We are looking for highly skilled and motivated professionals to join our Personal Care and Support management team within Surrey County Councils Adult Social Care Directorate.

The provision of local personalised support is at the heart of our service. You will be responsible and accountable for the day-to-day delivery of high quality adult social care support for a specific district or borough, managing both locality and hospital social care teams. You will be an integral member of the countywide management team and will have the opportunity to promote consistent and innovative best practice across the whole county as well as within your specific geographical area. You will have responsibility for a delegated budget and for improving and maintaining high performance standards of the teams you are responsible for.

A significant focus of your work will be to work strategically with district and borough council partners, health providers, care providers and the independent and voluntary sector. You will develop effective relationships that are focussed on improving the lives of the local population in general and in particular those people that we provide support to.

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and innovative and can provide strong leadership for the local social care teams they will be responsible for. Successful applicants will have a professional qualification in health or social care and a proven track record of successfully managing teams within a health or social care setting. They will be able to demonstrate a high level understanding and commitment to the personalisation agenda and have both direct experience of delivering adult social care services and a comprehensive and applied knowledge of adult social care legislation. They will have an understanding and commitment to supporting carers and demonstrable commitment to delivering support and managing staff in accordance with the Councils Equality and Diversity policy.

If you have a flexible and adaptable leadership style and are excited about the opportunity to focus and use your skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of people in Surrey we want to meet you!

We have vacancies in Mole Valley, Woking and Guildford.

Interviews will be held in Guildford on 28th February and will include an IMT Test and presentation.

If you have any questions or would like to arrange an informal discussion about these posts with one of the Senior Managers the posts report to, please contact Clare Drummond on 01483 518455.

Surrey County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Closing Date: 10 February 2012