Assistant Service Manager

Assistant Service Manager

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit an Assistant Locality Manager to work within our Wandsworth Locality Social Work teams.

We are looking for positive, experienced, social work managers who share our values and commitment. We are offering this opportunity to candidates who are passionate about improving the lives of residents and want to support staff to provide excellent standards of social work.

The teams consist of Assistant Service Managers, Senior Social Workers, Social Workers and Social Care Assessors who provide a holistic, personalised, strength-based service to residents over the age of 18 who have physical disabilities and older people with physical and mental health disabilities.

About the role 

Your primary duties will include:

• To facilitate service user choice and empowerment through promoting independence and strength-based practice to enable residents to maintain their independence and local community connections for as long as safely possible
• To assist with the management of budgets, ensuring that processes and procedures are carried out in a timely and effective way within available resources
• To undertake statutory intervention when people are at risk or may be neglected or abused. This will include chairing Section 42 Safeguarding Adults Enquiries.
• To provide operational and motivational leadership of staff, promoting a positive working environment with the primary aim of delivering high quality services
• To manage the team’s performance to achieve the Department’s vision.

The person interested in this post will:

• Have a ‘can do’ attitude to work
• Continuously seek better value for money while meeting resident’s outcomes at lower cost
• Have the interests of residents and service users at heart, and ensuring they receive the highest standards of service provision
• Take a team approach that values collaboration and partnership working
• Have knowledge of current developments in relevant legislation, national guidance and frameworks and how to access more detailed information when necessary, including the local authority’s responsibility to safeguard adults at risk
• Be able to make rapid judgments, at times in emergencies

To apply please upload your CV and complete a supporting statement detailing how you meet the requirements of the role.

For an informal discussion regarding the role please contact:

Ozan Fitton-Brown, Service Manager for the Putney and Roehampton Social Care Team on ozan.fitton-brown@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk 

Satch Jani, Service Manager for the Balham, Tooting and Furzedown Social Care Team, on satch.jani@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

Nina Back, Service Manager for the Battersea Social Care Team on nina/back@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

Closing Date:  Sunday 28th December 2025

Shortlisting Date: W/C Monday 29th December 2025

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Apply now