Adult’s Social Worker, Assistant Team Manager, Reablement and Mental Health Team, North Tyneside

Adult’s Social Worker, Assistant Team Manager, Reablement and Mental Health Team, North Tyneside 
Pay rate to £29.70 per hour  
Contract role, Reablement and Mental Health Team 
Pertemps are recruiting for an experienced Adult’s Social Worker in North Tyneside 
Overview 

• As Assistant Team Manager, you will support the Team Manager in the operational leadership and performance management of the Mental Health Social Work and Reablement Team.  

• Oversee assessment, review, and care planning functions to ensure efficient, effective service delivery. 

• Drive quality standards and monitor performance to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and service priorities. 

• Act as a key interface between frontline teams and senior leadership, ensuring clear communication and collaborative problem-solving. 

• Provide structured supervision and guidance to Social Workers and Reablement Workers, promoting best practice and continuous improvement. 

• Lead on safeguarding processes, chairing meetings and ensuring timely interventions. 

• Deputise for the Team Manager and provide cross-cover for the Advanced Practitioner as required. 

• Manage caseloads using allocation and prioritisation tools, ensuring timely, proportionate responses 

Key Responsibilities 

• Provide regular professional supervision, ensuring adherence to statutory duties and organisational standards. 

• Foster a culture of accountability, learning, and evidence-based practice. 

• Support team performance, workflow, and service delivery targets. 

• Champion strength-based, recovery-focused, and outcomes-driven practice in line with the Care Act 2014, Mental Health Act, and organisational values. 

• Ensure assessments and support plans are timely, co-produced, and of high quality. 

• Promote community assets, early intervention, and preventative approaches. 

• Undertake quality audits and case file reviews, providing feedback to improve standards. 

• Lead safeguarding enquiries and oversee Section 117 aftercare planning. 

• Guide on risk assessments, Mental Capacity Act, and Deprivation of Liberty safeguards. 

• Contribute to audits, service reviews, and quality assurance processes. 

• Represent the service in multi-agency forums and strategic meetings. 

• Support resource efficiency and budgetary controls. 

Please get in touch for more information. 
 
This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:- 

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to 

• An easy registration process (all done online) 

• Referral schemes and incentives  

• Ongoing compliance managed for you 

• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more. 

Please contact Graham Leatham on 07484 513909 or email graham.leatham@pprsocialcare.co.uk for more information.  
We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager