4 X Asc Head of Service Roles

1 week ago


Gateshead, United Kingdom Gateshead Council Full time

We've got a number of exciting new opportunities at Gateshead Council to join our Ault Social Care and Commissioning leadership teams. Gateshead is an exciting place to live and work and we are ambitious for the place and for the people who live and work here. We have a key focus on reducing health inequality and poverty and creating an environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive irrespective of their starting point or background. We are demonstrating our commitment to this ambition, through significant investment in these new roles.

Our Adults and Children's Services play a pivotal role in contributing to the Councils Thrive Vision and these leadership roles will help us shape the future of adult social care and commissioning, performance and service development.

We want to deliver a client focussed, sector leading service and we're investing in our leadership structure to ensure that our strategy and plan deliver the right outcomes at the right time for the people who need it the most.

These are fantastic opportunities for the right people to join a brilliant, collaborative and focussed team in making a difference for the people of Gateshead. We have a track record in supporting people to develop and achieve, so this is a brilliant opportunity to grow your career.

We're looking for people who can hit the ground running and bring their passion and drive to Gateshead in four new roles.

**Our new opportunities**

**Head of Adult Social Care Delivery -** **_Locality, Prevention and Discharge, and Enablement and Independence Services_**

You will manage the assessment of need, care delivery / planning, review, personalisation and safeguarding of adults to the highest standards to promote independence, choice, and control, and lead the Councils in house direct care services. Your senior management and budgetary experience will be underpinned by knowledge of the national and local agenda for care services and experience of developing strategies and commissioning.

You could have a Social Work, Nursing or AHP degree level qualification and/or extensive senior management experience in Local Authority Adult Social Care Service management. In either case your experience of working with adults in need and vulnerable adults.

**Head of Adult Social Care Delivery -** **_Working Age, Protection and Quality Standards Services_**

You will manage the assessment of need, care delivery / planning, review, personalisation and safeguarding of adults to the highest standards to promote independence, choice, and control. Your senior management and budgetary experience will be underpinned by knowledge of the national and local agenda for care services and experience of developing strategies and commissioning.

You will be a qualified social worker with experience of working with adults in need and vulnerable adults.

**Head of All Age Commissioning**

Leading and manage the commissioning, contract management and quality assurance functions for children and families, older adults, and people of working age, you will ensure evidence based and outcome focused functions and solutions.

With experience of working with children or adults in need and vulnerable adults or children and knowledge of the national and local agenda for care functions, you will have managed diverse multi-disciplinary teams and have experience of developing strategies and function design or commissioning.

You will have extensive knowledge and experience of strategic commissioning of either Children's and/or Adults' services and a track record of transforming teams to deliver improved performance and service quality.

**Head of Performance and Service Development**

You will lead and manage the performance and service development functions for adult social care, education, and children's social care to optimise statutory compliance, evidence-based practice, and continuous improvement.

With a project management qualification or equivalent significant experience, you must have knowledge of case management and other complex IT systems in people functions. Your experience of developing or managing production, reporting and assurance of complex data will underpin a track record of leading large-scale transformation.

**And finally.**

We will also expect you to have strong negotiation skills, the ability to think strategically, experience of managing relationships and partnerships at a senior level and detailed knowledge of the social care market.

Working with other leaders and partners across the Gateshead Borough our new role holders will be delivering services that make a positive difference to people's lives.

It's an opportunity to help deliver the Council's Thrive agenda, improve our employee experience and deliver outcomes that directly benefit our residents. Our Thrive Agenda and Health and Wellbeing Strategy will continually evolve, and these posts will play a vital role in our transformation journey.

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