Service Manager

Executive Connect LTD; Gateshead; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare staffing firm is recruiting a Service Manager in Gateshead for a 3-month contract. The ideal candidate, a qualified social worker with management experience, will lead frontline teams and manage budgets in a complex environment. With a focus on performance management and partnership working, the position offers an hourly rate of £28.25. Remote work may be feasible, but onsite attendance is required due to the job's nature.

Qualifications

• Social Work qualification or equivalent is essential.
• Management qualification and extensive management experience required.
• Current registration with Social Work England is mandatory.
• Extensive experience in social care or a related service is expected.

Responsibilities

• Manage, motivate, and lead front-line managers and teams.
• Work within deadlines and performance targets.
• Monitor and manage budgets effectively.
• Collaborate with statutory and voluntary agencies.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Performance management

IT systems including Microsoft Office

Education

Social Work qualification or equivalent

Management qualification

Job description

Service Manager

A Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England with significant experience in a hospital environment.

• 3‑month contract
• 37 hours per week
• £28.25 per hour

QUALIFICATIONS

• Social Work qualification or equivalent (MA, BA in Social Work, Dip SW, CQSW or CSS)
• Management qualification and / or significant management experience
• Current registration with Social Work England

EXPERIENCE

• Extensive experience within social care or a related service
• Considerable experience as a Team Manager or equivalent in Social Care, with relevant assessment function for the role portfolio
• Managing, motivating and leading front‑line managers and teams in a complex organisational setting
• Working within deadlines and targets
• Change and performance management
• Management and monitoring of budgets
• Partnership working with other statutory and voluntary agencies
• Financial competence
• Performance review and planning
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
• IT systems including Microsoft Office
• Strategic and project planning
• Leadership in a complex organisational environment
• Health and social care systems
• Adults' legislation, practice and procedures
• Safeguarding and regulatory frameworks

Immediate start for the successful candidate.

Candidates must have access to a vehicle for the purposes of work. Remote work may be possible, but on‑site attendance is required due to the nature of the role.

Interested? Please apply.