At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the development of diverse care services for children, adults, and families.
- Company: Join City of York Council, a key player in community care and support.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, relocation support, and a chance to make a real difference.
- Other info: Opportunity to drive meaningful change in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Shape impactful care services and advocate for community-led solutions.
- Qualifications: Strong leadership skills and experience in care service management.
The predicted salary is between 86537 - 95898 £ per year.
This is a pivotal leadership role at the heart of shaping and delivering high-quality care and support services across the city. As Assistant Director, Commissioning, Partnerships and Provision, you will lead the development and delivery of a sustainable, responsive and diverse care market, ensuring the right services are in place to meet the needs of children, adults and families now and in the future.
With a strong focus on market development and provider management, you will work closely with partners across the health and care system to influence, enable and strengthen provision across the independent, voluntary and community sectors. You will also lead the council’s in‑house provider services, ensuring they are high‑performing, compliant and delivering excellent outcomes for residents. The role has elements of housing and will involve working across internal and external partnerships and does not include procurement.
Operating at system level, you will drive a more integrated, community‑led approach to care, promoting early intervention, prevention and independence. Central to the role is a commitment to co‑production, ensuring the voice and lived experience of residents shape how services are designed, commissioned and delivered.
This is a highly visible and impactful position, requiring strong leadership, commercial acumen and the ability to deliver meaningful change in a complex and financially challenging environment. You will play a key role in ensuring services are not only effective and sustainable, but also person‑centred, innovative and focused on improving outcomes for the most vulnerable in our communities.
Key Responsibilities:- Lead the development and delivery of a sustainable, responsive and diverse care market, ensuring the right services are in place to meet the needs of children, adults and families now and in the future.
- Work closely with partners across the health and care system to influence, enable and strengthen provision across the independent, voluntary and community sectors.
- Lead the council’s in‑house provider services, ensuring they are high‑performing, compliant and delivering excellent outcomes for residents.
- Coordinate housing elements within the role, working across internal and external partnerships while not engaging in procurement activities.
- Drive a more integrated, community‑led approach to care, promoting early intervention, prevention and independence.
- Advocate for co‑production, ensuring the voice and lived experience of residents shape how services are designed, commissioned and delivered.
- Provide visible leadership across traditional boundaries to deliver for the city, demonstrating commercial acumen and the ability to deliver meaningful change.
