Team Manager |Adult Social Care - Disabilities Team | Wolves| £46 ph

Tripod Partners; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dedicated consultant

Wide UK job network

Prompt payroll

DBS and compliance service

£500 referral fee

Job summary

Tripod Partners is recruiting an experienced Team Manager to lead an Adult Disabilities Social Work Team in Wolverhampton. Based within Wolverhampton City Council, you will oversee social workers and assistant managers, drive service improvement and ensure high-quality, person-centred practice.

The role requires strong leadership, knowledge of Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act, and a track record of transforming services for adults with disabilities.

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with professional registration.
• Proven experience managing and leading social work teams in Adult Social Care.
• Strong experience supporting adults with disabilities, including forensic histories.
• Excellent knowledge of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Assistant Team Managers and Social Workers within the Disabilities service.
• Oversee social work practice for adults 18+ and young people preparing for adulthood with disabilities.
• Embed a strengths-based, person-centred approach using the Three Conversations model.
• Ensure effective Care Act assessments, support planning and reviews.
• Promote independence, wellbeing and positive outcomes for individuals and carers.
• Provide strong leadership, supervision and professional support with a high-support, high-challenge approach.
• Drive performance, quality assurance and continuous improvement across the team.
• Support service transformation and innovative ways of working.

Skills

Team leadership

Social work management

Strengths-based practice

Performance data usage

Education

Qualified Social Worker

Tools

Care Act 2014

Mental Capacity Act

Mental Health Act

Job description

Team Manager needed for our Adult Social Disabilities Team in Wolverhampton, paying £46 ph !

• Position: Team Manager
• Location: Wolverhampton
• Salary: £46ph

About the Role

We are currently recruiting an experienced Team Manager to lead an Adult Disabilities Social Work Team within Wolverhampton City Council.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Adult Social Care during a significant transformation programme, helping shape and deliver high-quality, person-centred services that enable adults with disabilities to live fulfilling and independent lives.

The successful candidate will be an experienced social work manager with strong leadership skills, a passion for strengths-based practice and the ability to drive service improvement, innovation and positive outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Assistant Team Managers and Social Workers within the Disabilities service.
• Oversee social work practice supporting adults aged 18+ and young people preparing for adulthood with disabilities.
• Embed a person-centred, strengths-based approach using the Three Conversations model.
• Ensure effective Care Act assessments, support planning and reviews.
• Promote independence, wellbeing and positive outcomes for individuals and carers.
• Provide strong leadership, supervision and professional support, using a high-support, high-challenge approach.
• Drive performance, quality assurance and continuous improvement across the team.
• Support service transformation and the development of innovative ways of working

Essential Experience & Requirements

• Qualified Social Worker with relevant professional registration.
• Proven experience managing and leading social work teams within Adult Social Care.
• Strong experience supporting adults with disabilities, including individuals with forensic histories.
• Excellent knowledge of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act.
• Understanding of community deprivation of liberty and Section 117 aftercare.
• Experience embedding strengths-based and person-centred approaches.
• Ability to use performance data and quality assurance processes to improve practice and outcomes.
• Strong leadership, decision-making and change management skills.

Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:

• Your own dedicated specialist consultant
• Access to the widest variety of social work jobs across 150 authorities and private organizations throughout the UK
• Prompt and reliable payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• £500 referral fee