About Us
Warwickshire is an attractive place to live, work and visit. It is a thriving county with real strengths: a strong and growing economy, vibrant towns and villages, good standards of education and skills, and a track record of innovative public services. Warwickshire is an internationally renowned county that is home to some of the UK’s most established businesses, as well as thousands of thriving small enterprises.
One of our core strengths is children’s and adults’ services, where we are recognised for high quality services and ensuring the best outcomes for residents. Located at the heart of the UK, Warwickshire enjoys superb links to the rest of the country through its proximity to the national motorway network and growing local rail network.
Following promotion of the previous postholder, we are looking for a talented leader who is customer focused, collaborative, flexible and evidence driven to join our well established Adult Social Care Delivery Team as Service Manager – Older People.
We are an Adult Social Care service of circa 500 members of staff who work closely alongside, People Strategy and Commissioning, Children & Families and Public Health in a People Directorate.
The Role
This is an exciting time to lead the Older People’s Service and to join us at a time where the future is bright and full of opportunity for closer working with health and community partners to deliver the ambitions of an Integrated Care System.
The post holder must be a fully qualified Social Worker or Allied Health Professional who must be registered with a relevant professional body. They must be motivated by improvement and have a strength-based person-centred approach to delivering the Care Act 2014. Experience in managing large diverse teams and budgets is essential too, as this will enable you and us to create a ‘Best Warwickshire’.
For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification. Also see our Business Plan and Structure.
Additional Information
This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
For further information about this role please contact Recruiting Manager Pete Sidgwick petesidgwick@warwickshire.gov.uk
Closing date: Monday 3rd May 2021
Interview Date: Tuesday 25th May 2021
Please note Psychometric tests will be completed as a part of this recruitment process.
To apply for this vacancy please click on the 'Apply' button. Our method of application is online, please note, CV’s should not been submitted unless asked to do so.
If you are unable to apply using the 'Apply' button please contact the Recruitment Centre on hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk including your contact details and any relevant screenshots. You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application.
As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification.
Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.
Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce and would particularly welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from the BAME community, disabled people and people from the LGBT+ Community.