Job Description

Job Introduction

We are hiring an Assistant Team Manager to work in our Hospital/D2A Team.


Conveniently based at Churchill House in Solihull town centre, as part of this highly experienced and dedicated team, you will deliver effective supervision and leadership to embed a strengths-based model of assessment and support, promoting independence and well-being and achieving better outcomes for people, carers and their families. You will ensure that there is a strong Adult Care and Support focus while working in partnership with health colleagues and care providers such as reablement.


Together with the Team Manager, you will take responsibility for the day to day operational management of your team.


You will ensure our services are delivered in a person centred and strengths based way, to achieve better outcomes for our people, carers and their families.


Supervising and quality assuring the work of staff reporting to you, you will ensure it is carried out in line with good professional practice, legal and directorate requirements and performance standards.


About You


To be successful in this role, you will have:

A professional social work qualification and current Social Work England registration. Evidence of continuous professional development Substantial post-qualified experience in Adult Social Work services. Experience of providing professional supervision to others Knowledge of relevant legislation. Demonstrable experience of delivering person-centred working and strength-based practice.

Our Offer to You


In return, you will be part of a wider team where you will be valued, with the opportunity to shape and improve the services we deliver to our diverse community. We have close partnerships across agencies in the borough. We are a small and friendly local authority with good relationships across adult care and support.


We also understand that our employees have commitments and interests outside work and encourage good work-life balance by offering a flexible and agile working environment; this is further supplemented by an extensive wellbeing offer, as well as a range of other benefits including staff discounts and a career average pension scheme.


Working to a hybrid model, these roles will involve a combination of office and home working.


If fully engaged in the Hospital Team weekend rota, an additional payment will be made to the value of two increments.


Contact Us


To apply, please click on the link below. Your application should be in your own words and reflect your own personal experiences.


If you have a specific question regarding this post, please contact


Maxime Cane (Team Manager) on 07867 373661 or maxime.cane@solihull.gov.uk.


Closing Date: Sunday, 12 October 2025.


Interviews to be held week commencing 20 October 2025.


This post will require a DBS check.


This is an essential car user post as the demands of the job make it operationally essential and there is a contractual requirement to make a suitable vehicle available to ensure the requirements of the job can be carried out effectively.


Applicants must be able to drive, have a driving licence and be a car owner, however for disabled applicants, reasonable adjustments will be made where required.


This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.


Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.


Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.