At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and improve Adult Social Care services, ensuring high-quality support for vulnerable adults.
- Company: Progressive local authority focused on impactful community care.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, hybrid working, and potential for permanent role.
- Other info: Immediate start available with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while leading transformative care initiatives.
- Qualifications: Significant leadership experience in Adult Social Care and strong partnership skills.
Shrewsbury, Shropshire (Hybrid Working)
Rate: £650 - £750 per day (PAYE)
Contract: Interim (Potential Permanent Opportunity)
Working Pattern: 37 hours per week, Hybrid Onsite Tuesdays and Thursdays
DBS: Enhanced DBS Required
Lynx Employment Services are recruiting on behalf of our client for an experienced Interim Assistant Director of Adult Social Care to provide strategic and operational leadership across Adult Social Care services. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior leader looking to make a significant impact within a progressive local authority. For the right candidate, this role may become permanent.
The Role
- You will provide operational and strategic leadership across Adult Social Care, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, lawful and person-centred services that promote independence, safeguard vulnerable adults and achieve positive outcomes for local residents.
- Working closely with senior leaders, elected members and partner organisations, you will lead service improvement programmes, oversee regulatory readiness and ensure effective performance, governance and risk management.
- Lead the operational delivery of Adult Social Care services.
- Ensure compliance with statutory duties, safeguarding responsibilities and professional standards.
- Drive service improvement, quality assurance and performance management.
- Provide visible leadership across Adult Social Care teams.
- Work collaboratively with health, housing, community and voluntary sector partners.
- Lead transformation and modernisation programmes in response to changing demands and financial pressures.
- Advise senior officers, elected members and partnership boards on key Adult Social Care matters.
- Promote strengths-based practice, prevention, independence and positive outcomes for adults and carers.
Requirements
- Significant senior leadership experience within Adult Social Care.
- Extensive knowledge of statutory Adult Social Care responsibilities and safeguarding frameworks.
- Proven track record of service transformation and improvement.
- Strong experience of performance management, governance and regulatory compliance.
- Excellent partnership-working skills across health, social care and voluntary sectors.
- A commitment to person-centred, strengths-based practice and improving outcomes for local communities.
Hybrid working arrangement. Opportunity to lead at a strategic level within a large Adult Social Care service. Potential for a permanent appointment for the right candidate. Immediate start available.
Interim Assistant Director - Adult Social Care in Newport employer: Lynx Employment Services Ltd
Join a forward-thinking local authority in Shrewsbury, where you can make a meaningful impact on Adult Social Care services. With a commitment to high-quality, person-centred care, our organisation fosters a collaborative work culture that values innovation and employee growth. Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid working while leading transformative initiatives that enhance the lives of vulnerable adults in the community.
Contact Details:
Lynx Employment Services Ltd Recruitment Team
