Head of Service in Barnet

We are working closely with local authority in Barnet to assist with the appointment of a Head of Service, on a 3-months contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration. Rate of Pay: £46.92- £65.10 per hour.

Summary: The Head of Service – Localities is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership, management, and continuous improvement of adult social care services for older adults and individuals with physical disabilities within a defined locality. The post holder will ensure the delivery of high-quality, person-centred services that promote independence, wellbeing, safeguarding, and positive outcomes for residents while operating within statutory frameworks and budgetary parameters.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage locality-based adult social care services for older adults and people with physical disabilities, ensuring effective and high-quality service delivery.
• Ensure safeguarding concerns, enquiries, and statutory responsibilities are managed effectively and within required procedures and timescales.
• Develop and maintain strong internal partnerships with teams such as public health, finance, human resources, family services, and commissioning.
• Ensure customer concerns, complaints, and service issues are resolved effectively and within agreed timescales.

Qualifications:

• Degree-level education or equivalent professional qualification.
• Recognised professional qualification in Social Work.

Essentials:

• Significant experience operating at a senior management level within a complex adult social care or public sector environment.
• Proven experience leading adult social care services for older adults, physical disabilities, or related service areas.
• Experience building and managing partnerships with health organisations, statutory agencies, housing providers, and voluntary sector organisations.

Please note: You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice. You should have right to work in U.K. This role requires an Enhanced DBS.

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. In case the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.