Head of Service (Adults)

Bolton Adult Social Care Vision
"We all want to live in the place we call home, with the people and things we love.
In communities where we look out for one another doing things that matter to us"
(Adopted from Social Care Futures)

It is an exciting time to join the senior leadership team as Head of Service in supporting Bolton's Vision for our residents.
You will work closely with other Heads of Service in the Directorate, including the Principle Social Worker to embed a Strength Based Approach to ensure our residents are supported and empowered to live independently for as long as possible.

You will be responsible for the continuous improvement, learning and delivery of the Directorates innovation and service plans to meet our priorities to: support people to live well at home, make best use of our resources and work together in partnership.

You will be pivotal in developing a workforce for the future, championing social work practice across the council, locally and with partners. You will also be involved in leading teams responsible for the delivery of Social Work services, working within the legal framework provided by the statute, guidance, policies and procedures.

Working closely with colleagues across commissioning, finance, housing and legal services, you will be highly visible providing senior leadership through focusing on the delivery of good, safe and effective services by fostering collaboration and connections.

We have two posts vacant, Hospital Social Work and Neighbourhoods and the second responsible for Safeguarding, DoLS and Neighbourhoods. As HOS you will take a key lead on service developments and the delivery of Social Work Services across Bolton's Partnerships. The role involves working flexibly across the Directorate and within the service as required, and at any council sites across the Borough to meet the needs of the service.

You will need to have a degree or equivalent in Social Work and be registered with Social Work England.

We are looking for an individual who is passionate about delivering and designing person centred care for adults who draw upon services and committed to shaping and driving forward safe and effective services.

With experience of managing statutory social work services, you will be a highly visible, inspiring confidence in others and experienced in providing strategic and operational leadership.
You will have experience of working within a multi-agency setting and be confident working with officers at all levels on strategic priorities. You will be a strong contributor, who is practical and collaborative in achieving our priorities and vision.

You will have extensive experience, knowledge, and implementation of the statutory duties under the Care Act 2014 and other relevant legislation. You will have a good working knowledge of managing and understanding safeguarding issues and be an excellent communicator, working with partners to embed learning.

You will be able to produce written reports, court and coroner statements, briefings, plans and develop policies to a high standard and deliver learning workshops.

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.