Practitioner Manager

Borough of Lambeth; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government body in Greater London is seeking an Experienced Practitioner Manager to oversee a dynamic team in Adult Social Care. The role requires a registered Social Worker with experience in local authority settings and solid management skills. Candidates must demonstrate a commitment to high-quality service delivery, staff development, and compliance with Care Act regulations. This position offers a competitive salary of £54,360 to £57,495 pa, and supports hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Solid local authority experience within Adult Social Care.
• Experience delivering high quality interventions for residents.
• Ability to supervise and mentor team members.

Responsibilities

• Manage the performance of a team of social workers.
• Support with statutory assessments and quality standards.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning in the team.

Skills

Management and leadership skills

Excellent communication skills

Planning skills

Knowledge of Care Act

Understanding of Strengths Based Practice

Safeguarding Adults experience

Education

Registered Social Worker with Social Work England

Job description

Practitioner Manager: REF: 2601

Hybrid Working

PO5: £54,360 pa rising in annual increments to £57,495 pa inc LW.

Permanent and Full Time

About Us:

Located in the heart of South London, Lambeth Borough is a vibrant community of over 317,600 residents. Stretching from the dynamic neighbourhood of Streatham in the South to the iconic landmarks of Waterloo in the North, we are proud to be the 9th largest borough in London. Our diversity is our strength, with more than 130 languages spoken, making Lambeth the home of the Windrush generation, London's largest LGBTQ+ community, and a thriving Portuguese-speaking community.

It is an exciting time to join Lambeth Council, we have bold ambitions for the future of Lambeth’s communities and residents through our Lambeth 2030 Plan ‘Our Future, Our Lambeth.’

With exceptional schools, lush green spaces including Brockwell Park, cultural gems like the Black Cultural Archives, and world-renowned institutions such as St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth offers an enriching and dynamic environment.

Please have a look at our dedicated One Lambeth Values and Behaviours page.

About the Team:

iCASis a large team of Social Workers, Social Care Trusted Assessors and Occupational Therapists. We are a fast-paced team providing a comprehensive, holistic social care service to Lambeth residents.

We are at the frontiers of Adult Social Care’s service to Lambeth delivering a comprehensive assessment service to vulnerable adults. Practitioner Managers provide line management of our front-line operational services and directly manage our very busy duty service alongside working closely with our Age UK team, who manage our telephone referral service.

In order to maximise resources and achieve customer focused outcomes, you will need to have excellent communication and planning skills and be committed to partnership working across statutory and third sector organisations.

About the Role:

We are looking for an Experienced Practitioner Manager, to join our fast-paced, front door, Community based team. A registered Social Worker with Social Work England, the successful candidate will have solid local authority experience within Adult Social Care.

You will be able to confidently support and manage the performance of a team of social workers and social care assessors to foster a culture of continuous learning and reflection of practice that inspires staff to give of their best in their roles.

We are looking for candidates who have strong management and leadership skills with demonstrable experience of delivering high quality interventions for residents, their families and carers, and experience of supporting practitioners to implement and embed excellent practice.

You will have sound understanding of Care Act interventions along with significant knowledge of Strengths Based Practice, Mental Capacity and Safeguarding Adults.

You will supervise up to 8 social care staff in the team and will support with their professional development through regular 1:1 supervision sessions and appraisals.

You will ensure that statutory assessments are assigned and completed in a timely manner within expected performance targets and quality standards. This will include supporting staff with the management of their cases.

How to Apply:

To be considered for interview, your CV and supporting statement will clearly evidence how you meet the shortlisting criteria on the personal specification marked “A” for application:

Job Description and Person Specification

We operate an anonymised application process, so be sure to remove personal details when uploading your CV or personal statement.

Recruitment Timelines:

Advert close date: 11:59pm on Sunday 4 January 2026.

Please cleck here to view Lambeth Staff Benefits.

Contact Information:

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Allison Dunkley at [e-mail] or 020 7926 0570.

At Lambeth, we are dedicated to providing quality services and equal opportunities for all. We are committed to safer recruitment and are proud to be a Stonewall diversity champion, a Living Wage Employer, and to guarantee interviews for all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role. For a full list of our accreditations, please click here.

We actively support applications from Lambeth Care Leavers.