The role
About Southwark:
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
About the role
This is a secondment opportunity for an experienced social worker to join the Mental Health Care and Support Team (MHCAST) in a Deputy Team Manger role. You will work closely with and assist the team manager to supervise, guide and lead the team. 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 work with adults that have mental health conditions, to assess and review their social care needs. The team is made up of social workers, occupational therapists and assistants practitioners. This is an exciting opportunity to develop and strengthen your leaderships’ skills, as part of an established and well-functioning team.
About You
We’re seeking a resilient, committed and experienced social worker to join MHCAST. To be successful in this role, you will:
- Be a registered social worker.
- You will have previous experience of supervising, supporting and or mentoring junior members of the team or students.
- Experience of managing complex cases.
- Experience of applying strength based and person centred approaches to practice.
- Be committed to maximising independence and promoting service user well-being.
- You will be a skilled decision-making and communicator.
- Be able to lead safeguarding processes, as well as the ability to work under pressure while problem-solving creatively.
We are committed to the learning and development of our staff and you will have regular supervision, reflective practice and informal and formal training opportunities
For more information on this position and requirements please read the job description provided. For an informal chat about the role and the service please contact Katherine Mercer Katherine.mercer@southwark.gov.uk or on 020 7525 2751.
To apply for this position, please attach your CV and Cover Letter to your application, ensuring you refer to the job description.
Additional details
We will only consider applications from internal candidates, that are current employees or agency workers on an active assignment. We encourage any internal staff to to gain agreement from their substantive line manager if considering this is as a secondment opportunity.
This post requires a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) DBS check at enhanced level.
Benefits and more information:
In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.
Recruitment timetable
Closing date: 11th August 2024 at 11:59
Interview date: 19th August 2024
Guaranteed Interview Scheme:
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
SWCINT
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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