Team Manager l Short Term Support Service, Urgent Care, Acute and Prisons l Preston l Full time

Lancashire County Council; Preston; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 50,000; Full time

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Salary £44,711- £49,764 per annum | Fixed term until 01/10/2025 | Full Time, 37 hours per week | Short Term Support Service, Urgent Care, Acute and Prisons | Preston

International Sponsorship - this role is not open to international sponsorship.

Are you ready for a fresh challenge? Do you wish to find a supportive and team-focused environment to flourish in? Are you looking to help maximize outcomes for people in your community?

An opportunity has arisen for a full-time Team Manager within the Central Lancashire Short Term Support Service and Prisons, managing and supporting people in our intermediate care services and custodial settings. The post you are applying for is a full-time permanent position based in Preston.

Lancashire Adult Social Care has transformed how we assess, deliver, and support our citizens in Lancashire, with a significant focus on promoting and maintaining independence through creative support planning.

The successful candidate will become an integral part of a Countywide Short Term Support Service, working in partnership with Lancashire County Council, the NHS, HMPS, probation, and other key system partners. We are a fluid and integrated resource that assists in relieving pressures within both ASC Acute Services in partnership with our health colleagues, Age UK, Housing colleagues, carers services, and care providers. The service operates over 7 days, with enhanced rates of pay and time back for weekends worked, although this could change subject to business need.

Advert closes Sunday 4th May 2025, shortlisting will take place on Monday 5th May, and interviews are scheduled for Monday 12th May 2025.

The role will include:

• Manage 2 front-line services.
• Respond to referrals urgent in nature and directing staffing resources.
• Manage demand, performance, quality, manage risk, and competing priorities.
• Be able to challenge and negotiate.
• Offer direct line management support to the senior social worker, social workers / SCSO's, including formal supervision, HR oversight, and case work allocation.
• Manage complaints.
• Undergo additional vetting and security clearances by HMPPS.
• Case work oversight, budget approvals/ oversight.
• Contribute to the management of performance and data; the demands across the area - reporting to Area Manager.
• Lead the team Case Progression and Wellbeing Team Meeting.
• Be a supportive team member to the wider Short Term Support Services management team.
• Attend and contribute to the area meetings led by the County Operations Manager.
• Liaise and work jointly with other colleagues, internal and external such as health and contribute to the Integration agenda.
• Ensure a culture of promoting independence is embedded within the team.
• Undertake all other relevant management tasks as directed.

Lancashire County Council also offers great staff benefits with generous annual leave entitlements, a well-established staff Health and Wellbeing programme, and the opportunity to progress as part of an exciting, well-established service that is looking to bring real benefits to the people of Lancashire.

For more information or for an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact:

Laura Hudson Tel [phone] - [e-mail]

or Natalie Stornelli Tel [phone] - [e-mail]

You must be registered with Social Work England to be appointed as a Social Worker or have applied to register with the Social Work England. For Social Worker/Care Manager positions where non-social worker qualifications are accepted, registration is not required, and you will be appointed as a Care Manager.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful, you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post, and you must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

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