Director: Adult Social Care (Statutory DASS)

In Adult Social Care we strive to deliver a modern, influential, outward facing service that brings social care, health organisations and key partners together to provide a joined-up offer for Telford and Wrekin residents with care and support needs.

You will be the Designated Director of Adult Social Services (DASS), reporting to the Executive Director of Adult Social Care, Housing and Customer Services.

You will take the service forward, ensuring financial sustainability whilst driving continuous improvement in performance and outcomes across the system. You will be exploring digital and assistive technology innovation as part of a forward-looking service model.

In every decision you make, you will continue to seek new ways to work in partnership and co-operation with our communities to understand their priorities and address them.

Working together with key partners, you will continue to innovate, develop and improve services to ensure the best outcomes for people and enable them to live well and independently in Telford and Wrekin.

As Director: Adult Social Care you will lead dedicated teams, you'll inspire, influence and drive partnership working with new approaches and innovation to build on these foundations and achieve our ambition of continuous improvement.

Ideally you will have proven experience of building collaborative partnerships alongside strategic and operational management and leadership of a range of Adult services in a complex and fast changing organisation focused on customers and the community.

As you can see, we will have high expectations of the person we appoint to this post and our residents and employees deserve nothing less.

The closing date for applications is 23rd September 2026.

Please note that canvassing of officers or members in relation to this appointment will automatically disqualify any application from consideration.