Team Manager - Early Resolution

Overview

Are you an experienced social care leader who is passionate about making a real difference in people's lives? Do you thrive in a role where you can inspire teams, drive positive change and help shape high-quality services for local communities?

We're looking for a Team Manager on a secondment position for one year to cover maternity leave to join our Adult Social Care service. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop a dedicated team, ensuring that residents receive outstanding support while promoting independence, wellbeing and positive outcomes across Buckinghamshire.

About us

Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally. 

Where safely possible, we aim to offer advice, information and signposting that enables people to live independently, whilst promoting their individual strengths and abilities, and in turn, this aims to reduce, prevent and delay their need for long term care and support at all opportunities.

About the role

As a Team Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in leading day-to-day Adult Social Care operations, supporting your team to deliver high-quality, person-centred services that help people live as independently and safely as possible. You'll provide leadership, coaching and support to a multidisciplinary team, creating a positive culture where people can thrive, develop and achieve their full potential.

This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. You'll work closely with internal colleagues, health partners, community organisations and other stakeholders to continuously improve services and deliver the best outcomes for residents. Alongside operational leadership, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to strategic service development, safeguarding responsibilities, performance improvement and innovative ways of working across Adult Social Care.

Some of the key responsibilities include:

• Leading, motivating and developing a multidisciplinary Adult Social Care team.
• Ensuring compliance with statutory duties, safeguarding responsibilities and professional practice standards.
• Driving service improvement, performance and positive outcomes for residents.
• Building strong partnerships with health colleagues, community organisations and wider stakeholders.

Please refer to the Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Mobile:

A ‘mobile’ role gives you the flexibility to schedule your own diary, so you can meet with colleagues and clients in a variety of locations. You’ll access digital folders and resources on your laptop and be able to use the network wherever you are based. Working from home will be common, as well as meeting your team in the office where necessary.

About you

We're looking for a confident and compassionate leader who can bring together people, ideas and services to deliver excellent outcomes. You'll be passionate about providing high-quality support to adults, able to inspire and develop others, and comfortable making decisions in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

You'll have significant experience leading Adult Social Care services and managing multidisciplinary teams, alongside a strong understanding of safeguarding and relevant legislation. We're looking for someone with excellent communication and relationship-building skills, who can work collaboratively with a wide range of partners while balancing operational priorities, performance targets and service improvement initiatives.

To be successful in this role, you'll bring:

• Significant experience managing and leading Adult Social Care teams.
• Strong knowledge of relevant legislation, safeguarding and statutory responsibilities.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• A recognised Social Work or Occupational Therapy qualification, with relevant professional registration. You'll also share our values of being proud, ambitious, collaborative and trustworthy, demonstrating a genuine commitment to delivering outstanding services for residents and supporting colleagues to achieve their best.

For full details of the essential criteria, qualifications and experience required, please refer to the Job Description.

We understand that candidates may use AI tools to assist with their applications. While we welcome innovation, we expect all submissions to reflect your own experience, skills, and achievements accurately. Please ensure your application is truthful and demonstrates your personal capabilities, as this will be assessed during the selection process.

Other information

For more information about this role, please contact Michelle Clarke at [email protected] for an informal discussion.

Internal Closing date: 19^th November

Interview Date: 26^th November

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.

Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020 and 2023).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance published by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

Our values

We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.

By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:

• a fair and inclusive culture
• the chance to really make a difference to those around you
• health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
• a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
• ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
• opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events

At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.

From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.

We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.

About the Service Area

The Early Resolution and Safeguarding Team is a County Wide team. We assess the needs of adults aged 18+, across Buckinghamshire, to determine if they are eligible for statutory care and support. We are also responsible for coordinating the Safeguarding Adults, Person In Position of Trust (PiPoT) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards processes and functions across Buckinghamshire. 

We recognise and reward you

Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and much more.

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