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Service Manager, Assessment & Safeguarding, Adult Social Care
Role Overview:
Pertemps is seeking an experienced, motivated, and innovative Service Manager to lead a newly re-designed Adult Social Care service. As a Service Manager, you will have strategic oversight of the service, ensuring effective delivery of adult social care functions, with a strong focus on safeguarding, personalisation, and integration.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and manage a team of Social Workers and Community Care Officers, ensuring efficient service delivery.
Oversee the safeguarding of adults at risk, ensuring compliance with the Care Act 2014 and related legislation.
Manage competing service priorities, ensuring resources are allocated effectively to meet departmental objectives.
Drive the personalisation agenda, promoting strength-based approaches and integration with health and voluntary sector partners.
Ensure quality assurance, performance management, and compliance with statutory responsibilities.
Develop strong partnerships with key stakeholders, including NHS, voluntary organisations, and community services.
Support the implementation of strategic plans, ensuring services are effective, responsive, and financially sustainable.
Provide leadership, supervision, and mentoring to staff, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.Key Requirements:
Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
Extensive experience in adult social care, with a strong focus on safeguarding, integration, and service transformation.
Strong leadership and management experience, including the ability to motivate and develop staff.
Excellent knowledge of adult social care legislation, policy, and best practice.
Ability to manage complex priorities and drive service improvements.
Strong communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to build effective partnerships.If this sounds like the role for you, please contact Aishah Hassan on (url removed) for more information
This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:
A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
An easy registration process (all done online)
Referral schemes and incentives
Ongoing compliance managed for you
Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more
We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager, and Assistant Team Manager
