Director of Adults and Community Services - 37 Hours

Application Deadline: 12 September 2024

Department: Adults & Community Services

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Torbay Council

Reporting To: Chief Executive

Description

Job Description & Person Specification >

This is a special job in a special place.

This role encompasses the statutory DASS role, where we have long pioneered a truly integrated approach to the delivery of services with health, and combines it with wider services to our residents with our Community Services team, meaning that this is a role that really makes a difference to lives of our residents.

Torbay is a glorious part of the UK. A magnet for tourists sitting on the beautiful Tor Bay and next to the stunning natural landscape of Dartmoor National Park. We benefit from a wonderfully mild climate making this a hugely attractive place to live and work. We are an agile unitary authority and you’ll soon discover this is a place where you can make things happen quickly. We have real momentum, with once in a generation investment taking place across our three towns of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham. We have a shared sense of purpose and ambition and everyone who works here has the same thing in common - to see a healthy, happy and prosperous Torbay.
We are seeking a Director of Adults and Community Services, which includes the Director of Adult Social Services role, to play a major role in shaping the future of our organisation and providing first class services to the communities we serve.

Whilst you will be able to demonstrate significant knowledge and understanding of the current legislation around Adult Social Care, it’s equally important that you share our ambitions for Torbay. You will be key to building strong and meaningful relationships with the community and oversee the provision of good quality statutory community services including housing services, community safety, licensing, environmental health and customer services.

If you are viewing this advert on a job board, you can access the full job description by placing the below URL into your browser:
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/council/jobs/job-descriptions/director-of-adults-community-services/

Additional details

Additional information regarding the role can be found here.

For an informal chat please contact GatenbySanderson: Seb Lowe - 07464 543442, or Alex Hayes - 07586 715843

Technical interviews will be carried out on 26th September 2024.
Face to Face interviews are expected to be conducted on 14th and 15th October 2024.

Our adverts do sometimes close early - even where there's a published deadline - so if you're keen, please apply as soon as possible.

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