Assistant Team Manager

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Join Our Dynamic Mental Health Team as an Assistant Team Manager!

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of citizens in Dudley?A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic service as an Assistant Team Manager in the Mental Health Team.We are looking for an experienced and dedicated professional with a highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice.

About Us: Our mission is to ensure that adults with lived experience of mental health can live healthy, safe, independent, and fulfilling lives.We work collaboratively with our partners to develop an integrated service and improve the journey for our residents.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership, operational management, and direction to a team, contributing to the delivery of services across Adult Social Care/Mental Health.
• Collaborate with the management team to ensure a robust and efficient duty system, including identifying, assessing, meeting needs, and conducting reviews (Section 117).
• Represent the service at relevant partnership meetings.
• Offer professional support, case management, and social work advice, utilising critical reflective skills in management practice.
• Provide supervision and professional guidance in line with council policies, supporting staff to maintain professional and personal boundaries.
• Ensure staff meet legislative requirements and deliver positive outcomes for Dudley citizens.Support co-production to ensure the service is responsive and accountable to local people, involving adults, children, young people, families, and carers.
• Oversee and lead safeguarding investigations, chairing case conferences and strategy meetings as appropriate.
• Implement Council performance management processes and deliver professional development across the defined service area, ensuring compliance with relevant policies and legislation.

What We Are Looking For:

• Ability to work and thrive under pressure with integrity.
• Specialist knowledge of social work practice.
• Excellent communication skills
• The ability to influence change and to develop practitioners.
• Empathy and respect for others.
• A Social Work qualification is essential.

What We Offer:

• Ongoing CPD from your line manager and relevant training to fulfil the role. We offer the opportunity to train as an AMHP, BIA or Practice Educator.
• Enhance your CV and gain valuable experience in management and future development.

Join us and be part of a caring and supportive management team dedicated to making a positive impact in our community.

For an informal discussion please contact Team Manager Barkat Malek 07824543413 or email barkat.malek@dudley.gov.uk

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N.B.We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications

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Attached documents
MH ATM - JD Updated July 2024.docx
MH ATM - PS Updated July 2024.docx

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About Dudley Council

It's an incredibly exciting time to work in Dudley Council as we embark on numerous multi-million pound regeneration schemes which will be real game-changers for the borough. In addition to the exciting schemes such as the Midland Metro we also have the ongoing and very serious challenges of ensuring vulnerable people across the borough receive the services they deserve.

At Dudley Council we have a 'one council' ethos that builds an effective and dynamic organisation which grows the economy and creates jobs, creating a cleaner and greener place and supports stronger and safer communities.

We are rightly proud to be the historic capital of the Black Country and, working with our partners, Dudley Council is also committed to looking forward and helping to deliver our borough vision of 'Forge a Future for all' www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk

We ensure communities influence council decisions and are committed to delivering services in partnership with communities. We provide flexible and responsive service in partnership and help communities help themselves.

In joining a local authority that serves 320,000 residents you will become an integral part of a council that:

• is ready to embrace change, providing an environment in which you will be encouraged to make your mark

• is aware of its key challenges and the need for a new energy to innovate the council, in order to find cost effective ways of delivering services

• has aligned its political and managerial leadership structures and is committed to protecting, securing and transforming the lives of children, families, the vulnerable and older people

• wants borough residents to have their say through our community forums

• dedicates time to meaningful consultation and listen to the views of our residents

• is working with the community to encourage active involvement of our residents

We want to leave a legacy of a better future for the borough that reflects Dudley borough's potential and harnesses the ambitions of the people we serve. For more information see our Council Plan www.dudley.gov.uk/council-community/plan-policies-and-strategies/council... , Dudley Borough Vision for 2030, Forging a Future for All www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk and key information about the borough and its communities at All about Dudley Borough www.allaboutdudley.info

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Website http://www.dudley.gov.uk/ Telephone 01384 811300 Location Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Council House
Priory Road
Dudley
West Midlands
DY1 1HF
United Kingdom