Team Manager

Croydon Council; City Of London; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Croydon Council invites applications for a Team Manager in Adult Social Care Mental Health Service based in Croydon. The role offers an opportunity to lead and support social workers and students, ensuring high professional standards and autonomous practice.

The post requires an advanced social worker with substantial expertise, and a firm commitment to complete AMHP training if not already qualified. Reporting to the Service Manager, this role emphasizes prevention and whole-family recovery

Qualifications

• Advanced social worker at Team Manager level.
• Commitment to undertake trainings to qualify and be approved as AMHP.
• Knowledge/experience in Forensic Mental Health Social Work and Social Supervision desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support social workers at all levels, non-qualified practitioners and students within the service.
• Post reports to the Service Manager Adult Social Care Mental Health Service.

Education

Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) qualification

Job description

Salary range: Grade15 £57,150 - £59,298 p.a. plus fantastic benefits

Contract: Permanent

Hours of work: 36 hours per week

Location: Croydon

Croydon is taking a place-based approach, focusing on statutory responsibilities, prevention and early intervention, and taking a whole family, strengths-based recovery approach, working alongside residents and their families to maximise their life chances and outcomes. The above role operates within that context.

Following an organisational restructure in Adult Social Care Mental Health Service, opportunities to step into the role of a Team Manager has become available.

The position offers excellent opportunities for an advanced social worker at Team Manager Level with considerable expertise, skills and experience to work autonomously, demonstrating and modelling exemplary standards of practice, supporting social workers at all levels, non-qualified practitioners and students within the service.

The post will report to the Service Manager Adult Social Care Mental Health Service.

Applicants (if not qualified as an Approved Mental Health Professional) will need to demonstrate a firm commitment to undertake all relevant trainings to qualify and be approved as an Approved Mental Health Professional.

Knowledge and Experience of Forensic Mental Health Social Work Practice and Social Supervision will be highly desirable.

Knowledge, Experience and Approval as an Approved Mental Health Professional will be highly desirable.

Enquiries for this position and contact person:

Head of Service

Adult Social Care Mental Health Service

[e-mail]

About Us

Croydon Council's priorities

The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services

• Get a grip on the finances and make the council financially sustainable
• Become a council which listens to, respects and works in partnership with Croydon's diverse communities and businesses
• Strengthen collaboration and joint working with partner organisations and the voluntary, community and faith sectors
• Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice
• Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities

Key business plan outcomes:

• Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning and learning
• Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn and fulfil their potential
• Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we’re proud to call home
• People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer
• Croydon Council's new ways of working

Equal Opportunities Statement

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.