Social Work Team Manager - Preparation for Adulthood Team

Old Moat; Wythenshawe; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Essential Car User Allowance

Hybrid work

Job summary

Manchester City Council seeks an experienced Team Manager to lead the Preparing for Adulthood team within Adult Services. You will support the transition of young people into adulthood, working with Children’s Social Care, Education, Health and providers.

You will develop staff, chair meetings, and use creative approaches within legal frameworks to enable positive outcomes for young people, helping them reach their aspirations.

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act, with significant experience in an adult social care role.
• Experience of day-to-day management of staff in a social care setting, including supervision responsibilities.
• Able to effectively lead, support, and develop team members who may be ASYE or new to the role, helping them build on their existing skills and knowledge.
• Previous experience of chairing meetings, including safeguarding and multidisciplinary team meetings, where professional views may differ.
• Experience of using creative and innovative approaches to support people in the least restrictive way possible while promoting positive risk-taking.
• Experience of ensuring the quality of work completed by the team is of a high standard and complies with legal and policy frameworks.
• Social Work degree

Responsibilities

• Build on and develop relationships with internal and external partners who contribute to young people coming into adulthood and who need support from Adult Social Care.
• Lead, manage and support the team to continue to build skills and knowledge in this specialist area of adult social care.
• Work creatively and innovatively within the legal framework to support our young people into adulthood.
• Work with Children's Social Care, Adult Social Care, Education, Health, Providers, Employers, and most importantly the young person and their circle of support.
• Support our young people to work towards and reach their aspirations.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Stakeholder engagement

Policy understanding

Communication

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

About The Role

Working Hours: 35 Hours Per Week
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Working Style: Hybrid
Additional Payments: Essential Car User Allowance
Closing Date: 11.59pm, 5 November 2026
Interview Method: In Person

You must already have a valid right to work in the UK documentation, as we cannot offer visa sponsorship for this role

As a Team Manager, you'll lead a team of assessors and workers to support the transition of social care support for young people approaching adulthood.

You’ll help the Preparation for Adulthood team to continuously improve outcomes for our young people, ensuring we support and encourage their aspirations and contribute to them becoming the best version of themselves. Your work will contribute to our ambition to offer the best transitional support we can.

In this role you will:

• Build on and develop relationships with internal and external partners who contribute to young people coming into adulthood and who need support from Adult Social Care.
• Lead, manage and support the team to continue to build skills and knowledge in this specialist area of adult social care.
• Work creatively and innovatively within the legal framework to support our young people into adulthood.
• Work with Children's Social Care, Adult Social Care, Education, Health, Providers, Employers, and most importantly the young person and their circle of support.
• Support our young people to work towards and reach their aspirations.

For queries about the role, please contact the hiring manager, Sam Jones, Operations Manager, at [e-mail] to arrange a convenient time to discuss the role. This route is for vacancy-related enquiries only and should not be used to submit applications.

Pre-employment Checks

If you are successful, your appointment will be subject to completing the relevant pre-employment checks. These checks will be carried out as part of our recruitment process and may include:

• Qualification Verification: Social work degree
• Professional Registration: Social Work England

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 (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to GOV UK for details for how to obtain your Police check or Certificates of Good Character.

• Essential Car User: You must hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own vehicle for work purposes.
• Medical Clearance: Pre-Placement Health Assessment (PPHA).
• Satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks where applicable.

For more information on these checks, please visit checks page.

About the Candidate

The Preparing for Adult Team is configured into three teams within one service and is based in Adult Services. This supports partnership working and seamless transition to adulthood for young people who are likely to require adult social care support.

The three teams are:

• Preparing for Adulthood: Living at Home
• Preparing for Adulthood: Leaving Care
• Preparing for Adulthood: Transitional Safeguarding

We start working directly with young people from the age of 16. We work with young people who may have learning disabilities, learning difficulties, neurodivergence, physical disabilities, complex health needs, or needs arising from complex trauma and attachment. This means no day is the same.

We are person-centred and aim to prevent, reduce, and delay the need for long-term services. Where services are required, we work with young people and their circle of support to ensure that support is appropriate and helps them achieve their goals and aspirations.

The team works within Adult Services while maintaining an "in-reach" into Children's Services, creating a challenging but exciting practice environment.

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 requirement, supported by relevant examples:

• Strong working knowledge of the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act, with significant experience in an adult social care role.
• Experience of day-to-day management of staff in a social care setting, including supervision responsibilities.
• Able to effectively lead, support, and develop team members who may be ASYE or new to the role, helping them build on their existing skills and knowledge.
• Previous experience of chairing meetings, including safeguarding and multidisciplinary team meetings, where professional views may differ.
• Experience of using creative and innovative approaches to support people in the least restrictive way possible while promoting positive risk-taking.
• Experience of ensuring the quality of work completed by the team is of a high standard and complies with legal and policy frameworks.
• Social Work degree

If you're invited to assessment, we'll look at a wider range of 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

Applicants who meet the essential shortlisting criteria and are eligible under the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme will be progressed to the assessment stage.

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 required, we'll consider adapting aspects of the role.

Find out more about our inclusion and wellbeing support.

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
• 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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