Adult Social Care Lead - Promoting Independence, Choice and Control

This is a significant opportunity for a registered, experienced social care professional to shape how Dudley delivers assessment and support planning, helping people exercise real choice and control over their care. As Adult Social Care Lead for Promoting Independence, Choice and Control, you will oversee the development of assessment practice across Dudley, working closely with the Principal Social Worker and Principal Occupational Therapist to ensure assessments are person centred, holistic and strengths based. You will champion proactive, preventative approaches that reduce or delay the need for formal care, and support assessors to develop these skills through supervision, reflection and personal development. You will also head up the new Self-Directed Support Team, building on the growth of direct payments in Dudley and strengthening relationships between the team, commissioning and providers. This role offers a genuine strategic seat on the Management Team, with the chance to deputise for the Associate Director and shape how Dudley enables independence and personalisation across adult social care. If you want a role with real impact and genuine potential for career development, we encourage you to apply.,

• supporting young people with problems
• providing a chance to talk about any problems
• giving information, advice, practical help and support in your home
• helping people to share concerns about a child or adult's safety or welfare with the right people
• helping with information about local nurseries, childminders, playgroups, parent and toddler groups, and short breaks for children with special needs
In addition to supporting families we have a duty to protect children and young people who are at risk of neglect or abuse and support them if a court decides they can no longer remain with their own family. Jobs and careers We are incredibly proud of our council and the borough it serves; it's a unique and very special place. We know that if you come and join us you'll receive a warm welcome, work with some very loyal and committed colleagues and contribute positively to making life better for our residents, businesses and visitors.

We are looking for a qualified Social Worker or Occupational Therapist, registered with Social Work England or the HCPC, with significant senior management experience in a complex, multidisciplinary organisation. You will bring demonstrable experience of assessment and support planning practice, ideally including strengths-based approaches, personalisation or self-directed support, together with a track record of leading service transformation, managing budgets and demand, and turning strategy into effective operational delivery. You will be a credible, resilient and politically astute professional, an effective communicator and influencer who can build trust across organisational boundaries and with elected members.

Dudley Council is building a modern, community-focused, financially resilient and sustainable organisation, with collaboration and better outcomes for residents at its heart. For Adult Social Care, this is an opportunity to join at an important point of change and have genuine influence over how services develop - helping create support that gives people greater independence, choice and control.