An exciting, high profile opportunity for a talented, motivated professional to make a real national difference for the care and support of people with Learning Disabilities, Autism and behaviours that challenge.
The role
The Local Government Association (LGA) is seeking to recruit talented, dynamic professionals to lead and shape the collaborative approach in implementing Building the Right Support/Transforming Care and systems reform. The role is home-based but will involve travel to different regions/areas/meetings.
Successful candidates will provide support primarily to local authority colleagues in social care. They will bring to the role the perspective and expertise of local government and social care commissioning/procurement., including roles, structures and relationships. They will also bring skills in change and programme management.
This is an important time for care and support services to bring about change to enable individuals and their families to choose from an increased range of community-based care and support solutions available in their local area, and to have increased control (e.g. through personal budgets, ISFs etc.). Support and solutions are based on people’s needs and aspirations, alongside individual and community assets.
The requirements
The role will require substantial senior level experience of social care, especially support for people with learning disabilities and Autistic people.
You will need to be very skilled at building and maintaining strategic relationships and creating innovative solutions to complex issues, and in managing change processes.
Co-production and person-centred approaches to assist commissioners, providers and operational teams to support individuals and their families collaboratively, will be pivotal in working with councils and partners to realise the programme ambitions.
You must have the right to work in the UK, the LGA are unfortunately unable to offer sponsorship visas. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage.
Please note the Job Description is generic, with details of the role outlined above.
If you have any further questions about this role please contact Sue Gale, Assistant Director, Building the Right Support Sue.gale@local.gov.uk
Closing date: 5pm, Monday 23 August 2021
Interview date: Wednesday 1 September 2021, interviews will be held remotely
As a Disability Confident Leader, the LGA values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community
To find out more information about LGA benefits, please visit http://www.local.gov.uk/benefits-and-working-lga and for information on Equality and Diversity at the LGA, please visit https://www.local.gov.uk/equality-and-diversity-lga