The Role
Deputy Team Manager (Social Worker) Secondment/Act Up
We are looing for an experienced and skilled social worker to join Southwark's Care and Support Team within the Mental Heath Adult Social Care Division as a Deputy Manager.
This is to cover a secondment and will be until at least August 2021. The post is open to internal applications (including agency staff) only.
The team works with adults with mental health problems to meet their social care needs, promote their independence, help them achieve their goals and outcomes in order to improve their wellbeing.
We are a multi-disciplinary team, made up of social workers, occupational therapists and assistant practitioners.
You will work closely with and assist the team manager in providing leadership for the complex case management section of the CAST team. You will supervise and guide social workers who are undertaking direct work with adults with complex needs, using a variety of approaches. You will assist them to work creatively with clients, some of whom may be hard to engage.
You will oversee the social workers as they undertake social care assessments/reviews, under the Care cat 2014 and s117 Mental Health act, completing strength based support plans in order to maximise an adults wellbeing and independence. You will also manage person centred safeguarding investigations and fully utilise multi-agency working to ensure the best outcomes for clients.
As Deputy Manager you will hold a small caseload to continue to develop your practice, and act as a role model and expert practitioner within the team.
We are committed to the learning and development of our staff and you will be encouraged to try new approaches and be supported to maximise your potential. we will invest in providing the resources you need to develop professional, through a combination of informal and formal development programmes.
For further information please contact Emily Brunton on 020 7525 2622.
Please note, due to the COVID-19 pandemic interviews are likely to take place remotely. However, as this is a frontline service, the post holder would be expected to attend the office on a semi-regular/rota basis.
Application Process:
If you are interested in applying for this role, please complete the online application form and detail your suitability for the role, by using the Personal Specification to highlight your skills for the shortlisting criteria. The Personal Specification can be found at the bottom of this page under attachments.
Additional Details
Internal Only
We will only consider applications from internal candidates that are current employees or agency workers on an active assignment.
If you are applying for the fixed-term post, this can be offered on a secondment basis. Please ensure you have prior agreement from your current line manager.
This post requires an enhanced DBS check.
Recruitment Timetable
Closing Date: - 16 March 2021
Interviews - Week Commencing 22 March 2021
SWC-INT
(COVID-19) - information for job applicants Southwark Council are following the most recent Government guidelines surrounding Corona virus. During this period, we still look forward to receiving your application and if successful, we will be conducting interviews remotely via video link. Details will be confirmed via email, if successful.
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