Service Manager (Learning Disabilities And Transitions)

Service ManagerLearning Disabilities

We’ve got exciting new opportunities at Gateshead Council to join our Adult Social Care Services.

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.

Adults Social Care play a pivotal role in contributing to the Councils Thrive Vision and these senior management 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 senior management 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.

We’re a modern employer so it goes without saying that we’re family friendly and therefore support hybrid working. These are key roles, leading, inspiring and motivating a team of professionals so the successful candidates will need to be office based a few days a week.

Our new opportunities….

We are investing in our strategic capacity and have a range of new roles available across the service including a new layer of Head of Adult Social Care Delivery (x2) and two additional Service Manager posts (who will report to the Head of Adult Social Care Delivery).

Do you want to come and be part of our senior management team?

Service ManagerLearning Disabilities and Transitions

Managing our Learning Disability, Transitions and Achieving Change Together Teams you will be leading social care assessment teams who support young people and adults with complex needs. Working closely with colleagues in children’s services, you will be the lead adult social care manager supporting preparation for adulthood. You will have an excellent working understanding of the challenges associated with supporting people with complex Learning Disabilities in the community, and to leave hospital, whilst being passionate and innovative about the potential person centred solutions.

For both posts we are looking for an experienced social work manager, with a track record in managing high performing teams. You will have a sound knowledge of the Care Act and all relevant legislation, be skilled in working with partner organisations and committed to working in collaboration. You will be driven to achieve the best outcomes for the people we support, and to enabling people to live independent and thriving lives.

And finally….

The successful candidates will be responsible for the operational management of the staff, budget and activities within Adult Social care to ensure it meets its service and financial objectives.

You will be expected to demonstrate you have strong leadership qualities within a complex organisational environment and an excellent understanding of health and social care systems, adults’ legislation, practice and procedures and safeguarding and regulatory frameworks.

As a member of the Adults senior management team you will be responsible for the development of strategies, policies and plans to achieve better outcomes for users and carers and you will therefore require extensive management experience within a social care or related service and working closely with partners and other statutory and voluntary agencies. Experience of strategic and project planning, change and performance management, financial competence and management and monitoring of budgets ae also essential for the role.

You will be required to be part of the out of hours senior management rota to give management oversight and advice on critical decisions and make immediate safeguarding decision to the Council’s out of hours service (Emergency Duty Team) on behalf of children and adult services.

It is essential that you are a qualified social worker and are registered with Social Work England and hold a management qualification and/or have significant management experience.

This is an opportunity to help deliver the Council’s Thrive agenda 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 the transformation journey of Adult Social Care.

If you want to help us shape our culture to meet the challenges ahead and respond to the fast-changing needs of our people, communities and businesses then please apply. It really is an exciting time to be part of something great.

What’s in it for you?

You’ll receive a salary of £59,242 - £62,986 (which is inclusive of a 15% recruitment and retention allowance)

Not only will you get the chance to join a forward thinking leadership team where you’ll be given every opportunity to reach your full potential, you’ll also enjoy favourable terms and conditions, attractive benefits packages, and employee development.

• A generous annual leave package of 28 days, increasing to 32 days following 5 years’ service. You will also have the opportunity to purchase up to 10 days extra leave via our Annual Leave Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
• Access to the flexi scheme which allows for working a 9 days over 10
• Excellent learning and development opportunities
• Being a member of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Eligibility to access a range of other staff offers and discounts via our employee discount portal.
• Great transport links with the use of reliable and frequent public transport and have access to a discounted Annual Pass. You will also have use of Co-wheel pool cars and access to the Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme

Continuous professional development is core to our delivery model, so we’ll make sure you have the right skills and experience to provide a high-quality service to the people of Gateshead, and we expect a high quality of practice in return. We operate a learning environment that enables our people to achieve their CPD requirements.

If you are successful in your application to work for us, you will be joining a team that is welcoming, supportive and friendly, as well as one that puts its residents first and achieves results.