Director of Adult Social Care Operations and Safeguarding

Director of Adult Social Care Operations and Safeguarding

Are you an experienced leader seeking a rewarding opportunity to shape the future of adult social care and health services across East Riding? If you're a senior professional looking for the next step in your career, the opportunity to help us build a better future for adult social care could be for you.

A message from Kim Curry, Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health

Thank you for your interest in joining East Riding Council as Director of Adult Social Care Operations and Safeguarding. This is a vital role, and I'm delighted you're considering joining us, for what could be a rewarding next step in your career.

Adult Social Care in the East Riding is undergoing a significant transformation. We have been honest about the challenges we face in terms of our recent CQC rating and the improvements we must make. And this honesty has fuelled a clearer purpose, greater energy and focused direction. With high aspirations, we have the chance to create a modern, enduring and truly person centred adult social care service.

As Director of Adult Social Care Operations and Safeguarding, you will drive strategic leadership and effective management of safeguarding and operational services. Overseeing staff and budgets, you will ensure compliance with national best practice and legislative requirements. As a strategic leader, you will respond to the challenges and opportunities highlighted by our recent CQC assessment. And you will play an active role in corporate leadership, influencing decisions that shape the future of the Council.

We're looking for an outstanding, strategic leader who is comfortable navigating intricate challenges and can effectively blend forward thinking vision with robust operational management. Someone who will be instrumental in tackling our current urgent needs while simultaneously defining the future trajectory for adult social care services. If you are driven by the opportunity to achieve concrete positive outcomes, thrive when guiding organisational transformation, and value the principles of collaboration, integrity and compassion, then I hope you will consider joining us.

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Job details

Application deadline: Sunday 15 February 2026

Longlisting Meeting Tuesday 17 February 2026

Preliminary assessment date: A virtual preliminary assessment will be arranged with longlisted candidates prior to the shortlisting meeting.

Short listing Meeting Tuesday 10 March 2026

Interview assessment date: Monday 16 March 2026

The role

We are looking for a visionary and dynamic professional, who will drive strategic collaboration across the Council, working with key stakeholders from ICT, private and voluntary sectors, to ensure service users and the public are actively involved in shaping and monitoring services. You'll lead transformative change initiatives informed by the recent CQC report, embedding a culture of continuous improvement and enhanced outcomes. With responsibility for establishing a robust quality assurance framework, you will oversee service planning and implementation to meet statutory duties and respond to the needs of vulnerable adults. Accountable for setting and achieving ambitious objectives, standards, and performance measures, you will ensure delivery of Council priorities and joint health and social care targets to address complex community needs across the region.

Candidate requirements

We're looking for a proven senior leader with significant experience in health or social care management and a strong track record of building effective partnerships across agencies. You'll be skilled at driving integrated services that improve outcomes for vulnerable adults, while delivering multi agency strategies that make a real difference. With sharp resource management, change leadership expertise, and a relentless focus on performance and quality, you'll lead transformation that meets national and local targets and enhances care for those who need it most.

For a full list of the role duties and requirements, please check out the Job specification

Benefits at a glance

• Staff discounts, generous pension and health and wellbeing schemes.
• A friendly and supportive working environment.
• Flexible working opportunities.
• Central location with access to transport links, shops and supermarkets within walking distance.
• Make a positive and immediate difference to the area and the people living here.

Our Values and how we work together as a team

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has a simple and powerful vision for the East Riding: Your East Riding where everyone matters

To deliver our Vision, we have five corporate priorities, which include:

• Growing the economy
• Helping children and young people achieve
• Empowering and Supporting Communities
• Protecting the vulnerable
• Valuing the environment

To support delivery against these priorities, we have a set of corporate Values, which drive the way we do things and shape our services. It is the responsibility of Members and staff to uphold the values of our organisation, which are:

• Quality - We work together to provide the best services possible
• Pride - We are proud of what we do and we embrace positive change
• Respect - We treat people fairly and are open, honest and lead by example

Where is the East Riding of Yorkshire Council?

The East Riding is a hidden gem - it's a great place to live, work and do business, with lots of potential and opportunities. It has many unique characteristics and a wide range of built and natural assets such as the varied coastline - which includes some of the highest cliffs in England and home to unique seabird colonies, to some of the lowest lying and fastest eroding - together with beautiful countryside, historic parishes and busy market town high streets with quality shops and restaurants. All of which is in close proximity and connected to the two historic cities of York and Hull and the Humber estuary providing huge opportunities to drive further ongoing economic growth in the area, especially in the field of zero net carbon reduction and green energy provision.

Who are we?

With over 600 services and 12,000+ staff, we deliver a range of quality services to over 360,000 households within East Riding of Yorkshire. Please select the links below for further information:

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