2 x Service Director: Adult Social Care Operations

Location: Alconbury, Cambridgeshire

Salary: L3: £119,221 - £131,890

Reference: A000719

Status: Closed

The Service Director has lead accountability for achieving good quality, cost-effective services that are outcomes focused, evidence-based and that promote independence, and over which people have influence, choice and control.  

Accountable for providing strategic leadership for operational delivery and leading on commissioning requirements relating to adult social care and specific services within localities.  Ensuring that services are procured and delivered within budget and to council and national policies and frameworks; with a commitment to delivering the highest quality of service within available resources.

Lead the service, to ensure the delivery of high-quality services and positive outcomes for Adults and Children and Young People with a Disability in the localities of Cambridgeshire.  

Acting as a professional lead on all matters within their portfolio of responsibility, the post is responsible for a range of Council services that includes, but is not limited to:

  • Adult Social Care Access
  • Social Care Assessment
  • Care management
  • Provision
  • Safeguarding for vulnerable adults
  • Hospital Discharges
  • Prevention
  • Early Intervention ​​​​​

To find out more, please view the role profile below

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Contact Information:

Sean Anderson
Tel: 0121 312 3755
Email: sanderson@faerfield.co.uk

Ben Cox
Tel: 0121 312 3755
Email: bcox@faerfield.co.uk

Indicative Timetable:

Closing date: Sunday 5 January 2025, Midnight
Preliminary Interviews: w/c 20 January 2025
Final Interviews: 26 February 2025
(dates may be subject to slight change)

Apply:

To apply for this job please click on the Apply button below and fill out the requested information. When prompted, please submit your CV and a Supporting Statement (no more than four sides of A4 each).

With your CV, please also provide the names and contact details of two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be contacted if you reach the final stages, and we will not contact referees without your permission.

Your supporting statement should express why you are interested in this role and what experience you can bring to the organisation. The statement should tackle the specific requirements of the role; outlining examples and outcomes showing how you meet those requirements.