As the Assistant Director, you will lead and manage the Learning Disability and Autism teams, Transition Team and in house Supported Independent Living services. You will be responsible for delivering assessments and interventions that promote independence and improve outcomes for individuals and their families or carers.
A key part of the role is to drive transformation from traditional institutional care to community-based services that reflect people’s aspirations for ordinary lives and your role will be to work with commissioning colleagues to ensure services promote independence and build community capacity, ensuring access to universal services and employment.
Collaboration is central to the role, as you will work closely with colleagues in the Children, Families, and Lifelong Learning Directorate, as well as the NHS and other Health partners. Efficient management of budgets and resources is essential, ensuring quality, compliance and value for money. Finally, you will champion equality, diversity and inclusion, providing leadership on equality issues throughout the service.
The contractual base for this role is the Council’s headquarters at Woodhatch Place in Reigate, however travel around the County for meetings and visiting teams is required. Agile working is supported, meaning you can work however, whenever, and wherever suits you best around requirements to physically attend a Surrey location.
Shortlisting Criteria
In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:
- A degree-level or equivalent qualification, with management experience in a complex business environment.
