Assistant Team Manager

Salary:£51,910 - £54,254 (Inclusive of 12.5% Market Supplement)

Hours per week:37 hours

Temporary/Fixed term:12 months

Interview date:

To be confirmed after shortlisting

Adult Community - Inspiring Independence, Nurturing Wellbeing

Are you a registered Social Worker or Occupational Therapist with at least two years experience in a leadership or decision-making role?

We currently have the opportunity for an enthusiastic individual with strong leadership skills to join our Adult Community Team as an Assistant Team Manager on a fixed term contract for 12 months based in Salisbury Wiltshire.

As the Assistant Team Manager, you will play a key role in supporting the Adult Community Team Manager to ensure that services are delivered efficiently and effectively across Wiltshire to adults requiring assessments, care, and support.

In the absence of the Team Manager, you will take the lead in managing, coordinating, and inspiring the locality team. You will provide professional guidance and support to Advanced Practitioner Social Workers and Occupational Therapists, helping to maintain high standards of practice and service delivery.

We are looking for someone who brings not only strong leadership and budget management skills, but also a dynamic and creative mindset, someone who is passionate about doing things differently to achieve the best possible outcomes. You will champion a strengths-based approach, promoting independence and person‑centred practice at every opportunity.

Your ability to motivate, develop, and empower a team of highly skilled professionals is key. You will bring energy, enthusiasm, and a commitment to continuous improvement, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.

Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. That's why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right.

Supporting the Team Manager to ensure efficient and effective service delivery for adults in Wiltshire requiring care and support. Leading the development and promotion of integrated working with the community health teams, acute hospitals and GP surgeries within the specified locality. Managing and supervising a number of social workers, occupational therapists and other staff, as delegated by the Team Manager. Deputising for the Team Manager as appropriate during time of absence providing management cover and support to locality team staff.

Specific duties and responsibilities:

Manage, co‑ordinate and lead the locality team in the absence of the Team Manager.

Providing supervision and support to experienced SW and OT so the postholder is required to have excellent knowledge and ability in relation to the most complex of cases where finding possible solutions are challenging.

Actively engage in individual and group supervision and embed learning in practice.

Undertake appraisal and team meetings and contribute to individual and team development.

Engage in quality assurance ensuring that supervises meet all legislative and regulatory requirements as determined by the national agenda e.g. Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act.

Monitor that assessments are undertaken in line with Care Act 2014 requirements and that people are assessed appropriately for their eligibility for Social Care. This requires being able to check across the team that assessment is being undertaken consistently and taking action as necessary.

Set and monitor standards and performance of supervises in line with quality assurance policies.

Analyse and interpret performance data to inform decision making within the team. This will be challenging where operational case work demand is very high with limited staffing resources and timescales.

Actively participate in the development of policies and procedures within the wider social care team.

Having an operational view of the caseloads across the team and to allocate and manage demands and abilities (both SW and OT) in a timely way to ensure the best outcomes for customers.

Provide expert advice, support and creative problem solving to team members dealing with customers with complex needs.…