• Supportive working arrangements, which includes some home working.

Be part of a forward‑thinking council committed to innovation, inclusion, and positive outcomes for adults and carers. To find out more about us why not take a look at our website: www.wolvessocialworkjobs.com

Apply now and make a real difference in the lives of people across Wolverhampton.

Interview Process

The selection process will consist of:

• Formal panel interview including presentation will take place W/C 8th December 2025.
• Interviews may involve members of our Adult Voice and Choice co‑production group.

For further information on these posts please contact:

Jennifer Hawkswood (Service Manager) [e-mail] or Kerry Snyed (Team Manager) [e-mail]

If you’ve applied for multiple Assistant Team Manager roles and your application is successful, we’ll invite you to interview for the position that best matches your skills and experience.

You will be notified about the outcome of your application form as soon as possible after the closing date.

For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Our working arrangements

All council roles are allocated to either a fixed, field or flexible work style. Some roles are agile which enable and empower employees to maximise their performance and productivity, whilst maintaining a healthy work life balance. Roles with a fixed work style work in a fixed permanent council location. Roles with a field work style are usually allocated where employees are required to be out working in the community with a minimum requirement for ‘touch down’ space at any council location. Roles with a flexible work style have a flexible base location to meet the needs of the business and employees can work from a mixture of home or any council office, partner/client, or external location, as required to meet service requirements.

Please refer to the Job Description for further information on the workstyle assigned to the role you are applying for.

For more information about working for our organisation including the culture of the Council, the Council plan and vision, staff equality forums, core HR policies and much more please click here.

Diversity

We are committed to building a workforce that is reflective of the diverse community we serve. We want to attract the best applications from people of all backgrounds and under‑represented groups because we strongly believe in adding value through diversity, inclusion, and equality. Our employees enable us to deliver services that are accessible, inclusive, and reflective of Wolverhampton residents.

Our status as a Disability Confident Employer showcases our commitment to people with disabilities or health conditions, advocating for their opportunities and potential.

We've received the Stonewall Gold Award, emphasising our dedication to the LGBT+ community by nurturing an inspiring, inclusive, and equal workplace.

As of March 2023, the Race Code Quality Mark signifies our active engagement with racial equality. These recognitions validate our continuous efforts towards fostering an inclusive work environment that respects and values our diverse employees.

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the essential criteria for the post.

We encourage, inspire and value an inclusive culture here at the council where employees can flourish, thrive and be themselves. We have four staff equality forums for employees to join. These help to ensure our employees have a voice, they feel empowered to speak up and where everyone is treated with respect - Learn more about the staff equality forums here.

Recruitment of Ex-Offenders

We are committed to the fair treatment of all our employees, potential employees, or users of our service regardless of offending background. The Council uses the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for any vacancies that require a DBS check to obtain information about applicants to assess their suitability for employment in positions of trust. We do not discriminate unfairly against any individual on the basis of a conviction or any other information revealed as a result of a DBS disclosure - Learn more here.

Employment Information & Support

If you are considering applying for an apprenticeship or a role where the salary is (Grade 2-5), and would like to visit us to learn about the application, interview process and what it is like to work for the council, please click here.

Attached documents

Assistant team manager Safeguarding JD April 2025.docx