Assistant Director of Adult Social Care
Interim Client
Based in the South
Hybrid - 6 months
The Role
Responsibilities…
- To give strategic and operational leadership to the commissioning and delivery of adult social care. This includes the process of first response/assessment/ review, safeguarding, support planning, resource allocation into personal budgets, and commissioning support from independent sector providers.
- To ensure that relevant statutory responsibilities are met.
- To ensure that service delivery and resources are aligned.
- To give leadership to partnership working, so that services where possible can be delivered with partners in a way which offer a customer centred approach and value for money.
- To work actively with elected members, especially the Cabinet member for social care and health, relevant opposition spokespeople, and scrutiny members
You will be…
- A proven leader with track record of achieving and managing organisational change within adult social care
- Experienced in partnership and multi-agency working.
- Experienced in managing a large, diverse and complex workforce. Ability to motivate and develop staff to achieve good performance
- Experienced in overseeing complex casework including safeguarding and mental capacity issues
- Degree educated and hold a relevant professional qualification – social work, occupational therapy, nursing