Head of Service

3 weeks ago

Swindon, United Kingdom Sanctuary Personnel Ltd Full time €73,416

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Head of Service within the Adult Safety & Assurance Team to work full time based in Swindon.

The salary for this permanent Head of Service job is up to £73,416 annum.

Main duties:

  • You will influence and interact at senior level both internally and externally building relationships with elected members, other council departments, and external agencies to champion and actively promote the DHSC Assurance, Swindon Safeguarding & Community Safety agendas.
  • You will provide specialist advice and input to the development and delivery of policy, strategy, and inspection activity, working with other specialist areas to ensure a corporate and collaborative approach.
  • You will work with the Senior Leadership Team to support the preparation and delivery of briefings and presentations for Members, the Director of Adult Services and the Corporate Director Adult Services, Health & Housing.
  • You will solve problems and manage complex strategy development, taking the most complex decisions, applying greatest discretion and judgement in relation to the policy guidelines.
  • You will ensure effective stakeholder management, developing, managing and supporting external partnerships/relations, and working with key internal stakeholders to ensure a responsive and proactive delivery of the service that delivers the Council’s outcomes and meets the needs of the people we serve.
  • You will be the strategic lea representing Adult Services in all SSP and CSP partnership groups and sib groups, preparing and sharing reports and contributing to the development of the Adult Service data set and delivery of the SSP & CSP Priorities.
  • You will work in collaboration with operational managers to agree strategy, direction of travel, service outcomes and performance management, ensuring practice is strength based and person centred.
  • You will lead the Quality Assurance service, to promote and embed the Adult Quality Assurance Framework that seeks to ensure and support all those who use, provide, commission and oversee adult social care services to maintain high-quality care.
  • You will oversee the planned audit activity in line with the Adult performance framework and governance, working with your peers to improve care and support where it does not yet meet the standard of quality that people should experience.
  • You will maintain and update the knowledge of the service throughout the organisation including the updating of policy and practice, developing best practice and contributing to continuous improvement in service delivery.
  • You will lead Adult Services planning for inspections and assurance regimes, including the collation and management of the evidence base and ensuring effective planning and logistical arrangements.
  • You will foster a culture of high support and high challenge and will understand the importance of bringing the experience and voice of the Adult into the centre of all we do.

Requirements of this Head of Service job:

  • A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
  • Understanding of relevant legislation.
  • Continual professional development.
  • Social Work England registered.

Contact:
This Head of Service job is advertised by Zehnn Young; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

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