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How You'll Make a DifferenceAs Team Manager, you will ensure customers receive the best possible service and support from your team when it's most needed. You will guide your team to be responsive, person centred, strength based and encourage independence.What You Will Be DoingIt will be your responsibility to lead, manage and organise the Support at Home team, Rapid Response team and Falls Service. This will be done in line with the department’s strategic priorities, to enable the delivery of personalised social care services.You will develop, identify and consider approaches to address challenges within the service. Where appropriate, you will lead on introducing and embedding new ways of working and how to shape these services.Through visible leadership, you will create and maintain a highly competent and participative team working environment, providing management and professional supervision to Emergency Support Officers and Co-Ordinators.You will jointly manage a significant budget and monitor spending so that accurate budgeting is in place and any necessary corrective action is carried out.It will be your responsibility to manage and monitor quality and performance to ensure effective service provision, that key performance measures are met and council processes and procedures are adhered to.Working in partnership with key internal and external partner organisations, you will promote and co-ordinate new initiatives which are in line with council and government priorities, policies and guidelines.What We Need From YouWe require you to be a Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered manager or be willing to register as a CQC registered manager.It is essential that you have a degree or equivalent professional qualification in a health/social care related discipline and a relevant management qualification.You will need substantial experience of working within a regulated service setting at a management or supervisory level.You must be able to lead teams to achieve optimum performance in delivering excellent social care services to users of adult care services.We require you to have well-developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships and communicate, influence and negotiate with colleagues and partnersYou will need to be resilient and flexible, as well as organised so you can provide a high standard of direct provision for a wide range of people.It is essential that you're willing to embrace change and consider new ways of working so you can understand the focus of closer working with partners.What You Need To KnowThis role is hybrid, with a mixture of working at our office in Yate and working from home.Please note that due to the nature of this role, it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained.You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so you must have a full, valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or have an alternative means of travel.Business insurance will need to be added to your insurance policy.You can claim back mileage expenses.Interviews anticipated week commencing 19th January 2025.How a Career At South Gloucestershire Council Is DifferentWe value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.We trust our team to work in the way which allows them to make the biggest difference, and we continue to invest in technology to help staff do their jobs to the best of their ability and celebrate innovation. As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activitiesWe recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life.We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.We’re making a difference, be part of it!To view the full job description, please click this link: Registered Manager Support