Team Manager

Suffolk County Council; Haverhill; Hybrid; GBP 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in the UK is seeking a Team Manager for the Haverhill Adult Social Care Team. In this role, you will manage practitioners, ensuring high standards of care, and support integration between health and social care. This position offers flexible working options and the opportunity to make a positive impact in the community. Ideal for leaders in the social care sector.

Benefits

Up to 29 days annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working options

Training and career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex decisions in social care.
• Ability to build relationships with stakeholders.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Adult Social Care practitioners.
• Ensure high standards of care delivery.
• Support integration between health and social care.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Understanding of social care

Ethical decision-making

Education

Relevant professional qualification in social care

Job description

Job Description

• Suffolk County Council
• Address: Haverhill Health Centre, Camps Road, Haverhill, CB9 8HF - Hybrid
• Salary: £48,163 per annum (pro rata for part time)
• Hours: 37 hours per week, flexible working options available
• Contract: Fixed Term or Secondment until 30 September 2026

We\'re focused on making a meaningful difference to communities across Suffolk. How? By listening to our people, learning from what they say and creating a culture of mutual respect, where everyone works together to achieve great things. As a Team Manager in the Haverhill Adult Social Care Team, you\'ll be as keen to collaborate and build a bright future as we are. So, to make a positive impact, connect with us and connect with a fantastic career.

Your role and responsibilities

This is a key role within the organisation; the post holder will lead and manage the Adult Social Care practitioners within the Haverhill Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT). This will ensure that the highest standards of health, social care and reablement continue to be delivered within the locality.

In addition, the role supports the Locality Lead in achieving successful integration between health and social care by working collaboratively with stakeholders and partners across the system, with the aim of delivering improved outcomes for people in Suffolk. Building strong working relationships with all key partners is essential, ensuring that health and social care services are well-connected and accessible to those who need them.

You will:

• Provide daily oversight in managing complex decisions, applying advanced analytical and interpretive skills to evaluate multiple service delivery options and ensure they align with assessed needs.
• Lead the strategic application of professional ethics, embedding legal principles and human rights considerations into high-level decision-making processes.
• Promote a culture that empowers individuals and communities to exercise autonomy and self-determination, while maintaining a balanced approach to safeguarding responsibilities.

You can view a full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile (docx). If you believe you can succeed in this role, apply. Even if you don\'t meet all requirements, still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

The team

The Haverhill Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) is a busy, supportive team that covers Haverhill and surrounding villages. We work closely with colleagues from community health, the voluntary and community sector, housing, NSFT and the wider multidisciplinary team to support adults of all ages remain as independent for as long as possible whilst ensuring their safety and wellbeing. We are committed to ensuring that the adults we support are the centre of all we do this requires us to be able to think creatively to ensure adults receive the best possible support, that works for them.

Empowering Everyone

We\'re big believers in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We\'re always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation, as shown in our Workforce Equality Report.

For more information

Please contact Victoria Carter (she/her) for a casual conversation. You can reach them by calling 01473 263681 or emailing [e-mail]

If you want to apply for a secondment, read the secondment policy first. Make sure you get permission from your current manager before submitting your application.

How to apply

Step 1 - Read the Job and Person Profile (Word).

Step 2 - Click \'Apply Now\' to start your online application.

Step 3 - Upload a supporting statement indicating how you meet each of the criteria in the \' Person Profile\' section of the JPP.

• You should use the Supporting Statement template
• Please use Arial font size 11 and keep your statement to a maximum of two sides of A4.

We value authentic applications that showcase your genuine skills and experiences. Applications suspected of being generated by AI may be rejected. We encourage you to present your own work and ideas throughout the application process.

Please note: Without a supporting statement, your interest will not be progressed. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process before the next selection stage, please contact our Recruitment Team by emailing [e-mail] or calling 03456 014412. If you are invited to the next stage of selection, you will have another opportunity to request adjustments for the next stages of the process.

Closing date: 11.30pm, 9 November 2025.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. #LI-Hybrid

About Us

As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We\'re driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.

In return, you\'ll enjoy:

• up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
• membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
• performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
• training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
• a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
• diverse and active staff networks
• flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day

Plus lots more!

If you want to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Suffolk County Council careers website (careers.Suffolk.gov.uk).