Job Introduction
Job title: Service Manager Adult Access
Salary: £60,332 -£66,750
Location: Cunard Building
A bit about us:
Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.
Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.
We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, affordable housing, stunning waterfront and our beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!
Adult Access is the front door of Adult Social Care in Liverpool. Adult Access is a dynamic service that enables better outcomes for people, through strength based approach. In Adult Access we work with all stakeholders to provide information, advice and guidance through person centred working to enable people to regain and maintain dependence.
We are seeking an experienced Service Manager to continue to drive effective service delivery, outcomes and promote wellbeing of people.
The Role:
- Leading and ensuring effective service delivery, building on relationships with internal and external partners to enable better outcomes for people
- Be responsible for the operational leaderships and management, and for the quality of care and support delivered
- Embedding strength-based practice and Care Act 2014 duties to prevent, reduce, and delay needs with every contact
- Provide leadership to all social care and allied health professional staff, working to high professional and managerial standards and enabling staff and teams to function effectively, to their greatest potential and in line with local priorities and the City Plan
- Provide effective reablement and strength-based services that focus on improving the outcomes of people and optimising the value of care
- Continue to develop the service area, with a focus on budget sustainability, management and delivering highly performing services
Our offer to you:
- 35 hour working week with hybrid working model
- At least 31 days holiday plus bank holidays rising to 35 plus bank holidays after 5 years service.- option to purchase further days
- Agile working - A “Flexibility First” approach to Agile working where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception.
- Part of the Local Government Pension scheme – option to join the AVC scheme
- Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
- Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee assistance programme
- Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
- Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
- Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
- Discounted Gym Memberships
- Employee Volunteering Scheme
- Medicash
Next steps:
Closing Date is: Wednesday 13th November 2024
If you would like to talk to a member of the team about the role or have an informal discussion, please contact – Ifeyinwa Pearson on ifeyinwa@liverpool.gov.uk
Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk
Although we advertise on Jobs go public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications. Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad.
We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.
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