Team Manager - Disability

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Job Description

Team Manager - Adult Social Care Transitions

Job Introduction

Grade 15
Salary range: £55.323 - £57.404 pa plus fantastic benefits
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Croydon

Outcome of CQC inspection in 2025 was Good.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Team Manager role in the 25-65 Disability Service. In this role, you will lead a dedicated team focused on promoting independence and empowerment for vulnerable adults with learning disability, physical disability, multiple diagnosis/complex needs e.g. mental health and learning disability. Your work will have a direct impact on how needs are met and shape service delivery. You will drive positive change in collaboration with our internal and external partners as well as other stakeholders such as the ICB, local GPs, voluntary organisations etc

As a leader, you will support Advanced Social Workers, Experienced Social Workers, and Health and Wellbeing Workers, helping them provide tailored support through assessments and plans under the Care Act. You will guide the team to creatively use resources, including technology and community assets, to enable our clients to live independently.

Hybrid working from home and from the office is in place, with an office presence 2-3 days a week.

Main Responsibility

In this role you'll:

• Have day to day responsibility for team of social workers and Health and Wellbeing Workers
• Support the investigation of complaints at stage 1 where the concerns raised are not complex
• Ensure that Care Act and Mental Capacity Act related assessments and decisions are carried out to a high quality and comply with the relevant policies and procedures and take appropriate action where necessary.
• Be responsible for the quality assurance of statutory documents within their scheme of delegated responsibility, ensuring appropriate and proportionate records and documentation are completed in a timely manner in relation the team's practice
• Line manage Advanced & Experienced Social Workers
• Support to continued develop of the team driving best practice as needed
• Drive and support Key performance indicators
• Liaise with mid and senior management to implement and deliver agreed actions for the benefit of clients, stakeholders and LBC.

The Ideal Candidate

You'll have:

• High motivation and be a flexible individual with a proven track record of supporting and leading a team.
• Sound knowledge and experience of current legislation and its application in a social care setting.
• Passion about ensuring a smooth and timely transition for young people.
• Applied knowledge of The Care Act and The Mental Capacity Act, with experience in complex safeguarding and professional judgement.
• Excellent communication skills, able to provide professional, reflective supervision, guidance, and advice to front line supervisors, social workers, and family support workers.

Interviews will be held on the week of 27th April 2026 - these will be in person and in Bernard Weatherill House, Croydon. The specific date will be communicated to you.

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About Us

Croydon Council's priorities

The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services

• Get a grip on the finances and make the council financially sustainable
• Become a council which listens to, respects and works in partnership with Croydon's diverse communities and businesses
• Strengthen collaboration and joint working with partner organisations and the voluntary, community and faith sectors
• Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice
• Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities

Key business plan outcomes:

• Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning and learning
• Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn and fulfil their potential
• Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we're proud to call home
• People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer
• Croydon Council's new ways of working

Equal Opportunities Statement

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.