Assistant Director Adults - Social Work Operations & Housing Needs

inploi; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A Local Authority in the UK seeks an experienced Assistant Director to lead and shape adult social care and housing needs services. The role involves managing a diverse workforce, driving innovation, and transforming service delivery. Candidates should have extensive experience in management and strategy implementation within Adult Social Care. This position offers the chance to make a significant impact on local communities.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Adult Social Care management.
• Ability to shape and implement strategies across health and social care systems.
• Experience with partnership and multi-agency operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and shape the adult social care and housing needs services.
• Drive innovation and transform service delivery.
• Manage diverse and complex workforce.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy implementation

Resource management

Partnership working

Job description

Terms & Conditions: Permanent, Full time, 37 hours per week

Department: Adults & Health

Shortlisting date: 26th November 2025

Interview date: 9th December 2025

We are looking to recruit to a brand-new key senior role who will shape and lead our adult social care and housing needs services. We are constantly striving to improve services to our residents and the role will give you the opportunity to build on our existing strong foundations and transform our models of care and support.

We are extremely proud of the recently announced outcome from the Care Quality Commission having assessed our Local Authority Adult Social Care services as good and we are now excited to move on to the next stage of our development.

Can you help us get to outstanding?

As an experienced senior manager you will have the ability to creatively shape and implement strategies across our health, homelessness and social care systems, whilst managing the core business. You will have proven experience of leading your teams to ensure we thoughtfully use our resources to make a real difference to the lives of local people, addressing inequalities and taking an asset-based approach to all we do.

As an ambitious authority we plan to grow our economy and become an economic centre of activity ensuring great opportunities for our local population. Our borough is a special, warm and friendly place to live and work with a real sense of community and togetherness.

If you are considering a new challenge and are an experienced, energetic senior manager in the area of Adult Social Care, then this post could be what you have been waiting for.

You would form part of the senior team working alongside the Director of Public Health and Assistant Director for Commissioning and Independent Living Services. Reporting directly to our Strategic Director for Adults and Health (DASS), you will facilitate and promote innovation and transform the way in which we commission and deliver services using population health data and preventative approaches to inform your decision making.

If you have extensive experience of managing across a diverse and complex workforce and are experienced in partnership and multi‑agency working, then this could be the post for you.

If you would like an informal conversation, then please contact Mark Warren on 07977 352323 or [e-mail].

In your application, please ensure you complete the section about your suitability for the role.

To find out more:

Assistant Director Adults Social Work Operations and Housing Needs | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council