Sheffield City Council
Assistant Director
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About the Role
We are looking for an experienced and ambitious leader to help shape the future of adult social care, leading services that support adults with learning disabilities, autism and other long-term support needs to live independent, fulfilling lives in their communities. The role offers a unique opportunity to influence strategy, transform services and improve outcomes at scale, while leading large operational services that deliver vital statutory functions every day.
Key Responsibilities
- Balance immediate operational pressures with longer-term transformation
- Ensure services remain safe, effective, financially sustainable and legally compliant
- Be accountable for delivering statutory social care duties
- Drive performance improvement
- Manage significant budgets
- Ensure robust governance across your area of responsibility
Opportunities
- Play a leading role in redesigning services
- Strengthen community-based support
- Develop new models of care and support
- Work with health, housing, voluntary sector and provider partners to build a more sustainable future for adult social care in Sheffield
- Lead both in-house and commissioned services
- Have responsibility for provider oversight, quality assurance to ensure people receive high-quality support that delivers the right outcomes
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Desired Profile
- Combine strategic vision with operational grip
- Comfortable making difficult decisions
- Build strong partnerships
- Lead change while keeping people at the centre of everything they do
- Passionate about delivering excellent adult social care
- Opportunity to shape services for the future
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.
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Employment Terms
- Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share
Compensation
- If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade
- If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade
Equal Pay Commitment
Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.
Safeguarding Commitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.
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