Deputy Social Care Manager

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                            Deputy Social Care Manager
• Job Location:                     Shire Hall, Block 5, 2nd Floor 
• Salary:                               £50,788 - £52,805 per annum 
• Hours per Week:               37.00 
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                     09/03/2025 
• Job Requisition Number:   10967 
• This post is not open to job share

Are you looking for your next step in your Social Work management career? 

Adult Social Care has an exciting opportunity for a full time (37 hours) Deputy Social Care Manager position within our Hospital Discharge and Assessment Team. This role is a combination of frontline and strategic level management. 

About the Role: 

Under the direction of the Integrated Social Care Manager, the Deputy Social Care Manager (DSCM) is responsible for ensuring the team’s social work practice and values, to deliver positive outcomes. The DSCM will achieve this through ensuring team arrangements are in place for supervision, workload management, quality assurance and the effective deployment of the budget, staff and additional resources. 

This is an interesting and varied role within an established and supportive team that are motivated, passionate and engaged. There is a full complement of management in the team which consists of an Integrated Social Care Manager,  Deputy Social Care Managers, Social Work Leads and a Social Care Lead. Other team members include qualified Senior Social Workers, Social Workers, Adult Social Care Practitioners and an administration team. 

Being part of this service means that you have a supportive established network of peers that encourages regular communication and a platform for collaborative solutions, with opportunities to develop further excellent working relationships with professionals from across the council and other agencies. 

The position is based in Shire Hall, Gloucester. We offer flexible working with a mix of office and home working. To find out more about working in Hospital Discharge and Assessment team, visit our “Meet the Teams” webpage. 

About You: 

We are looking for an individual who has experience in line management within a multi-disciplinary environment. The ideal candidate will have: 

• Substantial experience of working with vulnerable adults or evidence of transferable experience in a statutory health or adult social care setting  

• Effective leadership, providing support and modelling engagement in the most challenging of circumstances, including with partner agencies, stakeholders and other professionals 

• Experience in undertaking line management duties, including appraisal and formal performance management of staff  

• Experience of financial decision making in the context of managing allocated team budgets 

• Significant up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation, policy and procedures 

Providing inspirational and credible leadership, building and owning strong relationships politically, externally and internally, are all important qualities for this role.  

We Offer: 

Our people do all they can to make the difference to local communities in Gloucestershire. And that’s exactly what we aim to do for our people. Here are some of the ways we aim to achieve this: 

• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays 

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme 

• Free off-site parking 

• Agile working with a mix of office and home working 

• Regular formal and informal support 

• Safe, supportive and positive working environment 

• Robust supervision and training opportunities, enabling you to develop your skills. Including personal licences to Adults CCINFORM, access to mandatory training and additional topical bi-annual workshops 

• Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers 

• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone 

• Cycle to Work scheme 

• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network 

We’re Closer Than You Think: 

We are an easy commute from many locations, view our commuting times map to see what we mean. 

Applying: 

Please write your application with consideration for the essential criteria in the Job Profile (see link below). Your application should include examples of why you should be considered and cover the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post. 

To arrange an informal discussion with the Team Manager, please email ASCrecruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk. 

Or click 'Apply' 

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Deputy Social Care Manager.pdf 

This Position is subject to a DBS check. 

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. The advert will be open for a minimum of 7 business days. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.