Social Work Team Manager (Integrated Neighbourhood Team)

Manchester City Council; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 26 days

Volunteer leave

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Employee discounts

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Manchester City Council is seeking a Team Manager to oversee a busy Integrated Neighbourhood Team in the South locality, co-located with health colleagues at Withington Hospital. You will manage Social Workers and Social Care Assessors, provide supervision, ensure HR processes, respond to complaints and approve budgets.

You will inspire practitioners, promote high-quality practice and work with health, housing and voluntary sector partners to improve outcomes for Manchester residents.

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualifying experience in adult social care services.
• Experience of leading, supervising and developing social work practitioners.
• Sound knowledge of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and safeguarding adults' legislation.
• Experience of managing complex casework, risk, safeguarding enquiries and statutory social care interventions.

Responsibilities

• Manage operational running of a busy Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) in the South locality.
• Supervise Social Workers and Social Care Assessors; provide professional supervision.
• Adhere to HR processes, respond to complaints, approve budgets, quality assure work.
• Collaborate with partners across health, housing, the voluntary sector and community services to improve outcomes.

Skills

Significant post-qualifying experience

Leading and supervising practitioners

Care Act 2014 knowledge

Mental Capacity Act 2005 knowledge

Education

Social Work qualification & registration (Social Work England)

Job description

About The Role

Working Hours: 35 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Style: Hybrid

Additional Payments: Essential Car User Allowance

Closing Date: 11.59pm, 30 October 2026

Interview Method: Face to Face

Skilled Worker Sponsorship - This role is available for sponsorship

As a Team Manager, you'll manage the operational running of a busy Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) in the South locality. This team covers Didsbury, Burnage and Chorlton Park and is co-located with health colleagues within Withington Hospital.

You will manage Social Workers and Social Care Assessors and be responsible for providing professional supervision, adhering to HR processes, responding to complaints, approving budgets, quality assuring work, providing feedback and practice guidance around safeguarding and good social work practice.

You will inspire and support practitioners, promote excellent social work practice, and work collaboratively with partners across health, housing, the voluntary sector and community services to improve outcomes for Manchester residents. You will also contribute to service priorities, improvements and pilot projects.

For queries about the role, please contact the hiring manager, Chloe Harvey at [email protected]. This route is for vacancy-related enquiries only and should not be used to submit applications.

Pre-Employment Checks

• Qualification: Social Work qualification and registration with Social Work England.
• Medical Clearance: Pre-placement Health Assessment (PPHA).
• Essential Car: This post is a designated Essential Car User. Therefore, you must always hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own car for use at work.
• DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Clearance: The post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Appointable candidates will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice . We have a policy on the secure handling, storage and use of DBS information, as well as a policy on the recruitment and employment of ex-offenders. Both policies are available on request.
  • If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years, or 12 months or more in the last 10 years while aged 18 or over, please refer to GOV.UK guidance regarding overseas criminal record checks.
• Satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks where applicable.

About the Candidate

We'll use the following essential criteria to decide which candidates to invite to assessment. Use your personal statement to provide evidence of how you meet each one, supported by relevant examples:

Essential Criteria for the role:

• Significant post-qualifying experience in adult social care services.
• Experience of leading, supervising and developing social work practitioners.
• Sound knowledge of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and safeguarding adults' legislation.
• Experience of managing complex casework, risk, safeguarding enquiries and statutory social care interventions.

The following would be advantageous but are not essential:

• Experience of working within an Integrated Neighbourhood Team or integrated health and social care services.
• Experience of managing multiple competing demands and assessing/re-prioritising at short notice.
• Knowledge of strengths-based, trauma-informed practice.
• Experience of service transformation and/or organisational change.
• Experience of working collaboratively with partners, voluntary and community organisations.
• Experience of mentoring and developing aspiring leaders.

For guidance on how to write your personal statement, please visit How to Apply - Manchester City Council.

If you're invited to assessment, we'll look at a wider range of the role requirements. For more detail, please see the role profile.

Use of AI

You may use AI to support your application, but all examples must be your own and based on real experience. Applications may be withdrawn if content is misleading or presents someone else's experience as your own. Internal candidates may also face disciplinary action.

Guaranteed Assessment Scheme

We guarantee progression to the assessment stage for applicants who meet the essential criteria used for shortlisting and are eligible under the scheme.

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Support and Adjustments

If you're successful in securing a role, we'll make every effort to provide the support, equipment and reasonable adjustments you need to carry out your duties. Where needed, we'll consider adapting aspects of the role.

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About Us

Working for Manchester City Council is a chance to make a real difference in a diverse city. You'll help improve lives and support our local communities. Working together, we can create better public services for everyone.

Benefits we offer

• Up to 26 days' annual leave, rising to 31 days after five years' service
• Buy up to two extra weeks' leave
• Up to 3 days' volunteering leave
• A 35-hour work week for full-time roles
• We review pay each year and recognise three trade unions
• A defined benefit pension scheme
• Enhanced parental and carers leave
• Employee discounts and perks

Learn more at Careers - Manchester City Council

Our commitment to inclusion

At Manchester City Council, we're dedicated to creating a workplace that fully reflects the diversity of our local communities. We actively encourage applications from people of all ages and backgrounds and are particularly keen to hear from applicants from ethnic minority communities and disabled people, who remain underrepresented in parts of our workforce.

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