Team Manager
| Posting date: | 09 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 November 2025 |
| Location: | Bury, BL9 0EJ |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75748758 |
Summary
Learning Disability Team
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to come and join Bury Council, leading the Adult Learning Disability Team. Bury Council are leading the way with integration and this is evidenced in our collocated Learning Disability and Mental Health Teams. We are currently transforming learning disability services, this has involved delivering strength based practice through embedding the progression model in practice, this includes setting personalised goals with people and their support networks.
As the Team Manager, you will provide strategic oversight, expert guidance, and operational management to ensure the delivery of high-quality interventions for adults with learning disabilities and their families.
You will lead a team of social workers with the support of an Assistant Team Manager. Your role will be pivotal in shaping service delivery, developing guidance, and maintaining strong partnerships with key stakeholders, including the specialist health services, advocacy services, providers and community organisations.
With a focus on operational efficiency, you will manage data reporting, quality assurance, and service development. Your leadership will ensure that our statutory duties in relation to the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act are handled effectively and in a person-centred way.
About You
We are seeking an accomplished Manager with a strong knowledge of relevant legislation, and a passion for leadership We are looking for a team manager with the empathy and drive to make a difference, who will support in identifying creative ways to support our community to achieve their goals, and to live in the place they call their home.
You will be a registered Social Worker (SWE).
Key skills and attributes include:
- Proven experience managing and supervising a professional team.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience in report writing and data analysis.
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- A commitment to equality, diversity, and anti-discriminatory practice.
Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis.
About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.
Please note we are unable to support with sponsorship at this time.
As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way
Benefits of working for Bury Council
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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.
We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.
If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.
Next steps
For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Anna Jenkins A.jenkins@bury.gov.uk
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