Assistant Team Manager

Portsmouth City Council

At Portsmouth City Council we’re all about developing our staff, because we want to build a bigger and better city but we need the best employees to do so.

With a little over 207,000 residents and 7,000 businesses throughout this city, this unitary authority’s main goal is to ensure the best care and development of all those within the city. From customer service to Multi-million pound projects, our residents are at the heart of everything we do.

Your New Role

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Assistant Team Manager to support in the delivery of a robust and effective safeguarding service for adults in the city of Portsmouth within the Adult MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub).

Portsmouth Adult MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub) is a small fast-paced, dynamic team, committed to promoting individuals’ rights and choices, keeping people in Portsmouth safe.

The purpose of the MASH is to safeguard adults who are experiencing, or are at risk of experiencing, abuse or neglect. As ATM, the ideal candidate will:

• Be resilient and able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Be able to provide direction and operational support to the team
• Be willing and able to cover and delegate in the absence of the team manager.

Over the last year, the MASH team has evolved significantly and in this role you will be actively involved in contributing to the ongoing development of the service, actively participate in the governance programme, staff supervision and deliver teaching/training programmes. You will provide direction and operational support to the members of the Adult MASH, as well as ensuring that the team practices within the legal parameters. You will manage a small caseload and promote evidence based practice within the team. You will monitor and support the team, ensuring that staff take responsibility for their continual professional development.

What you need to succeed

You will need to hold a professional qualification with relevant registration in social work have a sound and relevant legal, theoretical and practice knowledge base, particularly in relation to adult safeguarding, The Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Making Safeguarding Personal. You will demonstrate experience of working in a supervisory role in a social or health care setting and possess robust and comprehensive assessment skills. You will have an understanding of change management processes, have the ability to drive, inspire and motivate a team promoting a positive team ethos and be prepared to think creatively, differently and to experiment with new ideas. Please read the job description for the full list of requirements

For further information please contact Laura Ternofsky, Team Manager on 02392688613 or email Laura.Ternofsky@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

What you’ll get in return

As well as highly competitive pay you’ll receive all the benefits of working within a local authority organisation, which ranges from flexible working hours to a fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return. Annual leave starts at 26 days going up to 30 days and staff discounts for travel and local shops. We wish to support all our staffs development throughout, if that’s progression planning or involvement within the on the job apprenticeship scheme we will work together to drive your career.

What next

To make sure your application is above the rest and for full job details, please review the "Job Profile" to ensure your application matches the requirements of the role and you fully demonstrate how you meet the points on the job profile. If you wish to submit a CV, please consider attaching a covering letter outlining why you are the perfect candidate for this position.

We look forward to speaking with you soon.