Assistant Director of Adult Social Care

Assistant Director of Adult Social Care

📍 Shropshire Council – Hybrid Working
📍 Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
💰 £575 Per Day
⏰ 37 Hours Per Week | Monday to Friday
📅 6 Month+ Contract
🏠 Hybrid Working – 2 Days Per Week On-Site (Tuesday & Thursday)

Interim Assistant Director of Adult Social Care

Belmont Recruitment are currently recruiting for an experienced Assistant Director of Adult Social Care on behalf of Shropshire Council.

This is an exciting interim leadership opportunity for a highly experienced Adult Social Care professional to provide both strategic and operational leadership across Adult Social Care services. You will play a key role in driving service improvement, ensuring statutory compliance, supporting transformation programmes, and delivering high-quality outcomes for residents across Shropshire.

Working as part of the senior leadership team, you will lead operational services, manage performance and risk, work closely with partners across health and social care, and support the council in responding to ongoing demand and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Provide strategic and operational leadership across Adult Social Care services.

Lead the delivery of high-quality, person-centred services that promote independence and wellbeing.

Ensure compliance with all statutory responsibilities, safeguarding duties, and professional standards.

Drive service improvement, transformation, and modernisation programmes.

Lead performance management, quality assurance, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Manage significant budgets and resources effectively to deliver value for money.

Provide visible leadership across Adult Social Care teams and wider council services.

Build and maintain strong partnerships with NHS organisations, housing providers, voluntary sector partners, and community organisations.

Support preparation for inspections, audits, and regulatory activity.

Advise senior officers, elected members, and partnership boards on Adult Social Care matters.

Promote strengths-based practice, prevention, safeguarding, and positive outcomes for adults and carers.

Lead through change and support the ongoing development of services in response to national policy and local priorities.

Essential Requirements

Significant senior leadership experience within Adult Social Care.

Strong understanding of Adult Social Care legislation, policy, and statutory responsibilities.

Experience leading large operational services within a Local Authority or comparable public sector environment.

Proven track record of delivering service transformation, improvement, and change programmes.

Experience managing substantial budgets, performance frameworks, and risk management processes.

Strong partnership working experience with health, housing, voluntary sector, and community organisations.

Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Ability to provide strategic advice to senior leaders, elected members, and partnership boards.

Demonstrable commitment to safeguarding, strengths-based practice, and improving outcomes for adults and carers.

Relevant professional qualification and leadership credentials.

Desirable Experience

Previous experience at Assistant Director, Deputy Director, Head of Service, or Director level within Adult Social Care.

Experience supporting CQC readiness, inspections, and regulatory compliance.

Experience working within integrated health and social care systems.

Political awareness and experience working within a Local Government environment.

Why Apply?

Opportunity to lead Adult Social Care services at a senior strategic level.

Play a key role in shaping and improving services across Shropshire.

Work within a progressive and supportive senior leadership team.

Hybrid working arrangement with flexibility.

Competitive daily rate.

Opportunity to make a significant impact on outcomes for vulnerable adults and carers.

Immediate interviews available
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed