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Team Manager - Ref: SS03826
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Walsall Council, Team Manager - Ref: SS03826
Grade: G12; Salary Range: £55,662 - £59,490
Are you passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred services that promote independence and improve outcomes for adults in Walsall? Do you have the leadership skills and ambition to inspire a team, drive performance, and lead positive change?
We are seeking a Team Manager within our Prevention and Early Intervention Team, part of the Pathway to Independence Service. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a dynamic, therapy-led service focused on enabling adults to maximise their independence, reduce reliance on long-term care and support, and achieve outcomes that matter to them.
Role Overview
As Team Manager, you will provide operational leadership, performance management, and professional support to a multi-disciplinary team. You will be responsible for ensuring high-quality practice, effective resource management, and compliance with statutory responsibilities and legislative requirements. Working closely with Occupational Therapists, Assistants, Social Care staff, health partners, and wider stakeholders, you will play a key role in shaping services that promote prevention, early intervention, strength-based practice, and safeguarding.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide operational leadership, performance management, and professional support to a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ensure high-quality practice, effective resource management, and compliance with statutory responsibilities and legislative requirements.
- Shape services that promote prevention, early intervention, strength-based practice, and safeguarding.
- Work closely with Occupational Therapists, Assistants, Social Care staff, health partners, and wider stakeholders.
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Key Requirements
- Motivated and innovative leader who can build strong partnerships.
- Support workforce development and drive continuous improvement.
- Maintain a clear focus on delivering excellent outcomes for the people of Walsall.
- Committed to empowering people to live independently.
Application Information
Closing Date: 20th September 2026
View: Job Description and Employee Specification
This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.
Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children, young people and vulnerable adults entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Note: Applicants appointed to posts that require an enhanced DBS clearance must declare any periods of time that they have lived, studied or worked abroad and be prepared to provide an Overseas Criminal Records Certificate (OCRC) or a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC) relating to anytime they were overseas.
For this role, the successful candidates must undergo a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check. BPSS is the minimum standard to ensure the identity and integrity of an employee who has access to official information using secure networks linking central government and local authorities. A BPSS check involves four main elements: Identity Check, National and Immigration Status, Employment History (last 3 years) and Verification of Criminal Record (unspent convictions only).
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Important Note: When completing your online application form, you will be asked to enter supporting information. You must enter a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills, abilities and experience meet the specific criteria included in the employee specification. If you do not include a supporting information statement, you will not be shortlisted. Please also ensure that you complete the work history and qualifications sections of your application form. Please do not add a CV as we do not accept them. Please see [our Information for Applicants leaflet](a name="_Int_rn3wVoCw") for further information.
We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this job vacancy. We are not accepting agency applications or referrals at this time.
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