Hybrid Team Manager

at Fife Council

• Job title: Team Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: £57,196 - £62,583 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Leven, United Kingdom

About the role

• Social Work Team Manager leading a team delivering person-centred statutory social work services for older adults and their carers in Fife. Ensuring high quality, effective risk management, and supportive practice within the team.

Responsibilities

• Lead a locality-based team to deliver high quality, person-centred statutory social work services for older adults and their carers.
• Provide visible leadership and oversight across the team, setting clear expectations and supporting a culture of reflective, strengths-based practice.
• Ensure assessment, care management and review activity is completed to a high standard and within required timescales, with a focus on outcomes and proportionate, least restrictive interventions.
• Formally chair Adult Support and Protection (ASP) case conferences, Adults with Incapacity (AWI) case conferences and other multi-agency professional meetings, ensuring clear analysis, risk management planning, agreed actions and robust recording of defensible decisions.
• Provide regular supervision, coaching and quality assurance, including oversight of complex casework and performance against service priorities.
• Work collaboratively with health colleagues, providers and partner agencies to support safe hospital discharge, prevention of admission, and community-based supports.
• Manage and develop the team’s workforce capacity, including workload allocation, sickness absence management and support for learning and development.
• Contribute to service improvement and change activity, supporting implementation of local and strategic priorities across Fife Health and Social Care Partnership.

Requirements

• Qualified Social Worker with relevant professional registration and significant post-qualifying experience in adult social work services.
• Experience of supervising, supporting and developing staff, including effective workload management and performance conversations.
• Demonstrable knowledge and application of relevant legislation and guidance, including Adult Support and Protection (ASP) and Adults with Incapacity (AWI), with the ability to chair and contribute to associated forums.
• Ability to assess and manage risk, make defensible decisions and provide clear professional oversight of complex casework.
• Strong partnership working skills, with experience of working effectively alongside health colleagues and other agencies to plan and coordinate safe, timely interventions.
• Excellent communication, recording and report writing skills, with confidence presenting professional views at multi-agency meetings.
• A full driving licence and the ability to travel across Fife as required.

Benefits

• Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.