Assistant Care Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for 2 Assistant Care Manager to join the Community Led support team at Swindon Borough Council. The successful candidate will join a friendly, supportive and dynamic team. We are committed to providing good quality supervision and continuing professional development opportunities.

Your next role

You are an Assistant Care Manager supporting residents to remain independent in their own homes with access to effective information and advice and services that promote a strength base approach. 

The team comprises of a variety of experienced Social Workers, and working alongside Occupational Therapists and other partner agencies, working together to provide a multi-disciplinary, strength-based approach. We also work closely and collaboratively with our Live Well Hub which utilises Community Navigators, volunteers and a wide range of community services, in order to ensure we work creatively with people to help them meet their desired outcomes.

You will demonstrate excellent communication and assessment skills and enjoy working in a fast paced but supportive environment. 

If you have experience of working within Adult Social Care or can demonstrate a passion to do so, please reach out to us to find out more.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”). 

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details and our new Swindon Plan.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

Your next steps

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

For further information about the role please contact Sarah Kent, Team Manager at SKent@swindon.gov.uk

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk