Terms and Conditions: Permanent, 37 hours per week
Salary: Grade L, SCP 53-57 £63,875 - £68,468 per annum
Department: Adults & Health
Shortlisting date: TBC
Interview date: w/c 16th December 2024
Service Lead- Neighbourhoods and Integration
Terms and Conditions: Permanent, 37 hours per week, Grade L (£62,317 to £66,798, LGA Pay award pending)
Core area : Integrated Neighbourhood Social Work Teams
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is an exciting place to work. Our Adults & Health department have a proud record of achievement in supporting adults and communities within our borough. We do this by promoting independence, health, wellbeing and through safeguarding from harm. Following internal promotion of current post holder an exciting opportunity to join our Senior Leadership Team has become available for an experienced leader within Adult Social Care.
We are seeking candidates with strong experience, knowledge and a proven track record of management and leadership within Adult Social Care. The ideal candidate will have a depth of experience and knowledge across several key disciplines within statutory social care practice.
In addition to providing senior leadership to our services across Adult Social Care, this role will lead on relevant aspects of integration and service planning across the Place Based Partnership. This role is one of several Service Lead posts across the department and there is a requirement to work collaboratively to support the department.
You will have a positive attitude to transformation, innovation and growing new ways of working. You will work closely with senior colleagues within the department and the wider council and will have the credibility to be able to provide healthy challenge, reflection and to be able to influence the development of our services.
Adult Social Care works within increasingly integrated and collaborative partnerships with Health, the Voluntary Community and Faith Sector and partner provider organisations. Our partnerships are strong and continue to evolve to best meet the needs of our population and address health inequalities. We prioritise a person centred, strength-based approach to working with our communities to support them to become more resilient, stronger and more prosperous. We have embraced modern ways of working, are open to new ideas and innovation and the use of emerging technology and digital services.
For more information, please see attached Key Requirements documents and/or contact Brendan Gray, Head of Service, Brendan.gray@blackburn.gov.uk for an informal conversation.
Please note this advert may be closed early if a successful candidate is recruited prior to the application closing date.
For further information and to apply:
Key Requirements
Calculate your take home pay
Use this service to estimate how much Income Tax and National Insurance you should pay for the current tax year.
Plan your public transport journey. Navigate Greater Manchester and beyond with Transport for Greater Manchester’s journey planner and additional travel resources. Plan a journey | Bee Network | Powered by TfGM