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Job Description: Team Manager, Dudley Disability Service
Location: Hybrid
Contract: Temporary (12 months)
As the Team Manager for Dudley Disability Service, you'll lead a vital service dedicated to providing quality support to adults in our community. We focus on person-centred, strengths-based social care support to empower individuals to maximise their independence and quality of life.
What you'll be doing:
Providing line management support to the team, with a focus on wellbeing, quality of work and performance management.
Taking responsibility for key decision-making, including agreeing outcomes for escalations and complaints.
Undertaking strategic planning to ensure we continue to deliver an effective service, whilst continuously improving in response to the changing environment.
Managing complex multi-agency work, including negotiation with partner agencies based on robust knowledge and application of legal frameworks.
Overseeing safeguarding enquiries that involve the highest level of risk.What we're looking for:
An experienced Team Manager who has managed disability services in the past and is confident to support new team managers in the service
Social Work qualification and registered with Social Work England (SWE).
Extensive experience managing complex cases, supervising others and acting as a senior decision maker.
Excellent problem-solving and risk assessment skills.
Strong communication and relationship management skills.
Commitment to demonstrating our values and behaviours, showing compassion, empathy and respect.Connect2Dudley is a trading style of Dudley & Kent Commercial Services LTD – A joint venture between Dudley Metropolitan Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Dudley is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates
