Team Leader - Adult West Locality Team (34 Hours)

Location Newbury
Job type Permanent
Salary £39,186 - 45,441 per year
Consultant Zehnn Young
Call +44 7723 457338
Reference 206097

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Team Leader within the Adult West Locality Team to work Part Time (34 Hours) in Berkshire.

The salary for this permanent Team Leader job is up to £45,441per annum.

Main duties:

  • To effectively manage the day-to-day work of the team.
  • To ensure that the Three Tier Conversation model is consistently applied.
  • To provide cover for other Team Leaders as needed.
  • To carry out supervisory and management functions as needed.
  • To work with others to develop and maximise the benefits of links with services provided in the NHS, voluntary and private sectors to ensure that customers receive the best possible support at the earliest stage.
  • To ensure continued professional development record is maintained.
  • To develop professional networks to achieve your personal work objectives.
  • To contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of the service plan and continuous improvement of the service, including systems for following up calls.
  • Work with teams to adapt to changing circumstances and provide innovative services that meet the needs of customers.
  • Ensure that staff receive full induction, and provide regular supervision and support, and an annual Appraisal to team members.
  • Effectively manage the performance of staff including monitoring absence, by implementing council policies and procedures – especially those relating to Safeguarding, Mental Capacity Act.
  • To ensure that the teams use resources effectively by making appropriate judgements regarding the provision of information, advice, dealing with simple short-term interventions and referring to other teams.
  • To recognise health and safety is a responsibility of every employee, to take reasonable care of self and others and to comply with the WBC Health and Safety policy and any service-specific procedures/rules that apply to this role.
  • Making decisions about commitment to short-term spending arrangements.
  • Responsible for managing staff resources effectively.

Requirements of this Team Leader role:

  • A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
  • Understanding of relevant legislation.
  • Registered or eligible for registration.

Benefits:

  • Flexible working wherever possible between the hours of 07.00-19.00
  • Hybrid working wherever possible working 40% in the office
  • Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
  • Generous Local Government pension scheme
  • Family friendly policies
  • A range of local discounts
  • Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits
  • You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement starting at 29 days per annum (plus public holidays) Rising by an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service.

Contact:
This Team Leader job is advertised by Zehnn Young; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.