Deputy Team Manager - Feltham Locality Team
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Location
Hounslow, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
6/27/2025
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About Us At Hounslow
We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.
We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before.
About Our Commitment To Diversity And Inclusion
We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”. It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.
We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.
As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.
Our Benefits
About The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Feltham Locality Team as a Deputy Team Manager. There are 4 Locality Teams, Locality Teams support adults with physical and/or sensory impairment, also adults with mental health diagnosis where their primary need is a physical health need.
You will support Social Workers and Social Work Assistants in their role; providing supervision, quality assuring assessments and managing complex duty enquiries.
There is a focus on preventative services in Hounslow, looking to build resilience in communities and develop a stronger community for our residents.
You will act in the role of the Safeguarding Adults Manager, leading on safeguarding enquiries to ensure the safety of our residents whilst balancing risk and making safeguarding personal.
You will be supported by a strong management team.
Key Responsibilities
The team consists of a Team Manager, Deputy Team Manager, Social Workers and Social Work Assistants. Staff carry out Care Act assessments, assisting residents and carers to identify their needs and desired outcomes. Helping residents/carers to formulate a Care Plan/Support Plan and, where indicated, to use their Personal Budget to set up individually tailored services to achieve desired outcomes.
Key is protecting the Human Rights of our residents and carers as much as working with them to promote their safety in line with the Council’s and the London multi-agency Adult Safeguarding Policy. You will be instrumental in formulating protection plans and supporting safeguarding enquiries.
We work collaboratively with key stakeholders, care providers, housing, financial services, health, the volunteer sector and religious institutions to name a few. With due regard for Equality Diversity of our residents, partners and colleagues.
About You
Qualifications:
Enhanced DBS
Read more about the work you’ll be doing in the Role Profile.
We value diversity in its broadest sense. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves, give of their best and reach their full potential. We believe that a diverse workforce helps us to better understand our communities and deliver the best services for our residents. We want to receive applications from all regardless of age, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background. We want to harness the mix and ensure that everybody can apply and be part of our recruitment processes. We will therefore make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates.
When Interviews Will Be Held And Who To Contact
The key information you need about the role should be in the role profile. But if you have any further questions about the role, please contact Jo Garside, Team Manager.
Email:
Telephone: 0208 583 4634
Interviews for this job will be held commencing 21st July 2025.
Email:
Telephone: 0208 583 4634
Interviews for this job will be held commencing 21st July 2025.
We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.
We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before.
About Our Commitment To Diversity And Inclusion
We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”. It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.
We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.
As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.
Our Benefits
About The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Feltham Locality Team as a Deputy Team Manager. There are 4 Locality Teams, Locality Teams support adults with physical and/or sensory impairment, also adults with mental health diagnosis where their primary need is a physical health need.
You will support Social Workers and Social Work Assistants in their role; providing supervision, quality assuring assessments and managing complex duty enquiries.
There is a focus on preventative services in Hounslow, looking to build resilience in communities and develop a stronger community for our residents.
You will act in the role of the Safeguarding Adults Manager, leading on safeguarding enquiries to ensure the safety of our residents whilst balancing risk and making safeguarding personal.
You will be supported by a strong management team.
Key Responsibilities
- You will have a crucial role in delivering excellent outcomes for our residents and keeping them safe. You will have close management over Safeguarding Enquiries and act as the Safeguarding Adults Manager in section 42 safeguarding enquiries.
- You must have a good understanding of preventative work, enabling staff to employ a strength-based approach to their work and intervention with residents.
- You will supervise staff, ensuring high performance standards in the team and encourage staff development.
- You will demonstrate a collaborative leadership style and work with others to encourage self-development and resilience to social work intervention.
The team consists of a Team Manager, Deputy Team Manager, Social Workers and Social Work Assistants. Staff carry out Care Act assessments, assisting residents and carers to identify their needs and desired outcomes. Helping residents/carers to formulate a Care Plan/Support Plan and, where indicated, to use their Personal Budget to set up individually tailored services to achieve desired outcomes.
Key is protecting the Human Rights of our residents and carers as much as working with them to promote their safety in line with the Council’s and the London multi-agency Adult Safeguarding Policy. You will be instrumental in formulating protection plans and supporting safeguarding enquiries.
We work collaboratively with key stakeholders, care providers, housing, financial services, health, the volunteer sector and religious institutions to name a few. With due regard for Equality Diversity of our residents, partners and colleagues.
About You
- A ‘people person’ with the ability to communicate key messages effectively.
- Resident focused approach with a helpful and cooperative attitude.
- Be able to manage and develop staff.
- Be able to meet deadlines.
- In a world of change, with ever increasing demands on resources, to be open to new ways of working and exploring “the art of the possible.”
Qualifications:
- Qualified social worker, with a minimum of 2 years’ experience
- SW England registration
Enhanced DBS
Read more about the work you’ll be doing in the Role Profile.
We value diversity in its broadest sense. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves, give of their best and reach their full potential. We believe that a diverse workforce helps us to better understand our communities and deliver the best services for our residents. We want to receive applications from all regardless of age, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background. We want to harness the mix and ensure that everybody can apply and be part of our recruitment processes. We will therefore make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates.
When Interviews Will Be Held And Who To Contact
The key information you need about the role should be in the role profile. But if you have any further questions about the role, please contact Jo Garside, Team Manager.
Email:
Telephone: 0208 583 4634
Interviews for this job will be held commencing 21st July 2025.
Email:
Telephone: 0208 583 4634
Interviews for this job will be held commencing 21st July 2025.
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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