Wokingham Borough Council (Hybrid)
Contract, Full time
Enhanced DBS check required
£54,707 - £57,921 Per Annum, Plus Benefits - (Pay award pending)
31 hours
We have an excellent opportunity available for a Social Care Team Manager to join our award-winning Adult Social care team at Wokingham Borough Council on a part time, 31 hours per week contract (Contract end date - 26th September 2025).
As the Social Care Team Manager for our Integrated Older Adult mental Health Team, you will play an integral role in ensuring that all work is undertaken in accordance with relevant legal frameworks, guidance, policy, and procedure to promote and ensure wellbeing, independence, and safety.
You will provide leadership, management, and support to the team, ensuring performance and quality standards are met. We will look to you to deliver a culture of partnership and ensure collaborative working with all partners.
Benefits:
We offer a fantastic range of benefits including, ongoing support and guidance, a structured induction programme, generous annual leave of 30 days (rising to 35 after 5 years continued local government service), plus Bank holidays, a local government pension scheme, local and big brand discounts, an Employee Assistance programme, salary sacrifice car scheme, cycle to work scheme, onsite gym and much more!
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Candidate Requirements:
Our Area
Wokingham Borough is set in the heart of Berkshire with excellent transport links to Reading and central London. Our area comprises of a vibrant and historical market town, attractive villages, and miles of beautiful countryside.
We’re home to a range of high performing schools, a host of international businesses and an incredible community. The borough has a strong local economy with accelerated growth, a range of excellent public facilities and low levels of crime, offering an exceptional quality of life.
Please contact Clare Bailey via email Clare.Bailey@berkshire.nhs.uk or telephone 0118 9047200 for an informal discussion.
Closing Date – Sunday 3rd November 2024, 11pm
Interview Date – TBC
Whilst this is a fixed term contract appointment, for anyone already employed by Wokingham Borough Council this would be classed as a secondment if successful. Therefore, the usual permission requests for secondments apply and you must speak to your line manager in the first instance before applying.
If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer.
Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.
Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.
Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.
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