Adults Team Manager - East 2 C2C

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The starting salary for this role is £61,954 per annum, working 36 hours per week.

We are recruiting a Team Manager (Social Work-qualified) to lead our new Connect to Community (C2C) East 2 team. C2C is at the forefront of our resident-focused, early intervention approach; supporting people from first contact and delivering timely, strengths‑based care. The team is based over two sites in Dorking and Weybridge.

The role is hybrid with a minimum of 40% of your time in the office.

Our Offer to You

• 26 days’ holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years’ service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Up to 5 days of carer’s leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
• A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents

About Connect to Community

C2C offers a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment where we will:

• Support residents with rapid assessments and proactive planning
• Connect people to local and community services
• Triage referrals and manage immediate risks
• Work closely with colleagues from different professional backgrounds
• Lead a team delivering high‑quality, person‑centred support

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced leader. You will provide strong, compassionate leadership to a multidisciplinary frontline team, ensuring residents receive safe, timely and empowering support from first contact.

As a Team Manager, you will lead, motivate and support your team to deliver high‑quality, strengths‑based social care practice. You’ll be responsible for ensuring that professional standards, quality assurance measures and customer experience expectations are consistently achieved. Alongside this, you’ll oversee day‑to‑day workflow, triage activity and resource management, maintaining a clear and coordinated operational approach. Building effective partnerships with health colleagues, community services, voluntary organisations, carers and families will be central to creating a joined‑up and responsive service.

You will supervise Assistant Team Managers, promoting reflective practice, staff development and overall wellbeing, while ensuring that all practice aligns with legislation, policy requirements and budgetary responsibilities. The role also involves driving service improvement within the C2C model, placing emphasis on early intervention and strong risk management. In addition, you will lead safeguarding responsibilities and foster an inclusive, supportive team culture where staff feel valued, engaged and confident in delivering excellent care.

Shortlisting Criteria

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:

• A qualification in Social Work, Nursing, Occupational Therapy or another relevant field (with registration where required)
• Strong experience in adult social care, including knowledge of OT‑related legislation and strengths‑based practice
• Proven ability to manage, motivate and develop staff
• Confidence managing performance, supporting reflective practice and ensuring high‑quality service delivery
• Experience working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies
• Ability to manage complex risk, safeguarding and operational challenges
• Strong organisational and resource‑management skills
• A commitment to personalised, inclusive practice aligned with Surrey’s “no one left behind” ambition

Your Application

As part of the application process, you will be asked to upload your CV and answer the following application questions:

1. Looking at our advert, the Connect to Community model and Surrey County Council’s commitment to ensuring that “no one is left behind”, what is it about the Team Manager role that has motivated you to apply? Please reflect on how your values align with our strengths‑based, inclusive and person‑centred approach.
2. What three leadership qualities do you have that would make you an effective Team Manager, and how would these qualities help you foster Surrey’s culture of collaboration, inclusivity, learning and adaptability within a multidisciplinary team?
3. Can you describe how you would support your team through a period of change —maintaining engagement, performance and practice quality, while ensuring staff wellbeing and creating an environment where people feel supported and confident to speak up?

Surrey has both urban and rural areas and locality based social care workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK and access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long-term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.

Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description & Our Life at Surrey handbook to get an insight into working at Surrey.

Contact Details

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.

For an informal discussion please contact Philippa Corney on 01372 832860 or email: Philippa.corney@surreycc.gov.uk

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 14/06/2026 with interviews to follow w/c 22/6/26

An Enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation, moving from a two-tier system to two new unitary councils in April 2027. If you are employed by Surrey on 1st April 2027, your role will transfer with current terms and conditions to one of the new organisations, supporting local devolution and greater powers for our communities.

Join our dynamic team and shape the future of local government. Make a lasting impact with innovative solutions and improved services for our community. Help us build a brighter future for our residents! Please see more information here: Information for applicants on Local Government Reorganisation - Surrey County Council

Our Commitment

We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum criteria, we guarantee you an interview.

Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we’re committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs.