Team Manager

Directorate: Adults Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full time 36 hours Salary: Grade L Location: Royal free hospital / Hybrid Closing Date: 2nd November 2026 Important Information for Current Barnet Council Employees Where possible, employees who have access to Oracle are encouraged to apply via the Opportunity Marketplace (Internal Career Site). This helps to ensure applications are correctly identified as internal and avoids potential delays during the recruitment process. About Barnet Council Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centres, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative – which drive everything we do. About the role Provide professional management and case supervision for a multidisciplinary team delivering specialist social care and enablement services for adults across the Borough. Ensure compliance with the service’s standards and processes and operate within the context of the service priorities and principles of increasing user choice and control over the services they receive. These priorities focus on meeting the four social care outcomes: Enhancing the quality of life for people with care and support needs Delaying and reducing the need for care and support Ensuring that people have a positive experience of care and support Safeguarding adults whose circumstances make them vulnerable and protecting them from avoidable harm Please click here to download the Job description for this role. (Right-click and select “Open in new tab” so you can keep the job description open while completing your application) About you Professional qualifications in Social Work and registered with the relevant professional body plus experience and training Some management experience supplemented with relevant training Extensive knowledge, experience and understanding of delivering high quality and cost effective services for service users Proven depth and breadth of professional experience in case management, handling complex cases in a highly professional and effective manner What we offer 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme , which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents A comprehensive Flexible Working Policy which supports work-life balance by empowering staff and management to make decisions around when, where, and how work is done A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership Excellent training and development opportunities Employee well- being training programs including confidential employee assistance How to apply Read the job description and person specification before clicking ‘Apply’ to commence the online application form. If you would like any further information about the role before applying, please contact Shazia Deen on Shazia.deen@barnet.gov.uk System notice: Some dates shown on our online application system (such as “Apply Before”) appear in US date format (MM/DD/YYYY) due to Oracle system settings. Artificial intelligence (AI) can be a useful tool to support your application as a reasonable adjustment, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) app