Assistant Team Manager Safeguarding

LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Assistant Team Manager to enhance safeguarding practices within a supportive team environment. This role is pivotal in triaging referrals and empowering individuals through effective communication and decision-making. With a strong focus on personal choice and risk enablement, you'll play a crucial part in improving the lives of adults in the community. Join a progressive borough with a commitment to professional development and a culture that values its staff. If you're passionate about making a difference in social care, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Flexible working

Employee support

Wellbeing activities

Learning and development opportunities

Great transport links

Active staff networks

Qualifications

• Hold a professional Social Work qualification with registration.
• Experience in adult safeguarding and S42 enquiries is essential.

Responsibilities

• Triaging safeguarding referrals while maintaining personal choice.
• Undertaking safeguarding enquiries with a strengths-based approach.

Skills

Professional Social Work qualification

Knowledge of Care Act (2014)

Experience with S42 enquiries

Mental Capacity Act (2005) knowledge

Communication skills

Decision-making skills

Organizational skills

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

Assistant Team Manager

We are looking for professionals who are committed to working with people in a person-centred and strength-based manner so that the safeguarding process is personal and meaningful.

You will be part of a team that triages safeguarding referrals, ensuring that Making Safeguarding Personal and Safeguarding Principles are maintained.

Professional curiosity is key to the role. The role requires you to undertake safeguarding enquiries while maintaining people's choice and control, empowering adults within a positive risk enablement and strengths-based approach.

About you:

To take on this exciting role, you must hold a professional Social Work qualification and have maintained professional registration with Social Work England along with some post-qualifying practice experience.

You will have a thorough understanding, knowledge, and experience of working within the adult safeguarding arena, including S42 enquiries, MSP, and the Care Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005)/DOLS.

You will also need to be:

• Empowering – communication through difficult conversations is key to the role.
• Confident – your decision-making whilst working within risk enablement must be sound.
• Organised – this is a pressurised, fast-paced environment with complex and changing priorities.

Social Care is special here

Come and work in a supportive environment at Merton Council, where you’ll do a social care role that matters in a place where you matter.

Our ‘social care roles/staff’ do important jobs, and we’re focused on looking after you so you can look after others.

Our people stay because we have a great culture, and staff tell us their colleagues are the best thing about working here.

You'll work in a great team with knowledgeable, supportive managers and lots of recognition and reward.

You'll support people to live well in Merton, to maintain their independence, stay at home, and improve their safety and quality of life.

Merton Council is focused on prevention, and we work closely with our partners to enable people to live fulfilling and meaningful lives in their homes for longer.

This could be through connecting people socially in their communities, adding adjustments such as handrails, or receiving care at home.

You are empowered to help people make the best decisions about their care.

Everyone deserves to live with dignity, and your invaluable role will change people's lives for the better every day.

We're here to help people live meaningful lives in Merton.

A career in social care at Merton Council

These are social work roles with great career progression and lots of learning and development opportunities.

You will have access to a range of resources, platforms, and programmes including CareKnowledge, the Adult Social Care Development Academy, and the Developing Together Social Work Teaching Partnership.

We have great transport links, including our tram, making it an easy commute from surrounding boroughs and central London in just 25 minutes.

Following a pay and benefits review, we now have one of the most progressive offers in outer London. We offer flexible working, employee support, wellbeing activities, and active staff networks.

We’re a borough on the rise, with big plans for the future, and we want you to join us.

Bring your ideas, passion, and energy, and help us put Merton on the map.

With roles to suit everyone, find your future in Merton.

Get more information about working in adult social care in Merton. [https://www.merton.gov.uk/jobs/adult-social-care]

Get more information about our family-friendly and flexible benefits. [https://www.merton.gov.uk/jobs/working-us]