Are you a creative and dynamic leader ready to make a difference? We are committed to safeguarding and promoting children and young people to thrive and have good outcomes. Join us at Ealing Council as a Team Manager in our Assessment and Intervention Team.
Become part of our vision to connect people, involve the community, and work collaboratively to create a better future. Join us at Ealing Council and be a leader who makes a real impact.
Managers will be expected to attend the office to support their social workers and staff three days a week in the office.
Team Managers will report directly to the Head of Service, and you can expect to receive support from them to help you to grow and develop in the role and determine your management style. Ealing Council has an excellent training program and offers coaching support for managers new to the council. We would welcome applications from deputy team managers who have the relevant skills and experience to take this step up in their management career.
We need managers to:
Essential qualification/membership required
More than 360,000 people call Ealing home. Our seven towns - Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell Northolt, Perivale and Southall - are diverse, vibrant and lively communities where over 170 languages are spoken. We will enable you to do the work you care deeply about, and our aim is to deliver the infrastructure that allows that to happen.
Ealing is a great place to come and develop your career. You will be supported in this by colleagues and managers who will provide you with the opportunities to grow, gain experience, confidence and become a reflective practitioner.
Ealing is a richly diverse borough and we benefit from close ties to our communities which enriches our work and continually improves our offer. We are alive to the pressures many of our families are facing and work creatively with families and partners to bring about changes which makes the work that much more energising.
We recognise that to recruit and retain the very best social workers and social care practitioners, we need to bring together all our learning and development opportunities into one place. That’s why we have launched the Ealing Social Care Academy. The academy helps our team connect, collaborate, and engage creatively with internal and external partners and service users.
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More directly we can offer you:
Manageable caseloads
Clear career progression pathways
Opportunities to develop and experience different areas of work
Competitive remuneration packages
A hybrid approach to working that increases your work / life balance
If you want to find out about this opportunity, please contact our Recruitment lead, Caroline Horsley at: HorsleyC@ealing.gov.uk