Vacancies

Service Manager - Adult Services

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

About the role

West Northamptonshire Council are seeking to recruit a dynamic, experienced, skilled, and innovative Service Manager to work within Adult Services, leading the Community Social Work and Assessment teams.

Within Adult’s the Community teams are currently based in four locations across West Northants, providing the front door to Adult Social Care. The teams use the three conversations model assist people to achieve sustainable and positive wellbeing, focussing on people’s strengths and community assets. When people require long term support the team will undertake care act assessment and identify with them the outcomes they wish to achieve, completing reviews that focus on progression.

It is an exciting time to be joining West Northamptonshire, as we move to a place-based way of working across the Council, bringing other services together with Adult Social care in our communities. This role will be integral in developing this model and will work closely with Senior Manager’s across other organisations, including the Northamptonshire Integrated Care System and Voluntary Sector Organisations.

To ensure that Adult Services are able to deliver to our ambition and vision, a new Service Manager is required to join the Senior Management team.

We will be looking to interview week commencing 6^th March 2023.

What will you be doing?

You will be leading and managing the Community Teams within Adult Services. Your key responsibilities will be:

Provide advice and support to all staff, and manage them through periods of change
Set the strategic direction for Assessment and Social Work teams, implementing actions identified in the Service plan.
Work with local Health partners to align services, and integrate service delivery wherever possible
Take the lead on projects designed to improve the lives of vulnerable adults and progress the move to Place based delivery of services
Responsibility for the independent care budget for the long-term care and support of people supported by the community team
Managing the performance of the Community teams and ensuring positive and high-quality Adult Social care practice is observed

About you

The postholder will need to have substantial experience in Adult Social Care, social work and assessment services, safeguarding, a strong understanding of care budget management and evidence of leadership skills and ability to influence. You’ll also be able to demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the legislation that underpins the delivery of relevant adult social care services and the wider public sector

The ideal candidate will:

Be forward thinking, innovative and self-driven
Be able to lead staff through periods of change
Be experienced in Management and Leadership
Have a sound understanding of budget management

Our benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days annual leave per year, 28 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
Cycle to Work scheme
Car Lease scheme
Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
Ongoing training and development opportunities.
A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).
Our West Ways of Working – We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.
Making a difference - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.

The council is in the process of implementing a new pay structure and terms and conditions which will be applicable to this role.  The outcome could result in a future variation to the advertised salary, and this will be discussed at interview.

About us

We’re a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government reform in recent history. As a new authority, we’re embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and communities.

Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.

Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and challenges you in a positive way, every day.

West Northants Council, where careers thrive.