About our Area Teams
Our four Area Teams are at the heart of delivering meaningful, long-term support for residents with more complex needs. These teams make a real difference by helping people live fulfilled, independent lives while ensuring consistency and high-quality practice across our services. By focusing on person-centred and strengths-based approaches, Area Teams play a vital role in promoting wellbeing and positive outcomes for every individual.
Our Area Teams are:
- West 1: Based at Millmead, Guildford, Waverley Borough Council in Godalming, or ßÙßÇÂþ» Heath Borough Council in Camberley
- West 2: Based at Victoria Gate in Woking, Weybridge Library in Weybridge, or The Ashford Centre in Ashford
- East 1: Based at Woodhatch Place, Reigate or Tandridge District Council
- East 2: Based at Dakota in Weybridge, Epsom Library in Epsom, or Pipbrook in Dorking
Our Area Team roles are:
- Social Worker and Senior Social Worker
- Social Care Assistant and Senior Social Care Assistant
- Safeguarding Advisor
- Assistant Team Manager
- Team Manager
- Duty Co-ordinator
- Approved mental health Professionals (AMHPs)
- Mental Health Social Workers
What Area Teams do:
- Deliver ongoing support for open cases, including Care Act assessments, reviews, and Mental Capacity Act decisions.
- Manage safeguarding concerns and Section 42 enquiries, working closely with partners to keep people safe.
- Take a proactive, strengths-based approach to promote wellbeing and independence.
- Handle legal processes and manage duty for unallocated cases to ensure responsiveness.
Key principles:
- Person-centred and strengths-based practice.
- Embedding the Making Safeguarding Personal approach.
- Supporting positive outcomes and reducing risk.
Area Teams work alongside Connect to Community (C2C) and Information and advice services to ensure residents receive the right support at the right time.
Specialist services within Area Teams
Mental Health Services
Our Mental Health Service offers a single point of access for ßÙßÇÂþ» residents with mental health needs and/or their carers to connect with Adult Social Care. We provide initial assessments using a strengths based approach to understand individual needs and identify the right support. The service includes specialist roles and teams unique to Mental Health, including Support Time Recovery Workers, the forensic, substance misuse, prison and the Enabling Independence and Move to Independence teams. Where ongoing social work intervention is required, referrals are directed to the appropriate teams, and where universal services can meet assessed needs, individuals are signposted accordingly. Our aim is to ensure timely, person centred support that promotes independence and wellbeing.
Learning Disability, Autism and Transition
Our Learning Disability, Autism and Transition Area Teams provide statutory support for individuals with learning disabilities and autistic people who meet social care eligibility under the Care Act 2014. They focus on person-centred, strengths-based approaches that promote independence, choice, and inclusion.
The teams work in partnership with health, education, and community organisations to deliver coordinated care and smooth transitions—whether from childhood to adulthood or between services. Their goal is to empower individuals to live fulfilling lives, maximise independence, and access opportunities that enhance wellbeing and social participation.