Deputy Team Manager - Internal

Kirklees Council; Batley; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Kirklees Council is recruiting for a Deputy Team Manager within the South Kirklees Enhanced Team, based in Huddersfield. You will lead a multidisciplinary community mental health team, manage budgets, and safeguard vulnerable adults while embedding an integrated care pathway.

We value flexible, creative professionals, with SWE registration and post‑qualifying experience. DBS checks apply; closing date 31 August 2026.

Qualifications

• Must be a SWE registered Social Worker with a recognised qualification.
• Experience in adult social care and safeguarding within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to manage budgets and understand Care Act implications.

Responsibilities

• Provide line management to team members including qualified Social Workers and other social care practitioners.
• Fulfil Safeguarding Co-ordinator duties in line with local policy.
• Support the Team Manager to oversee social care practice and budgets.
• Make recommendations on support packages when Team Manager is absent.
• Promote enabling, recovery‑focused packages and cross‑disciplinary collaboration.
• Assist with staff mentoring and development and uphold integrated working.

Skills

Line management

Safeguarding

Budget management

Integrated working

Mentoring

Management training

Legislation knowledge

IT systems

Education

SWE recognised professional Social Work qualification

SWE registration

Tools

IT systems

Job description

We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made - please note that this also includes any CV uploaded. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

Organisation Kirklees

Directorate Adults & Health

Service Area Adults Social Care Operation

Hours 37

Number of Jobs 1

Location(s) Beckside Court, Bradford Road, Batley

Position type Permanent

Grade Grade 13

Salary £48,226 - £50,269

Advert Wording

THIS ROLE IS INTERNALLY RESTRICTED

To apply for this job, you must meet all of the following criteria:

• Be an employee of Kirklees Council.
• Be employed by Kirklees for the duration of the recruitment process – up to and including the start date.
• Have successfully completed your probationary period.

(Please note that if you work for an Academy, you are not an employee of the Council).

Your employment status will be checked, if you do not meet the above requirements your application will be rejected.

An exciting opportunity has arisen across the South Kirklees Enhanced Team, who are looking to recruit two enthusiastic and motivated individuals, to join our integrated multi-disciplinary community mental health team based in Huddersfield.

The Enhanced Pathway provides evidence-based and therapeutic interventions with people with complex mental health needs. Our teams work collaboratively with service users, their families and carers, to enable them to live well in their communities.

Kirklees is committed to the Integrated model which means that Adult Social Care and the NHS Trust work together to identify the care and support needs as well as therapeutic interventions offering a truly holistic and person-centred approach to treatment and recovery.

We are looking for individuals who are flexible and creative in response to service user and organisational needs and who are committed to working collaboratively with other disciplines, to develop high-quality, strengths-based and recovery-focused packages of care and support.

We are inviting applications from existing managers and /or experienced Social Workers who are ready for the next step in their career.

Whilst prior experience of working in mental health services is desirable, it is by no means essential.

We are really looking for someone with a strong working knowledge of adult social care legislation and practice, who can use management and leadership skills to support us to continue to embed and strengthen our adult social care pathway in the team.

As a Deputy Team Manager, You Will

• Provide line management to team members including qualified Social Workers and differently qualified social care practitioners.
• Have a fundamental role in the safeguarding of some of the most vulnerable people in Kirklees, including fulfilling the role of Safeguarding Co-ordinator in line with the local adult safeguarding policy.
• Provide support to the Team Manager to ensure smooth and effective management of the social are staff and social care practice in the team.
• Make recommendations in relation to support packages and authorise in the Team Manager’s absence to an agreed level.
• Support the Team Manager with the management of budgets through effective monitoring.
• Support the team to adopt enabling approaches and appropriate levels of intervention to facilitate and maximise people’s independence and positive risk taking as far as possible.
• Work collaboratively as part of the multi-disciplinary team.

Required Skills And Experience For The Role

• Change management skills are vital to ensure that changes are embraced positively by everyone in the team, whilst fostering a creative ethos to guarantee vulnerable adults are supported with care that is individual to them.
• Substantial post qualifying experience in a relevant setting.
• A SWE recognised professional Social Work qualification and evidence of SWE registration.
• An understanding what makes a good assessment of need considering Care Act and s.117 eligibility
• The ability to manage resources within budget.
• An awareness and understanding of the challenges and benefits of Integrated working
• Experience of providing support / mentoring to less experienced colleagues.
• Evidence of management training or the ability to demonstrate equivalent competencies.
• An understanding of relevant legislation and government agendas and the implications for practice.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety principles.
• Competent at using IT systems required for this role

Rebecca Tranmer is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.

This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities.

So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email:or phone: [phone] and ask for ‘Recruitment’.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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Closing date 31 August 2026, 11:55 PM

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