Adaptations Team Leader
Birmingham City Council
Adaptations Team Leader
Permanent
Grade C - £35,412 - £44,075
Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Equal Pay Programme
Working 36.5 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Adaptations Team Leader in the Staying Independent at Home Team, working with adults and children with physical and mental health impairments which impact on their ability to access essential facilities in their home . The team supports with the processing of Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG) and working closely with our lead provider to design suitable adaptations for citizen's that are eligible.
An Adaptations Team leader within Birmingham City Council involves: a lead role in delivering adaptations to citizen's of Birmingham and managing a complex caseload. This role will often involve providing technical expertise, coaching, and mentoring other members of the team, as well as ensuring adherence to legislation, standards, and departmental policies.
Key responsibilities will include the below:
Provide high quality support and advice to internal/external customers whilst providing expertise on the service processes ensuring all cases within the service are appropriately completed and progressed in a timely manner.
To support the Multi-Disciplinary Team Manager, Adaptations Contract Manager and Senior Practitioner in the development of the adaptation service and its processes by proactively driving forward the change agenda and streamlining processes with a high focus on excellent customer service.
To provide day to day management of Staff within the service ensuring they are supported, developed, and deployed to meet the demands of the business, including completion of regular supervision and other relevant management processes.
Working closely with third party organisations and our lead provider to ensure adaptations are completed in line with Birmingham City Councils statutory duties.
Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached.
Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
For any informal enquires please contact the Resourcing Team <Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk>
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.
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