Adult Social Care Lead in Dudley

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a key area of Adult Social Care and make a lasting difference to how people experience support in Dudley. We are looking for an exceptional Adult Social Care Lead - Promoting Independence, Choice and Control to drive high-quality, person-centred assessment and support planning. This is your chance to shape services that put people firmly in control of their lives, supporting them to make informed choices, achieve their goals and maximise their independence.

As part of the senior leadership team, reporting to the Associate Director, you will lead the development of outstanding practice across Adult Social Care. You will champion strengths-based approaches that recognise people's abilities, networks and aspirations, ensuring support is tailored, responsive and focused on what matters most. You will play a critical role in driving innovation in how assessments are delivered, embedding a culture of continuous learning and supporting practitioners to deliver consistently high standards.

In this role, you will:

• Lead and shape high-quality assessment and support planning services
• Champion choice, control and personalised approaches across Adult Social Care
• Drive strengths-based practice that promotes independence and wellbeing
• Support the development of skilled, confident practitioners through learning and reflection
• Lead the development of self-directed support, including direct payments
• Build strong relationships with commissioning, providers and partners
• Deliver innovative approaches that reduce reliance on long-term care

We are looking for a confident, forward-thinking leader with a passion for person-centred care. You will bring strong experience of delivering improvement in complex environments, along with the credibility and energy to influence, inspire and lead change. In Dudley, we are ambitious about delivering modern, responsive and empowering Adult Social Care. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to lead that ambition, helping people take control of their lives and achieve better outcomes. If you are ready to drive high-quality practice, champion independence and lead meaningful change, we would love to hear from you.

About Dudley Council: It's an incredibly exciting time to work in Dudley Council as we embark on numerous multi-million pound regeneration schemes which will be real game-changers for the borough. In addition to the exciting schemes such as the Midland Metro, we also have the ongoing and very serious challenges of ensuring vulnerable people across the borough receive the services they deserve. At Dudley Council, we have a 'one council' ethos that builds an effective and dynamic organisation which grows the economy and creates jobs, creating a cleaner and greener place and supports stronger and safer communities.

We ensure communities influence council decisions and are committed to delivering services in partnership with communities. We provide flexible and responsive service in partnership and help communities help themselves.

In joining a local authority that serves 320,000 residents, you will become an integral part of a council that:

• is ready to embrace change, providing an environment in which you will be encouraged to make your mark
• is aware of its key challenges and the need for a new energy to innovate the council, in order to find cost-effective ways of delivering services
• has aligned its political and managerial leadership structures and is committed to protecting, securing and transforming the lives of children, families, the vulnerable and older people
• wants borough residents to have their say through our community forums
• dedicates time to meaningful consultation and listens to the views of our residents
• is working with the community to encourage active involvement of our residents