Assistant Director of Adult Social Care

Assistant Director of Adult Social Care

Romford – Permanent- Grade 14 - £105,126 – £114,822pa

Shape the Future of Adult Social Care in Havering

We’re looking for an inspiring leader to drive our vision for Living and Ageing Well services. As Assistant Director, you’ll play a critical role in delivering high-quality, person-centred care and safeguarding for adults across Havering. This is your chance to influence strategy, lead transformation, and make a real difference to the lives of our residents.

About the Role

As Assistant Director – Living and Ageing Well, you’ll provide strategic leadership for a wide range of adult social care services, ensuring compliance with statutory duties and promoting independence and wellbeing. You’ll work closely with partners across health, housing, and the voluntary sector to deliver innovative solutions and integrated care models.

Reporting to the Directors of Living Well and Ageing Well, you’ll be a key member of the senior leadership team, managing a £60m budget and leading a workforce of over 130 staff. Your focus will be on safeguarding, quality assurance, commissioning, and driving continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for adult social care services, ensuring alignment with council priorities and statutory requirements
• Act as principal adviser on Adult Social Care, overseeing safeguarding and quality standards
• Drive transformation and innovation in service delivery, embedding early intervention and prevention
• Manage complex budgets and resources, ensuring value for money and sustainability
• Build strong partnerships with health, housing, and voluntary sector organisations
• Champion inclusion, professional excellence, and continuous improvement across all areas

What You’ll Bring

• Qualified social worker, registered with Social Work England
• Substantial senior leadership experience in Adult Social Care
• In-depth knowledge of legislation, policy, and best practice in social care and safeguarding
• Proven ability to manage large-scale services and multi-million-pound budgets
• Strong strategic thinking, influencing, and partnership-building skills

Why Choose Havering?

• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible Working Options, including hybrid arrangements
• Generous Annual Leave with the option to buy additional days
• Professional Development with minimum 10 days of learning annually
• Health & Wellbeing Support including mental health resources
• Inclusive Culture, guided by our ICARE values: Integrity, Creativity, Ambition, Respect, Everyone

We’re a council that embraces change, encourages fresh ideas, and supports career progression. If you’re ready to lead transformative change and deliver outstanding services for our residents, we want to hear from you.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Patrick.Odling-Smee@havering.gov.uk

The closing date for the receipt of applications is 18th January 2026, we may close early due to high interest.

You will be notified if your application has been successful. Interview date to be confirmed.

Should you require any help or advice with your online application, please contact the Recruitment Helpdesk on 01708 432770.

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Additional Information

• We are a Disability Confident employer – applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview
• Internal redeployees will be given priority consideration

We want everyone to choose Havering. When you apply for a job with us, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. Our residents and service users come from all walks of life, and so do our employees. Find out what it means to Choose Havering.

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