Assistant Community Services Manager – CTPLD, Adult Social Care
Job Description
Job title: Assistant Community Services Manager – CTPLD, Adult Social Care
Company: Bracknell Forest Council
Job description: Are you passionate about supporting adults with Learning Disabilities and Autism?
We want to help our most vulnerable residents to get their lives firmly on track. It’s why our Social Workers have the time to get to know everyone they work with.
The Community Team for people with a Learning Disability and Autism is committed to improving outcomes for the people we support. We adopt a person-centred approach to the work undertaken by the team. We are looking for individuals who will share our commitment and who are organised, creative, and skilled in communicating with Adults with Learning Disabilities and Autism. We are a co-located team that is made up of social care and health colleauges.
Below are a few recent quotes from the people we support and their families showing how we value people with a Learning Disability and Autism and the staff who work with them:
“I think the support you have offered this family has made the lives of all involved so much better. We truly believe if it had not been for you we would have honestly not been a family anymore as we would all have been broken with some major consequences. Just want to say THANK YOU! Your continued support means the world”.
“I just wanted to thank you for the help and support you are giving me. The help you are giving me has made a tremendous difference and allowed me to have hope during stressful and frightening situations. It has made such a difference”.
“My Social Worker was very kind and friendly, she had a very nice manner and ‘way about her’ and was very helpful”.
What it’s like working in our team…
The CTPLD and Autism is a great team to work in with a shared ethos, mutually supportive and a positive team dynamic. We work with others across the service to draw on specialist knowledge and support.
Located in the South East, Bracknell Forest is a small and friendly unitary authority in Berkshire, just 28 miles west of London, close to Reading and mid-way between the M3 and M4 corridors. It is a diverse area incorporating the best features of town and attractive countryside. Our staff are our greatest asset and you will receive regular supervision; have access to excellent training opportunities and the ability to develop your professional skills and interests.
You will be supported to carry out the following duties, responsibilities and training…
You will be supporting the Community Services Manager and directly supervising team members including Social Workers and Complex Care Co-ordinators. You will need to provide quality management and professional guidance that focusses on strengths based practice and achieving positive outcomes for the people we support. You will be problem solving on a regular basis and advising on complex case work. You will need to ensure good quality work is taking place and take part in quality audits within the team and support the team to continue to learn and develop. As an Assistant Manager you will be involved in various projects that look at improving service delivery and will have sound knowledge of health and social care legislation.
You will be provided with a laptop and a mobile phone to enable remote working.
The benefits you will experience are…
- An inclusive and social working environment with a variety of staff networks
- Opportunities for flexible and agile working, we offer a hybrid model of working to promote flexible working around personal and family commitments.
- Generous annual leave commencing at 28 days increasing after 3 years’ service to 33 days (pro rata for part time). With additional annual leave purchase policy.
- Regular opportunities for development with internal and external training courses.
- A great office location next to travel links and the regenerated town centre.
- Internal sports and social club opportunities.
- Access to counselling and occupational health services
- Discounted leisure centre and gym membership.
- Supermarket discount.
What we’re looking for…
We are looking for a Qualified Social Worker who has management experience as well as experience working with individuals with a diagnosis of a learning disability and autism. We are looking for someone who is a team player but who also has the ability to work independelty when required. Our ideal candidate will be someone who is collaborative and works well with our internal and external stakeholders. We are looking for someone who is collabarative, who proactively seeks development opportunities and has the ability to reflect and learn from experience.
Interview date
Interviews will be held in April 2024.
Want to ask us a question?
For an informal discussion or to ask any questions about this role, please contact:
Amy Todd, Community Services Manager: 01344 354466 or Amy.Todd@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
We champion equality, diversity and inclusion here at Bracknell Forest and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or age. As a Disability Confident Employer, please let us know if you need any adjustments at any point during the recruitment process by contacting the recruitment team: recruitment@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
As part of the Council’s ongoing commitment to redeployment, please note that we reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date if a suitable redeployee is identified.
We also reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible
Candidates should be able to demonstrate experience of working within the current Social Care System and Framework.
Social Work England registration fees can be claimed back from the Council.
We can only accept applications from candidates currently residing in the UK.
Any candidates that are currently residing in the UK and wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing their circumstances against the relevant criteria.
No agencies please.
Expected salary:
Location: Bracknell, Berkshire
