Our client are a large local government organisation and looking for an experienced Assistant Director to join their team

This is initially a 4 month contract which may be extended for the right candidate

You will

This role has overall leadership responsibility for Adult Social Care (ASC) Operations and strategic responsibility for short term services.

This includes inhouse services and our integrated hospital and out of hospital pathway teams. Responsibilities include the operational delivery of short term ASC assessment and support planning functions as well as the delivery of short term provision. Alongside this, the role has operational strategic oversight of our delegated Occupational Therapy and Mental Health Social Work functions which are delivered by the client.

The Assistant Director for Operations is responsible for the health and wellbeing, morale and resilience of the staff working across the services they lead. The role is required to develop, embed and strengthen a culture of learning and performance.

You must have a good understanding of the pressures and stressors impacting upon the services they lead and in finding ways of mitigating those pressures. The role includes engagement in positive communications (externally and internally), engagement and consultation about challenges, especially when change is proposed, as well as celebrating achievements and successes.

PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE IS INSIDE SCOPE OF IR35