In Sutton, there is much for us to be proud of both as a council and as a borough. This includes high levels of resident satisfaction, the quality of our services, our success in addressing our financial challenges to date, the way that we involve and engage with residents on key issues facing the borough, and the enthusiastic and motivated staff that we employ.

Looking ahead, there are plans for the delivery of new homes and new schools and the London Cancer Hub is being developed, while the Council is also seen as a driving force within the South London Partnership of five outer south west London boroughs focused on strategic growth, regeneration and investment.

All of this demonstrates a good track record and an authority that is ambitious and set to deliver more improvements for the borough. We've set out our vision for the future of Sutton in our corporate plan - Ambitious for Sutton. This strategic plan will shape the outcomes we achieve, the services we provide, and the impact we have on residents, to make Sutton a great place to live, work and raise a family.

Situated in Zone 5, Sutton is less than 30 minutes by train from central London, and south and south west London are easily accessible by public transport. There are 10 train stations which serve key neighbourhoods within the borough providing direct connections to London Victoria, London Bridge, London Blackfriars and St Pancras International. Sutton also has direct rail connections with Epsom, Dorking, Guildford and Horsham, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and West Croydon for the London Overground. There’s also an extensive road network which provides close and easy access to the M25 and M23.

We are now looking for key members of the People Service department leadership team to focus on taking on our services to the next level. With the challenges of Health service reorganisation, a new inspection regime for adult social care; and with continued pressure on all of our resources, we are looking for experienced professional leaders, who relish innovation but never forget to put residents and their families at the heart of all we do.

Reporting to our Strategic Director of People’s Services, this role will be integral to ensuring we sustain our excellent performance in transforming adult social services and will take us to the next level. We want to enable citizens to be as independent as possible, maximise their choices and be in control of their own support and care. We want Sutton’s communities, families and carers to be able to support themselves and each other, and this role will be key in ensuring this happens.

Sutton Council has a really proud tradition of strong partnerships with Health and voluntary sectors to deliver for our most vulnerable residents.

Sutton is a great place to live and work; known for its open spaces and many outstanding schools. We are managing a changing population, as our population of 210,000 is becoming more diverse, with more challenging needs. Sutton is also developing the London Cancer Hub, and our ambitious plans for the High Street mean that we are “Ambitious for Sutton” in every way.

You will find this a great place to work with supportive and collaborative colleagues and partners, a clear sense of purpose and a strong focus on community.

As our new Assistant Director for Adult Social Care, you will be a passionate champion of our services in times of increased demand and budget pressures, placing a real emphasis on teamwork, partnership and continuous improvement of professional practice. Our joint and collaborative ways of working with colleagues in housing, commissioning, prevention, early intervention and public health will give you the tools you need to make a real difference in our borough.

In this role you will also contribute to the work of the Council as a whole, promoting independence and safeguarding, and integrating health and social care, through not only the staff in your services but across the wider organisation.

You will build on our innovative practice in adult social services. Having a creative approach to how we deliver services in the future and constantly looking for outcomes that improve the quality of the lives of our communities, will be equally important as getting the basics right. Your commitment to developing and maintaining our vibrant external partnerships will ensure we continue to deliver excellent, value for money services.

If you are accomplished in leading, managing and transforming adult social services, and have the flair and innovation to keep Sutton at the cutting edge of excellence, we want to hear from you.

As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across - however big or small - will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.

In addition, we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff, supported by our IT infrastructure, including Google Chromebooks and Google Apps.

Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:

• Generous annual leave entitlement of 31 days plus statutory holidays
• Comprehensive learning and development programme
• Local and national discounts for shopping, eating out and leisure activities
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Car parking scheme
• Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
• Zip car scheme
• Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
• Confidential wellbeing and counselling support
• Subsidised gym membership

We have partnered with Gatenby Sanderson to manage this recruitment campaign, for full details and to apply please visit our dedicated recruitment website - www.grow-at-sutton.co.uk

Recruitment timetable

• Closing Date: 11th June 2023
• Long Listing: 15th June 2023
• Preliminary Interviews: w/c 19th or 26th June 2023
• Short Listing: w/c - 3rd July 2023
• Stakeholder Panels: w/c 3rd or 10th July 2023
• Final Panel Interviews: w/c 24th July 2023

We pride ourselves on being a diverse, inclusive and welcoming Borough and we aim to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve - the key highlights from our recent Equalities Workforce Report can be seen here. We are respectful of difference and realise the positive value of diversity in our workforce. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and disabled candidates, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce. As part of our Disability Confident Committed status, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda.

The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.