Team Manager - Integrated Localities Team

Job Posted: 8 May 2025

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: Grade 13, £48,062 to £51,541 per annum
• Industries: Social Work

Hours: 37 per week

Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where you can lead a team, drive positive change, and make a real difference? Are you a dedicated Senior Social Worker with a passion for empowering individuals and promoting independence? If you have experience of managing a team—or are a social work manager looking for a fresh challenge—we want to hear from you!

About the Role:

We are looking for a motivated and skilled Integrated Team Manager to join our Isle of Wight Integrated Locality Team in a full-time position.

As our Localities Team Manager, you will oversee the Locality Multi-Disciplinary Teams, ensuring that those in need of adult social care receive safe, timely, and person-centred support. This role is all about leadership, collaboration, and innovation in service delivery.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Leading the delivery of high-quality social care assessments and practice in line with the Care Act.
• Championing a person-centred, strengths-based approach, placing individuals at the heart of every decision.
• Encouraging independence to minimize the need for formal care whenever possible.
• Continuously improving service efficiency through collaboration with key stakeholders.

To be successful in this role, you’ll need to:

• Hold a Social Work qualification and be SWE registered
• Be an accredited Practice Educator or AMHP
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Have experience chairing meetings
• Demonstrate expertise in person-centred and strengths-based approaches
• Possess strong knowledge of adult social care legislation and safeguarding
• Be confident in decision-making and service improvement
• Understand how data supports teams and service delivery
• Lead with passion and drive, promoting strengths-based care
• Have proven experience leading and working within a team
• Collaborate effectively with partner agencies
• Be prepared to take part in the Out of Hours Stand-by Duty Rota as required

We take pride in delivering outstanding care and support to our community. We are committed to strong leadership, work-life balance, quality management, and reflective supervision—ensuring that our professionals thrive in a fulfilling and enriching environment.

If you're someone who shares our commitment to helping people live their best lives, has confidence in your practice, and wants to lead an exceptional team—apply now.

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Rachel McCleaveat 01983 821000 ext. 6018 or email [email protected]
 

Join #TeamIWC and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:

• Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
• Local Government pension scheme
• Discounted Solent ferry travel
• Island bus network discount
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff parking permit scheme
• Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
• National and local discounts & benefits schemes
• Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
• Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)

Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island.

 The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.

The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the Unacceptable Behaviour Policy, Employee Code of Conduct and Behaviours Framework. We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.

The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via [email protected] if you would like to receive a copy.

The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer. We are proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. We are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of commitments, this means, providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

The Isle of Wight Council reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than stated, if required. To ensure your application is considered, it is recommended to submit your application promptly.

Out of Hours Standby and Call Out. You may be asked to provide support in exceptional circumstances, outside of usual business hours. Unless stated otherwise in the job summary for the role this is not part of the department’s usual standby arrangements.

If you have difficulty completing your online application or need further information about how to apply, phone 01983 823134 or email [email protected]  Only applications submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.

We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. Please revisit our job page for alternate posts that may be suitable.