About the Job
Salary: £53,350 to £57,005 per annum
Working Pattern: Full-time, 37 hours per week
Contract Length: Fixed-term until March 2027*
Location: Office-based in Shoreham, covering the Adur, Arun, and Worthing areas
Travel: You will need to be able to travel independently around the county, including to areas that may not be easily accessible by public transport. Pool cars and pool bikes are available.
We are looking for a Social Work Team Manager who can lead, manage performance, and drive positive outcomes for service users and staff. The role involves navigating statutory frameworks, advising on complex legislation, overseeing planning, coordination, and delivery of services, and building relationships across the organisation.
Experience and Skills
What we’re looking for:
- Proven leadership and management experience in a professional setting
- Ability to think strategically and deliver operational outcomes
- Strong relationship-building and influencing skills
- A collaborative, flexible approach to solving challenges
Key Skills
- Ability to make sound, pragmatic, problem‑solving decisions including tackling difficult problems of a technical, professional, resource or people‑related nature.
- Excellent communication skills with ability to influence actions by others and negotiate effective business solutions.
- Research and knowledge‑management skills; able to apply project management principles and practices.
- Leadership, effective people management and performance management skills and the ability to provide direction and support to individuals and teams during complex situations.
- Ability to challenge existing practices and identify innovative strength‑based solutions within the required frameworks.
- Sound and accurate IT skills for general office duties, producing reports and research.
- Post‑graduate professional qualification relevant to the professional service specialism (such as CQSW/CSS/DipSW or BA/MA in Social Work or equivalent and PQSW).
- Significant and broad experience demonstrating applied application of the above levels of knowledge in a relevant setting.
- Relevant chartered status of a professional body or equivalent high‑level experience of involved practices.
- Registration with Social Work England and responsibility for maintaining registration.
- Significant post‑qualification experience in dealing with diverse issues.
- Demonstrable experience of delivering or co‑ordinating a quality customer‑focused service to others.
- Experience of managing and leading staff.
- Experience of managing a small budget and/or contributing to financially related decisions on larger spends.
- Experience of supporting initiatives in a political environment
Benefits
Benefits for West Sussex County Council employees are available on our Rewards and Benefits page.
Further Information
The reference number for this role is CAFHE06278.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
Safeguarding and Compliance
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 3 years referencing and a health check.
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Salary: £53,350 to £57,005 per annumWorking Pattern: Full-time, 37 hours per weekContract Length: Fixed-term until March 2027*Location: Office-based in Shoreham, covering the Adur, Arun, and Worthing areas
Travel: You will need to be able to travel independently around the county, including to areas that may not be easily accessible by public transport. Pool cars and pool bikes are available.
We are looking for a Social Work Team Manager who can lead, manage performance, and drive positive outcomes for service users and staff. The role involves navigating statutory frameworks, advising on complex legislation, overseeing planning, coordination, and delivery of services, and building relationships across the organisation.
Experience and Skills
What we’re looking for:
- Proven leadership and management experience in a professional setting
- Ability to think strategically and deliver operational outcomes
- Strong relationship-building and influencing skills
- A collaborative, flexible approach to solving challenges
Key Skills
- Ability to make sound, pragmatic, problem‑solving decisions including tackling difficult problems of a technical, professional, resource or people‑related nature.
- Excellent communication skills with ability to influence actions by others and negotiate effective business solutions.
- Research and knowledge‑management skills; able to apply project management principles and practices.
- Leadership, effective people management and performance management skills and the ability to provide direction and support to individuals and teams during complex situations.
- Ability to challenge existing practices and identify innovative strength‑based solutions within the required frameworks.
- Sound and accurate IT skills for general office duties, producing reports and research.
- Post‑graduate professional qualification relevant to the professional service specialism (such as CQSW/CSS/DipSW or BA/MA in Social Work or equivalent and PQSW).
- Significant and broad experience demonstrating applied application of the above levels of knowledge in a relevant setting.
- Relevant chartered status of a professional body or equivalent high‑level experience of involved practices.
- Registration with Social Work England and responsibility for maintaining registration.
- Significant post‑qualification experience in dealing with diverse issues.
- Demonstrable experience of delivering or co‑ordinating a quality customer‑focused service to others.
- Experience of managing and leading staff.
- Experience of managing a small budget and/or contributing to financially related decisions on larger spends.
- Experience of supporting initiatives in a political environment
Benefits
Benefits for West Sussex County Council employees are available on our Rewards and Benefits page.
Further Information
The reference number for this role is CAFHE06278.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
Safeguarding and Compliance
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 3 years referencing and a health check.
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