Team Manager, Neurodiversity Team

Make a Difference Through Leadership Are you an experienced Social Worker looking for your next leadership opportunity?

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Team Manager to lead a dedicated Adult Social Care team committed to supporting adults to live independent, fulfilling lives within their communities. This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking service that values strengths-based practice, professional curiosity, partnership working, and continuous improvement.

As Team Manager in the Neurodiversity Team, you will play a key role in shaping high-quality services while supporting and developing a team of skilled practitioners. About the Role As Team Manager, you will provide operational leadership and management to a busy Adult Social Care team. You will ensure high standards of practice, effective safeguarding arrangements, and positive outcomes for the people we support.

This is an exciting team that was created over a year ago that works with neurodiverse adults that require the support of adult social care. This team focusses on enabling people to live their lives as independently as they can as they live with neurodiversity alongside other people. This is small but dedicated team of social workers and Intensive Support Workers, working countywide

This role is fixed-term for 12 months.

You will:

• Lead, motivate and develop a team of Social Workers and Social Care Practitioners.
• Promote strengths-based, person-centred practice. Provide reflective supervision, coaching and professional support.
• Oversee safeguarding enquiries and complex casework.
• Monitor performance, quality standards and statutory responsibilities.
• Support effective partnership working with health colleagues, providers, carers and voluntary sector organisations.
• Contribute to service development, workforce planning and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure resources are used effectively while maintaining excellent outcomes for citizens.

The minimum criteria that will be used to shortlist for this role will be:

• A recognised Social Work qualification & registration with Social Work England.
• Significant experience within Adult Social Care.
• Experience of managing or supervising staff.
• Sound knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Safeguarding Adults procedures and relevant legislation.
• Experience of working with complex cases and managing risk.
• Strong leadership, communication and decision-making skills.
• A commitment to promoting equality, inclusion and positive outcomes for adults and carers.

Desirable:

• It would be desirable if you have experience working with individuals with neurodiversity.

Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact Claire Cale, Service Lead at: claire.cale@staffordshire.gov.uk

Interviews will be held during the week starting 19th October 2026

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

Please note: The minimum criteria in the ideal candidate section detailed above will be used if you are applying under one of our Interview Guarantee Schemes detailed below.

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.