About the role
As a Service Manager, you will play a pivotal role in leading and managing our adult social care services across our locality social care teams. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure the delivery of high-quality, person-centered care that meets the diverse needs of our community. You will oversee the operational management of services, ensuring compliance with statutory responsibilities and drive continuous improvement. Your leadership will be crucial in fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and innovation.
Interviews will be held on 1st May, and will be in person at New Shire Hall in Alconbury Weald.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Fran Marshall, Principal Social Worker, at fran.marshall@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
What will you be doing?
You will manage risk proactively, ensuring that all services are safe, effective, and responsive to the needs of people.
As a qualified social worker registered with Social Work England (SWE), you will bring your professional expertise and commitment to uphold the highest standards of practice.
For further information on the responsibilities of the role, please see the attached Job Description/Person Specification.
About you
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced professional with a passion for adult social care and a commitment to making a positive impact.
You should have a proven track record in managing social care services, with strong leadership and practice knowledge. Your ability to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders, including people, families, staff, and external partners, will be key to your success in this role.
You will have extensive experience in social care management, preferably within adult social care.
You'll need a strong understanding of statutory responsibilities and best practices in social care.
You must have excellent leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate others.
For further information on the requirements of the role, please see the attached Job Description/Person Specification.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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