Team Manager l Short Term Support Service Urgent Care Acute and Prisons l Preston l Full time
Team Manager l Short Term Support Service Urgent Care Acute and Prisons l Preston l Full time
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
Salaryper annum l Fixed term until 01/10/2025 l Full Time 37 hours per week Short Term Support Service Urgent Care Acute and Prisons l Preston
International Sponsorship this role isnotopento international sponsorship
Are you ready for a fresh challenge Do you wish to find a supportive and team focused environment to flourish in Are you looking to help maximise outcomes for people in your community
An opportunity has arisen for a full time Team Manager within the Central Lancashire Short Term Support Service and Prisons managing and supporting people in our intermediate care services and custodial post you are applying for is a fulltime permanent based in Preston.
Lancashire Adult Social Care has transformed how we assess deliver and support our citizens in Lancashire with a significant focus on promoting and maintaining independence through creative support planning.
The successful candidate will become an integral part of a Countywide Short Term Support Service working in partnership with Lancashire County Council the NHS HMPS probation and other key system partners. We are a fluid and integrated resource that assists in relieving pressures within both ASC Acute Services in partnership with our health colleagues Age UK Housing colleagues carers services and care providers. The service operates over 7 days with enhanced rates of pay and time back for weekends worked although this could change subject to business need.
Advert closes Sunday 4thMay 2025 shortlisting will take place on Monday 5th May and interviews are scheduled for Monday 12th May 2025.
The role will include:
- Manage 2 frontline services.
- Respond to referrals urgent in nature and directing staffing resource.
- Manage demand performance quality manage risk and competing priorities.
- Be able to challenge and negotiate.
- Offer direct line management support to the senior social worker social workers / SCSOs including formal supervision HR oversight case work allocation.
- Manage complaints.
- Undergo additional vetting and security clearances by HMPPS.
- Case work oversight budget approvals/ oversight.
- Contribute to the management of performance and data; the demands across the area reporting to Area Manager
- Lead the team Case Progression and Wellbeing Team Meeting
- Be a supportive team member to wider Short Term Support Services management team.
- Attend and contribute to the area meetings led by the County Operations Manager.
- Liaise and work jointly with other colleagues internal and external such as health and contribute to the Integration agenda.
- Ensure a culture of promoting independence is embedded within the team.
- Undertakeall other relevant management tasks as directed
Lancashire County Council also offers great staff benefits with generous annual leave entitlements a wellestablished staff Health and Wellbeing programme and the opportunity to progress as part of an exciting wellestablished service that is looking to bring real benefits to the people of Lancashire.
For more information or for an informal discussion regarding the role please contact
You must be registered with Social Work England to be appointed as a Social Worker or have applied to register with the Social Work England. For Social Worker/Care Manager positions where non social worker qualifications are accepted registration is not required and you will be appointed as a Care Manager.
The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013. If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a disclosure. Further information can be found on the Our Recruitment Process tab.
You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and you must be insured for business use. However we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.
We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early before the closing date if we receive sufficient applications
Job Description and Person Specification
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
