Assistant Team Managers - Adults - Bracknell Forest

Posted 15 November 2019
Salary £35 - £37 per hour
LocationBracknell Forest
Job type Temporary
Discipline Qualified social worker
ReferenceMM - AdultsATM
Contact NameMark Manning

Job description

Maxxima's Social Work team are currently recruiting for Assistant Team Manager to fill a full-time job role in Bracknell Forest

The roles will be based within Social Services, who are looking for Assistant Team Manager to start as soon as possible on a full-time basis. The pay rate for this role is up to £37 per hour

Requirements and details of this vacancy

Objectives of the role To assist the Community Services Manager for Adults CMHT, in ensuring that appropriate arrangements are in place to enable staff in the team to fulfil their roles and responsibilities to maximum effectiveness with the allocated resources. To liaise with other teams and agencies with the purpose of ensuring that people with eligible needs receive a holistic service, meeting all identified needs. To ensuring there is effective supervision of staff and that services are delivered and developed according to policies, procedures and good practice guidelines. Daily and monthly responsibilities * To assist the Service Manager with agreed delegated responsibilities, in order to contribute to the provision of a community service for adults with mental health needs. * To provide professional supervision and guidance to colleagues. * To carry a limited caseload of complex needs for adults with mental health needs. * To ensure that arrangements for support are personalised and cost-effective before they are submitted for approval and that staff understand their responsibilities in relation to financial management. * To participate in developing approaches and strategies to support continuous improvement of service to people and their carers. This will include consultations, communications and liaison with a wide variety of stakeholders * To participate in assessment and care co-ordination, including care planning under the Care Programme Approach for people in need of support. * To support and work collaboratively with carers, promote empowerment and anti-discriminatory practice and monitor the quality of care provided. * To take responsibility for safeguarding investigations and in addition to act as the decision maker [designated safeguarding manager - rostered], which may include chairing safeguarding meetings. * To contribute to all staff support related functions including recruitment, supervision, training, appraisal and where appropriate, performance management. * To participate in and contribute to a range of meetings / functions to represent the Community Mental Health Service to ensure that the requirements of the people using the service are properly represented. * To regularly update knowledge around all issues of social care and health and attend appropriate training, maintaining registration with the appropriate registration body. * To ensure that records are maintained appropriately so that the performance of the team can be monitored and reported.

Maxxima benefits:

*Dedicated and experienced consultants
*Excellent and highly competitive rates of pay
*Exclusive opportunities you won't find anywhere else
*Dedicated payroll consultant to ensure prompt payment
*Guidance and advice on CV and interview techniques
*Practical assistance with professional body registration
*A choice of PAYE, umbrella or LTD company payments
*Practical assistance with relocation, accommodation and DBS/CRB checks
*The security of working with a CCS supplier, established since 2001

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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 by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

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*The post qualification experience range stated is purely a guide. We will consider candidates that fall outside of this range if they can strongly demonstrate the required competencies.