Social Care Team Manager - SP38
| Posting date: | 16 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £23.0 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | SP38 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 August 2025 |
| Location: | Smethwick, West Midlands, B66 1JE |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 4708047_1752662895 |
Summary
Your new company
This is a busy service run by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council and provides at home and community support for individuals who are in need of short-term support, mostly following release from hospital. The service is a regulated service with CQC, so the successful candidate will be required to become a Registered Manager in order to deliver this function.
Your new role
The role is a long-term contract at 37 hours a week and will be Monday to Friday. Uniquely to this role, you will not be required to carry out any on-call duties as there will be a team who will support with this. This position offers hybrid working, with 2 days required in office.
The post has responsibility for a team, which is made up of a Deputy Manager, Social Care Co-ordinators, Team Leaders, Trusted Assessors, Schedulers, Senior Home Support Assistants and a group of Home Support Assistants who deliver the reablement support.The post holder will also work alongside other managers from both Health and Social Care as part of the D2A system.
What you'll need to succeed
The ideal candidate needs to demonstrate good managerial experience which delivers high-quality outcomes to people as well as possessing leadership and change management skills to evolve the service as demand in the system changes. The ideal candidate will also need:
- Minimum 3 years' post-qualification practice and experience, working in social care, particularly those with previous registered manager/CQC experience.
- Minimum 2 years' experience of managing a substantial budget and experience of supervision of professional and/or non-professional staff.
- Experience of partnership working.
- Experience of working to improve performance.
- Professional qualification at degree level and/or NVQ 4 or equivalent.
What you'll get in return
- Competitive hourly pay
- A dedicated consultant who will understand your needs and secure roles for you based on them
- Flexible working options
- Refer a friend scheme
- Free training on our online portal
- Opportunities to undertake permanent opportunities
What you need to do now
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