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Director of Adult Social Care

Employer
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Location
Sandwell
Salary
Director of Adult Social Care: £95,092 to £110,890 per annum
Closing date
27 Feb 2021
Reference
SAND000005030

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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Executive officers, Management, Social care
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Standard
Hours
Full-Time

Job Details

We’ve got big plans for Adult Social Care. Have you?

Director of Adult Social Care £95,092 to £110,890

It’s a busy and demanding time here at Sandwell Council. Our new corporate plan: Big Plans for a Great Place, sets out our ambition to deliver Vision 2030, creating a healthier, more successful future for the people of Sandwell – working as one council and one team with our residents, businesses and partners.

We want to create opportunities to put Sandwell on the map, creating a borough where people are proud of their local area, have better paid jobs and opportunities, supported by increased skills for our workforce and more opportunities for young people.

To help us achieve this, we are looking for the future leaders who can build on this momentum and bring our innovative plans to life.

About us

Sandwell is made up of six historic boroughs covering a patchwork of towns and townships, urban villages and localities that developed with industrialisation. People very much identify with their local community. Sandwell is characterised by widespread deprivation with pockets of prosperity, for instance in Wednesbury and Smethwick. It is the 12th most deprived English local authority out of a total of 317.

Like any large, metropolitan borough, Sandwell faces many challenges. This brings with it a significant number of opportunities that we aim to build on over the next five years, including the new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, the new Sandwell Aquatics Centre which will host the swimming and diving events for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the extension to the Midland Metro line, HS2, and many planned new homes.

Our Big Plans for a Great Place creates opportunities to put Sandwell on the map, shaping a borough where people are proud of their local area, have better paid jobs, supported by increased skills for our workforce and more opportunities for all.

About the role

As Director of Adult Social Care, you’ll be the lead professional advisor on adult social care, providing advice to Cabinet, Elected Members, the Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive and all members of the senior management team. You’ll also drive long term performance improvement across the Council as a whole, improving outcomes for adults and improve care and services including:

  • Assessment and Planning
  • Adult Care and support provision
  • Adults Commissioning
  • Integrated working
  • Approved Mental Health
  • Practitioners & Assessments
  • Independent Living Services
  • Carers Support

About you

With significant experience in a senior management role within a local authority or relevant setting, you’ll need a professional or management qualification (Degree level or equivalent) together with evidence of continuous professional development.

You’ll also need to have experience of successfully managing and delivering complex change and improvement programmes and the motivation, influence and drive to deliver on corporate priorities. Join us in making these exciting plans a reality.

Apply now

To visit the microsite and to find out more about the roles, please click the following link: http://www.bigplansforsandwell.co.uk/

To apply for this role, please click the following link: http://execroles.penna.com/?type=1

Company

Who are we?

Sandwell is situated at the very heart of the West Midlands, just a stone’s throw from Birmingham. A large, diverse, metropolitan borough, Sandwell offers exciting opportunities for all in a friendly, supportive environment.

Why work for us?

  • Generous annual leave entitlements
  • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Access to an award-winning employee benefits scheme, which includes:
  • An exclusive retail discounts portal
  • Salary sacrifice schemes for cars, bikes, technology and car parking
  • An employee assistance and counselling service
  • Annual leave purchase scheme
  • A wide variety of learning and development opportunities
  • Flexi-time working
  • A variety of leave schemes including carers, compassionate, maternity and paternity
  • Volunteering scheme

Your career at Sandwell Council

We offer something for everyone, with an incredibly wide range of career opportunities, at any stage of your career, from apprentices to senior managers.

Whether your focus is a support service, such as Finance, Human Resources, Legal or ICT, or a frontline service, such as Social Care, Planning & Regeneration, Housing or Leisure, it’s worth looking at what Sandwell has to offer.

Our plans for the future

Our Vision 2030 shows just how committed we are to creating the best future possible for our communities and for the people who live and work in Sandwell. 

We’re a progressive organisation, and we’re proud of what we’ve achieved so far, but we know there’s much more to do to make our vision. For more information on our plans for the future see our dedicated vision 2030 page; http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/Vision2030

For more information about working for Sandwell Council, our recruitment process and our offer to you please visit;

https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/counciljobs

For information on our Values and Behaviours, please visit:

https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/council/values-behaviours

To view a copy of the Local Government Career Guide, please visit;

https://www.wmjobs.co.uk/staticpages/30847/local-government-careers

Company info
Website
Telephone
0121 569 3300
Location
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Sandwell Council House
Freeth Street
Oldbury
West Midlands
B69 3BS
United Kingdom

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