Job Description

We are looking to recruit a Deputy Team Manager in Hertfordshire County Council to work in their Adults Safeguarding Team

Responsibilities include:

To have understanding, knowledge and experience in Care Act 2014 and Section 42 of the Care Act

To have experience chairing Safeguarding Meetings, Undertake Duty Manager Role, attending Strategic and organisational meetings

Supervisor role and deputising in Team Managers absence Deputises for the Team Manager when required.

Working with the Team Manager and advises on the allocation and use of resources, anticipates change and encourages flexibility and team agility.

Sets clear expectations in terms of performance, supporting the team to manage their workload.

Takes control of the recruitment within the team without the support of the Team Manager, taking budgetary implications into consideration.

Takes part in or leads on specific departmental projects and undertake tasks as required by Team or senior managers.

Acts as a lead manager with specialist knowledge in a specific practice area. E.g. mental health act, safeguarding,

Experience preferred:

• Works with adults and or children within a health and social care setting

• Involvement in multi-agency work

• Experience of managing and developing staff

• Applied use of social care and health care legislation

• Safeguarding processes and investigations

• Applied use of at least one of the following of Mental capacity Act; Mental Health Act; Care Management; Continuing Health Care, Care Programme Approach

• Chairing safeguarding investigations

• Managing a team of professional social care or health practitioners

• Adult social care and legislation, strategies and guidance relevant to the post

• Social work or assessment, care management and safeguarding

• Risk management and positive risk taking

• Human rights legislation and how these laws protect the rights of adults

• The integration agenda - Working as part of a multi-disciplinary /multi-agency team

The Team:

• Well-structured organised team, growing their social worker staffing levels.

Minimum Requirements:

• SWE Registration

• Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you)

• Eligibility to work in the UK

To discuss this Deputy Team Manager role or any roles in Hertfordshire please contact Faye Whitehead on or call on 02081033775

Ackerman Pierce