Deputy Team Manager - Adults

The Role

Step into a Senior Role that Makes a Lasting Impact

Are you an experienced social worker ready to take the next step in your career? Do you want to play a key role in shaping high-quality, person-centred care for adults in Southwark?

This could be your perfect next move.

We’re looking for Deputy Team Managers – also known as a Senior Social Workers – to join our Adult Social Work Services. This role offers the best of both worlds: the opportunity to hold a meaningful, senior position while remaining close to frontline practice and the people we support.

You’ll be a vital part of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team, working alongside skilled colleagues to support adults with physical disabilities, older people, adults with dementia, and carers. You’ll bring your expertise and leadership in practice to complex cases, support less experienced team members, and contribute to a collaborative, supportive culture.

Why Join Southwark?

We understand that more and more professionals are valuing the long-term benefits of permanent roles—like career stability, funded development and the chance to build lasting relationships with the people they support.

At Southwark, we offer:

• a stable, secure role with clear pathways for progression
• generous benefits , including annual leave and pension
• funded training and CPD , including leadership programmes
• flexible and hybrid working , plus the tools you need to thrive
• strong professional support , including from our Principal Social Worker and OT

Who We're Looking For

You’ll be an experienced and confident social worker who is:

• a qualified and registered Social Worker.
• experienced, with post-qualification training or equivalent expertise in a relevant field.
• knowledgeable about current and emerging adult social care legislation
• skilled in managing complex cases and safeguarding work
• a strong communicator who supports colleagues and promotes best practice
• committed to high standards of care and person-centred support
• ready to step into a senior position within a supportive team

Whether you're seeking greater responsibility or looking to deepen your impact without moving fully into management, this role provides the opportunity to grow while staying rooted in practice.

To apply, please indicate which team you’re interested in joining. Learn more about our teams and what they do here .

Please note: If you have applied for this role within the last three months , your previous application would have already been considered as part of our recruitment process. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept repeat applications during this period, and any new application submitted within this timeframe will not be progressed.

This post requires an Enhanced DBS check.

Benefits and more information:

In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme:

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme . We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.