Head of Operations and Safeguarding

Providing support in the least intrusive manner possible.

Coventry City Council is seeking an experienced leader to join our Adult Social Care team as the Head of Operations and Safeguarding. In this pivotal role, you will lead our efforts to deliver high-quality care and support services for adults across the city, ensuring the well-being and independence of our most vulnerable residents.

We are looking for someone with a strong background in adult social care with senior experience in Mental Health services and Transforming Care particularly, excellent communication skills, and a proven history of delivering results in a complex environment.

Your ability to inspire and motivate teams, along with your commitment to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion, will be key to your success in this role.

As Head of Operations and Safeguarding you will be responsible for shaping and implementing strategic initiatives, driving innovation, and working closely with partners across health and social care sectors.

You will lead a dedicated team, managing budgets and resources efficiently to meet the needs of our culturally diverse communities You will ensure the service is ‘inspection ready’ through effective leadership and management of all areas of social work, safeguarding and provider services.

Does this sound like something you would like to be part of? If so, we would love to hear from you.

Please note, you must be a Qualified Social Worker to apply for this role.

For more information, please visit the dedicated microsite for this role, and see the job description and person specification below.

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For an informal conversation, please contact:

Dawn Faulkner
Email: dfaulkner@faerfield.co.uk
Phone: 0121 312 3755

To apply:

To apply for this job please visit the Coventry City Council Jobs portal. Please note: you can only submit one application through the portal - we strongly advise you speak to our advising consultants before submitting.

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.  

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