Team Manager - Learning Disability Team

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Kirklees
Adults & Health
Learning Disabilities & Mental Health
37
1
Civic Centre 3, Huddersfield, HD1 2TG
Temporary
Fixed Term upto 12 months
Grade 14

£48,474 - £50,512

CLDT support some of the most vulnerable individuals over the age of 18 who have a learning disability. We provide a duty and assessment, care management, review and support planning function across Kirklees.  CLDT work alongside the Learning Disabilities Health Team who provide specialised support to people with learning disabilities who are unable to access mainstream health services. 

As a Team Manager you will lead and manage a team of assessors which includes qualified social workers and differently qualified assessors (those that don’t hold a social work qualification).

You will have a fundamental role and ownership of the safeguarding processes including overseeing safeguarding cases within the team whilst promoting the rights and choices of vulnerable individuals. To support you in your role, there are Deputy Team Managers, who also provide supervision to the frontline staff.  

In an ever-changing environment, change management skills are vital to ensure that new ways of working are embraced positively and adopted by your team.  Fostering a creative ethos and creating a culture of learning will enable you and your team to provide support to individuals which will meet their assessed outcomes.  

You will support and develop your team to undertake strength-based assessments and to adopt enabling approaches to create individual support plans, providing individuals with the appropriate levels of intervention and/or support.  Understanding how to support individuals through progression and preventing overprovision of services is vital within this role as well as positive risk taking as far as possible.

You will receive regular supervision from your line manager, an annual appraisal and a full induction plan giving you to opportunity to understand the various teams within Kirklees as well as key stakeholders.   

As part of our approach to a healthy work-life balance there is a range of flexible work patterns available. Our special leave provisions and family friendly policies combined with flexible ways of working across the council aim to both improve work life balance and service delivery.

You must hold a Social Work England recognised Social Work Qualification and be registered with SWE

Nazia Saleem is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. 
This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile.  A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.

If you are internal and want to apply for this job as a secondment you must be a substantive employee of the Council with over 6 months continuous service and have successfully completed your probation period.

Applications for secondments will only be accepted if approved by your manager, you will be asked to confirm on your application form that you have the relevant permission. If you are refused permission to apply for a secondment, please contact HR Recruitment to register the refusal.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

28 April 2024, 11:55 PM

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