Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Blackburn, Lancashire
Assistant Director Adults - Social Work Operations & Housing Needs Department: Adults & Heath 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 0f 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 or In your application, please ensure you complete the section about your suitability for the role. To find out more and apply: Assistant Director Adults - Social Work Operations and Housing Needs Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Closing Date: 24th November 2025
Nov 05, 2025
Full time
Assistant Director Adults - Social Work Operations & Housing Needs Department: Adults & Heath 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 0f 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 or In your application, please ensure you complete the section about your suitability for the role. To find out more and apply: Assistant Director Adults - Social Work Operations and Housing Needs Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Closing Date: 24th November 2025
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Blackburn, Lancashire
Head of Service - Commissioning Department: Adults & Heath Interview date: 11th December 2025 Due to the promotion of our existing Head of Service we have an exciting opportunity to become part of a service transforming the way it operates. Are you an experienced senior commissioner in adult social care commissioning? If so come and develop your commissioning career with BwD and help us deliver our ambitions! Here at BwD we are constantly looking for ways to improve our services and develop a thriving marketplace. We have an ambitious Adult Social Care commissioning strategy, and we are looking for someone who can inspire and lead our team in the delivery and implementation of our strategic plans. We are looking for an experienced, collaborative and passionate Head of Commissioning to deliver upon our strategic and tactical commissioning ambitions. We are at an exciting stage of our development as we work in close partnership with our ICB colleagues to reconfigure and develop the service around a new commissioning model. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of ensuring proficient commissioning both across the Local Authority and NHS operating environments. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Commissioning and Provider Services, you will lead and directly manage the team structure to oversee the delivery of our strategic plans. Our residents are at the heart of our commissioning plans, and a commitment to co-producing approaches with providers and people who draw down on services is essential. The successful candidate will be a full member of the directorate senior leadership team and will also lead our performance and business transformation team which operates across the directorate. Therefore, as well as leading the transformation of commissioned services, the post holder will also influence the priorities and work programme across the directorate. The post holder will take our development plans to the next stage and a such needs to be a resilient, effective leader with excellent written and presentation skills, confident working with partners and with those with lived experience. For enquiries about this role please contact Elizabeth Fleming (Assistant Director of Commissioning and Provider Services) at . To find out more and how to apply: Closing date: 24th November 2025
Nov 05, 2025
Full time
Head of Service - Commissioning Department: Adults & Heath Interview date: 11th December 2025 Due to the promotion of our existing Head of Service we have an exciting opportunity to become part of a service transforming the way it operates. Are you an experienced senior commissioner in adult social care commissioning? If so come and develop your commissioning career with BwD and help us deliver our ambitions! Here at BwD we are constantly looking for ways to improve our services and develop a thriving marketplace. We have an ambitious Adult Social Care commissioning strategy, and we are looking for someone who can inspire and lead our team in the delivery and implementation of our strategic plans. We are looking for an experienced, collaborative and passionate Head of Commissioning to deliver upon our strategic and tactical commissioning ambitions. We are at an exciting stage of our development as we work in close partnership with our ICB colleagues to reconfigure and develop the service around a new commissioning model. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of ensuring proficient commissioning both across the Local Authority and NHS operating environments. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Commissioning and Provider Services, you will lead and directly manage the team structure to oversee the delivery of our strategic plans. Our residents are at the heart of our commissioning plans, and a commitment to co-producing approaches with providers and people who draw down on services is essential. The successful candidate will be a full member of the directorate senior leadership team and will also lead our performance and business transformation team which operates across the directorate. Therefore, as well as leading the transformation of commissioned services, the post holder will also influence the priorities and work programme across the directorate. The post holder will take our development plans to the next stage and a such needs to be a resilient, effective leader with excellent written and presentation skills, confident working with partners and with those with lived experience. For enquiries about this role please contact Elizabeth Fleming (Assistant Director of Commissioning and Provider Services) at . To find out more and how to apply: Closing date: 24th November 2025
