Head of Access, Care and Support

Head of Access, Care and Support

Luton Council

Salary: £67,406 to £74,667 per year plus £3,203 car benefit allowance

Permanent, Full Time

Adult Social Care

REF: LBC03239

The Head of Service for Access, Care and Support is a senior member of the leadership team within Adult Social Care (ASC) and will report directly to the Director of ASC. The post holder will be required to take the lead for Access, Care and Support service through the direct line management of the Prevent and Respond, Enhanced Review, Therapies and Locality Teams.

Your role will be to lead specific strategic areas of activity across the operational service portfolio and ensure that services meet regulatory standards, deliver statutory duties, and are a model of best practice.

Leading, developing and implementing a range of complex projects within the Strengthening Adult Social Care programme, locality/neighbourhood working, and cross council department developments, including but not limited to implementing the new Target Operating Model for ASC, which will be agreed in 2024.

Lead and model a culture of collaborative working, focussed on holistic services that deliver good outcomes for the people of Luton. This includes working closely with other services within Adult Social Care, the wider Council, health services, the VCS and commissioned services.

Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.

About you

You will be an experienced leader with a proven track record in managing high performing teams as you will be instrumental in the leadership and operational management for the delivery of social work/care for adults with care and support needs on behalf of the local authority.

You will work collaboratively with residents, partners in the council and across health and social care to create innovative responsive services that our residents will value. Excellent written and verbal communication is essential, and knowledge of governance and best practice relating to adult social care. You must be registered with the SWE to apply for this position.

When applying for this role, it's important to clearly demonstrate how your skills and experiences align with the job requirements. Make sure to explain and provide examples of how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the job description. Your supporting statement should be detailed yet concise and should not exceed two sides of A4 paper.

About us

Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.

The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?

If you would like to find out more about our Luton 2040 Vision, please click the link here: https://m.luton.gov.uk/Page/Show/Council_government_and_democracy/2040/Pages/default.aspx

Application Process

Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.

Benefits

We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:

• From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
• Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
• Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
• Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
• Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
• Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
• Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
• Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
• Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
• Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel

How to apply

We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out!

Our ‘How to apply' page has more tips to help with your application: How to apply

Available documents

Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.

download: Head of Service Access Care and Support M8 08.05.24.pdf

download: Luton_Values_Flyer.pdf

download: fairness-strategy.pdf

download: Population-wellbeing-strategy-2019-2024.pdf

Closing Date: 21st November 2024

To apply, please visit our website via the button below.

Location: Bedfordshire, GB

Posted Date: 11/14/2024