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Head of Dudley Disability Services

Employer: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Location: Ladies Walk Centre, Sedgley, Dudley, DY3 3UA
Salary: £66616 - £70883 per annum
Closing date: 1 Jul 2021
Reference: DUDLEY000006266

Sector: Health & Social Care / Work
Job Type: Social work; Adults - Qualified
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Standard
Hours: Full-Time

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This is an exciting opportunity to lead a Disability Service. The successful applicant will have an ability to lead a person-centred service, ensure high quality and demonstrate excellent use of resources.

You will have managed significant budgets and staff infrastructure; you will be a strong leader with a proven track record of transformational change, committed to improving outcomes for people with disabilities.

Whilst managing the competing pressures of delivering personalised care and support with decreasing resources, you will also have an ability to implement change swiftly and effectively. Your approach to change will involve active engagement with people with disabilities, carers and partner agencies to ensure the highest possible quality of care and responsiveness of service.

Reporting to the Director of Adult Social Care, you will lead the operational management of the Dudley Disability Service. You will have experience of working with housing and health colleagues to develop integrated approaches to care and support.

You will join a strong management team and form strategic partnerships to deliver improvement and manage service risk. You will be politically astute and your ability to support and guide Elected Members will be key.

Interested? For an informal chat about the role please contact Matt Bowsher- DASS on 01384 81 5805. For more information about the role and Dudley Council please refer to the attached documents.

You will also benefit from:

A generous Local Government Pension
Agile Working – supporting and promoting a positive work/life balance
Flexible Working – to include Agile Working (dependant on the needs of the service), Flexible Retirement
Annual Leave – from 25 days up to 33 days (Plus Bank Holidays and 1 extra Statutory Day) Depending upon Salary and Length of Service
Learning & Development / Apprenticeships – A varied offering of in-house and external learning interventions and professional development
Cycle to Work Scheme
Staff Counselling Service – In-house access for all with a variety of therapeutic approaches to suit the individual needs of each client
Wellbeing – a range of activities to enhance and support your wellbeing
Occupational Health – a service to support you to stay well at work, both physically and mentally
Family Friendly Policies - Maternity, Paternity & Adoption Leave – Enhanced entitlement above national average
Sick Pay – Enhanced entitlement above national average
Corporate Gym Membership – across Dudley Borough Leisure Centres

Closing Date for applications: Wednesday 30th June at 5pm

Shortlisting will take place on 1^st July

Interviews will take place on 5^th July via MS Teams – please keep this whole day free

The process for the interview day will be:

Stakeholder panel
Technical Assessment
Team Interview
Final Interview

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and vulnerable adults; therefore the post is subject to medical clearance and an enhanced DBS check.

N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications.

Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.

If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk

If you are experiencing a problem whilst applying for a position, please follow the link below to the WM Jobs Help Page in the first instance; https://www.wmjobs.co.uk/staticpages/20563/help/

If the WM Jobs Help Page does not resolve your issue then please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk

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About Dudley Council

It’s an incredibly exciting time to work in Dudley Council as we embark on numerous multi-million pound regeneration schemes which will be real game-changers for the borough. In addition to the exciting schemes such as the Midland Metro we also have the ongoing and very serious challenges of ensuring vulnerable people across the borough receive the services they deserve.

At Dudley Council we have a ‘one council’ ethos that builds an effective and dynamic organisation which grows the economy and creates jobs, creating a cleaner and greener place and supports stronger and safer communities.

We are rightly proud to be the historic capital of the Black Country and, working with our partners, Dudley Council is also committed to looking forward and helping to deliver our borough vision of ‘Forge a Future for all’ www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk

We ensure communities influence council decisions and are committed to delivering services in partnership with communities. We provide flexible and responsive service in partnership and help communities help themselves.

In joining a local authority that serves 320,000 residents you will become an integral part of a council that:

• is ready to embrace change, providing an environment in which you will be encouraged to make your mark

• is aware of its key challenges and the need for a new energy to innovate the council, in order to find cost effective ways of delivering services

• has aligned its political and managerial leadership structures and is committed to protecting, securing and transforming the lives of children, families, the vulnerable and older people

• wants borough residents to have their say through our community forums

• dedicates time to meaningful consultation and listen to the views of our residents

• is working with the community to encourage active involvement of our residents

We want to leave a legacy of a better future for the borough that reflects Dudley borough’s potential and harnesses the ambitions of the people we serve. For more information see our Council Plan www.dudley.gov.uk/council-community/plan-policies-and-strategies/council-plan, Dudley Borough Vision for 2030, Forging a Future for All www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk and key information about the borough and its communities at All about Dudley Borough www.allaboutdudley.info

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Website: http://www.dudley.gov.uk/
Telephone: 01384 811300
Location: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Mary Stevens Park
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 2AA
United Kingdom

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