Assistant Team Manager

Durham County Council are seeking to appoint an Assistant Team Manager to join the Durham and Chester Le Street Locality Team.

WHAT IS INVOLVED?

The Assistant Team Manager is responsible for assisting the Manager in work allocation, deployment of resources, ensuring and developing professional standards and performance, plus delegated responsibilities in the Locality Team Manager's absence.

We encourage you to contact Christine Morgan, Locality Team Manager on Tel: 03000 265221 email: [email protected] to arrange an informal discussion about the role.

WHAT WILL I NEED?

It is expected that the successful candidate will have an up to date knowledge of multi-Agency working, Court of Protection work and the service's Integration agenda.

Required Qualifications:

• Degree in Social Work or recognised equivalent, plus current Social Work England Registration and, have attained progression status following relevant experience in a Social Care setting and with experience of working with the client group serviced by the team.

If successful, you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure.

OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFEGUARDING

Durham County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore if successful in your application, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be sought inclusive of a check of the Adults Barred List, due to the position working in regulated activity. Applicants should be aware that the DBS check will disclose both spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings, in line with current legislation and will confirm whether an individual is barred from working with children, adults, or both.

INTERVIEWS

Interviews will be held Week Commencing 6th July 2026.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.

OUR OFFER TO YOU

We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years' continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable. Explore the full range of rewards and benefits on our website.

Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION

We are a proud equal opportunities employer and believe a diverse workforce brings fresh ideas and drives service improvement. We welcome applications from everyone and make employment decisions based on skills and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent people and offer support throughout the recruitment process.

HOW TO APPLY

Please note, we do not accept CVs. All applications must be submitted online via the Northeast Jobs portal. Use the 'Person Specification' section of the form to clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential (and where possible, desirable) criteria. Applications that do not evidence the essential requirements will not be shortlisted.

Please visit our website to understand our position on using AI to support your application and for guidance on completing your application.

If you require assistance when applying for this role, please contact our Recruitment Helpdesk on 03000 26 27 27, or via email [email protected].

All correspondence relating to your application will be sent from [email protected]. Kindly check your spam/junk folder regularly to ensure you don't miss any updates.

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