Team Manager - Dudley Disability Service

Job Description: Team Manager, Dudley Disability Service

Location: Hybrid

Contract: Temporary (12 months)

As the Team Manager for Dudley Disability Service, you'll lead a vital service dedicated to providing quality support to adults in our community. We focus on person-centred, strengths-based social care support to empower individuals to maximise their independence and quality of life.

What you'll be doing:

• Providing line management support to the team, with a focus on wellbeing, quality of work and performance management.
• Taking responsibility for key decision-making, including agreeing outcomes for escalations and complaints.
• Undertaking strategic planning to ensure we continue to deliver an effective service, whilst continuously improving in response to the changing environment.
• Managing complex multi-agency work, including negotiation with partner agencies based on robust knowledge and application of legal frameworks.
• Overseeing safeguarding enquiries that involve the highest level of risk.

What we're looking for: 

• An experienced Team Manager who has managed disability services in the past and is confident to support new team managers in the service
• Social Work qualification and registered with Social Work England (SWE). 
• Extensive experience managing complex cases, supervising others and acting as a senior decision maker.
• Excellent problem-solving and risk assessment skills.
• Strong communication and relationship management skills.
• Commitment to demonstrating our values and behaviours, showing compassion, empathy and respect.

Connect2Dudley is a trading style of Dudley & Kent Commercial Services LTD - A joint venture between Dudley Metropolitan Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Dudley is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.