Job Description

This Job posting is only open to Internal Applicants at Brent Council

Salary range: 59,739 - 63,159 p.a. inc. London weighting


Contract: Permanent


Hours of work: 36 hours per week


Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time

An Excellent Opportunity for a Team Manager specialist for Sensory Impairment Team

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent's diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.


The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

The Post

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and experienced manager to lead the Sensory Impairment Team within Adult Social Care at Brent Council.


This pivotal role involves the operational management and supervision of the team, ensuring the effective delivery of needs-led assessments, rehabilitation and preventative services, specialist equipment provision, and wider social care support for adults with sensory impairments.


The successful candidate will oversee staff with expertise in visual impairment, deafness, hearing loss, and dual sensory loss (deaf/blindness). Therefore, it is essential that the post holder brings in-depth knowledge and significant experience working within the field of sensory impairment.


This is an exciting time to join us, as the team continues to evolve in response to growing demand. We are looking for someone with transformational leadership skills, capable of guiding the ongoing development of the service to meet the changing needs of our community.

The Person

An essential requirement of this role is for applicants to be a qualified Vision Rehabilitation Specialist and hold current registration with the Rehabilitation Workers Professional Network (RWPN).


You will bring experience of successful management of staff, including managing performance and development while successfully addressing conduct, attendance, and performance capability issues. Skilled in managing budgets, you will bring substantial experience of managing the delivery and improvement of social care. A sound understanding of personalisation and strengths-based assessments will also be vital.


You should have substantial knowledge of adult social care legislation, principles and best practice. The management of risk including in relation to Safeguarding enquiries.


You should have excellent communication skills who can effectively collaborate within social care settings and with both internal and external partners.


You should have a passion for working with adults experiencing sensory impairments and delivering exceptional services. We require someone with expertise in visual impairment, deafness, hearing loss, and dual sensory loss (deaf/blindness).


You should brings in-depth knowledge and significant experience working within the field of sensory impairment. This role is pivotal in ensuring we provide the best possible support and care for adults with sensory impairments.


You will need to be dynamic and analytical in your approach and demonstrate the ability to manage competing demands and prioritise effectively to promote safe, positive and timely decisions for the residents of Brent. You will be able to contribute to developing practice within the team and provide mentoring to colleagues in the wider Adult Social Care teams.


A good understanding of the relevant Adult Social Care and Housing legislation is essential to these posts. You will need to be able to work autonomously within agreed time frames and manage frequently changing circumstances.

Our Offer to You

In addition to your salary, you will also get to enjoy the following benefits:


27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 31 days plus 8 bank holidays after 5 years continuous service Very generous employer pension contribution Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home 2 days per week (laptop provided) A wide range of family friendly policies such as parental leave Access to affordable parking nearby Access to our Zipcar scheme Access to our Employee Assistance programme for free confidential counselling Season ticket loan for public transport Cycle to work scheme and good onsite facilities Access to My Brent Rewards for big brand discounts, local offers and money off for travel, cinema and shopping vouchers.
Closing date: 20 July 2025 (23:59)



Additional Information

If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

This position is only open to current employees of Brent Council or Temporary Agency Workers currently working in Brent Council. External candidates are not permitted to apply for internal only roles. Forwarding 'internal only' roles to external candidates may lead to disciplinary action being taken.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.


We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.


The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here .


Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.


As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including "non-visible" disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk