About the role

  • Under the direction of the Integrated Social Care Manager, the Deputy Social Care Manager (DSCM) is responsible for ensuring the team’s social work practice and values, to deliver positive outcomes
  • The DSCM will achieve this through ensuring team arrangements are in place for supervision, workload management, quality assurance and the effective deployment of the budget, staff and additional resources
  • This is an interesting and varied role within an established and supportive team that are motivated, passionate and engaged
  • There is a full complement of management in the team which consists of an Integrated Social Care Manager, a Deputy Social Care Manager, Social Work Leads and a Social Care Lead
  • Other team members include qualified Senior Social Workers, Social Workers, Adult Social Care Practitioners and an administration team

Requirements

  • Substantial experience of working with vulnerable adults or evidence of transferable experience in a statutory health or adult social care setting
  • Effective leadership, providing support and modelling engagement in the most challenging of circumstances, including with partner agencies, stakeholders and other professionals
  • Experience in undertaking line management duties, including appraisal and formal performance management of staff
  • Experience of financial decision making in the context of managing allocated team budgets
  • Significant up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation, policy and procedures
  • Providing inspirational and credible leadership, building and owning strong relationships politically, externally and internally, are all important qualities for this role.

Benefits

  • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays
  • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Free parking at our office in Cinderford
  • Agile working with a mix of office and home working
  • Regular formal and informal support
  • Safe, supportive and positive working environment
  • Robust supervision and training opportunities, enabling you to develop your skills. Including personal licences to Adults CCINFORM, access to mandatory training and additional topical bi-annual workshops
  • Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network

Job title

Deputy Social Care Manager

Job type

Experience level

Junior

Salary

£52,413 - £54,495 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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