Assistant Team Manager
- Location:
- Grangemouth Social Work Office Oxgang Road Grangemouth, FK3 9EF
- Salary:
- £49,194 - £53,786 per year
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 37 hours per week
- Work From Home:
- Hybrid
Job Advert
*APPLICATIONS FROM FALKIRK COUNCIL EMPLOYEES ONLY*
A new team responsible for supporting people not currently open to social work and social care has begun recruiting, with internal applications now open for Assistant Team Manager.
The Access Team will be the first point of entry into Adult Social Work and Social Care for most adults aged 16+ in Falkirk. With a focus on prevention, the team will improve signposting to suitable services or support options and will ensure people access care as soon as possible.
About the Assistant Team Manager opportunity:
We are looking for experienced, motivated, and ambitious practitioners to work alongside our Team Managers to lead and support service delivery and provide high quality support and supervision to team members.
As a result of service redesign, we a looking to recruit a permanent, Assistant Team Manager to the new Access Team.
Assistant Team Managers will have an active role in supporting the Team Manager with team development and quality assurance, and they will take the lead role in the development of newly qualified Occupational Therapists and/or Social Workers during their first year of practice.
These posts are only open to internal applicants at this time. Applicants must be registered with HCPC or SSSC and employed as a permanent worker within the Adults Services teams.
Why you should consider Falkirk as the next step in your Social Work career.
We want an ATM that shares our commitment to ensuring we have a dynamic and forward-thinking workforce, who is determined to make a real positive difference for people accessing services and living in our communities. Trauma informed, relationships and strengths-based practice sits at the heart of our work.
We are committed to a workforce culture where all our people will feel valued, included and able to be their best at work. This supports our mission to be recognised as a learning organisation promoting openness, creativity, and experimentation across the workforce.
If you are the successful candidate, you will be required to gain/maintain PVG scheme membership.
If you would like more information, please contact David Herbert (Access Team Manager) David.herbert@falkirk.gov.uk