Head of Function Roles

Gateshead Council

Proud. Passionate. Ambitious.

Head of Adult Social Care Delivery - Working Age, Protection and Quality Standards Services

Salary: £71,000 to £81,000

Here at Gateshead Council, we believe that ‘The strength of Gateshead is the people of Gateshead’. When times are tough, we come together and deliver for one another, working tirelessly for the benefit of our communities, putting people and families at the heart of everything that we do.

We’re proud of our reputation for innovation and the delivery of high-quality services. We embrace our diversity, culture and heritage and have a relentless focus on reducing inequalities to make Gateshead a place for everyone to enjoy because we embrace diversity and want everyone to feel included.

If you share our vision and can demonstrate your commitment to our values, we have a number of new roles that will help us to deliver our mission to the borough’s residents.

In this exciting new role, you’ll manage the assessment of need, care delivery / planning, review, personalisation and safeguarding of adults to the highest standards to promote independence, choice, and control. Your senior management and budgetary experience will be underpinned by knowledge of the national and local agenda for care services and experience of developing strategies and commissioning.

You’ll be a qualified social worker with experience of working with adults in need and vulnerable adults.

For a confidential discussion with a Penna consultant please contact Carol Coyle: 07500 887 849, or Nick Raper: 07715 690 463 or Amin Aziz: 07709 514 141.

(Closing Date for All Roles: Tuesday 7^th May 2024)

Gateshead Council

Proud. Passionate. Ambitious.

Head of Adult Social Care Delivery - Locality, Prevention and Discharge, and Enablement and Independence Services

Salary: £71,000 to £81,000

Here at Gateshead Council, we believe that ‘The strength of Gateshead is the people of Gateshead’. When times are tough, we come together and deliver for one another, working tirelessly for the benefit of our communities, putting people and families at the heart of everything that we do.

We’re proud of our reputation for innovation and the delivery of high-quality services. We embrace our diversity, culture and heritage and have a relentless focus on reducing inequalities to make Gateshead a place for everyone to enjoy because we embrace diversity and want everyone to feel included.

If you share our vision and can demonstrate your commitment to our values, we have a number of new roles that will help us to deliver our mission to the borough’s residents.

In this exciting new role, you’ll manage the assessment of need, care delivery / planning, review, personalisation and safeguarding of adults to the highest standards to promote independence, choice, and control, and lead the Councils in house direct care services. Your senior management and budgetary experience will be underpinned by knowledge of the national and local agenda for care services and experience of developing strategies and commissioning.

You could have a Social Work, Nursing or AHP degree level qualification and/or extensive senior management experience in Local Authority Adult Social Care Service management. In either case you’ll be experienced in working with adults in need and vulnerable adults.

For a confidential discussion with a Penna consultant please contact Carol Coyle: 07500 887 849, or Nick Raper: 07715 690 463, or Amin Aziz: 07709 514 141.

(Closing Date for All Roles: Tuesday 7^th May 2024)

Gateshead Council

Proud. Passionate. Ambitious.

Head of All Age Commissioning

Salary: £71,000 to £81,000

Here at Gateshead Council, we believe that ‘The strength of Gateshead is the people of Gateshead’. When times are tough, we come together and deliver for one another, working tirelessly for the benefit of our communities, putting people and families at the heart of everything that we do.

We are proud of our reputation for innovation and the delivery of high quality services. We embrace our diversity, culture and heritage and have a relentless focus on reducing inequalities to make Gateshead a place for everyone to enjoy because we embrace diversity and want everyone to feel included.

If you share our vision and can demonstrate your commitment to our values, we have a number of new roles that will help us to deliver our mission to the borough’s residents.

In this exciting new role, you’ll lead and manage the commissioning, contract management and quality assurance functions for children and families, older adults, and people of working age, you will ensure evidence based and outcome focused functions and solutions.

With experience of working with children or adults in need and knowledge of the national and local agenda for care functions, you will have managed diverse multi-disciplinary teams and have experience of developing strategies and function design or commissioning.

You’ll have extensive knowledge and experience of strategic commissioning of either Children’s and/or Adults’ services and a track record of transforming teams to deliver improved performance and service quality.

For a confidential discussion with a Penna consultant please contact Carol Coyle: 07500 887 849, or Nick Raper: 07715 690 463 or Amin Aziz: 07709 514 141.

(Closing Date for All Roles: Tuesday 7^th May 2024)

Gateshead Council

Proud. Passionate. Ambitious.

Head of Social Work for Children in Need of Help and Protection

Salary: £71,000 to £81,000

Here at Gateshead Council, we believe that ‘The strength of Gateshead is the people of Gateshead’. When times are tough, we come together and deliver for one another, working tirelessly for the benefit of our communities, putting children, young people and their families at the heart of everything that we do.

We are proud of our reputation for innovation and the delivery of high quality services. We embrace our diversity, culture and heritage and have a relentless focus on reducing inequalities to make Gateshead a place for everyone to enjoy because we embrace diversity and want everyone to feel included.

If you share our vision and can demonstrate your commitment to our values, we have a number of new roles that will help us to deliver our mission to the borough’s residents.

In this exciting new role, you’ll work closely with the Deputy Strategic Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help and provide strategic leadership, vision and direction for social work services responsible for supporting children in need of help and protection to enable the delivery of the Council’s Thrive Agenda, to give all children the best start in life.

As a key member of the Children and Families Social Work management team you’ll provide policy direction and contribute to the wider corporate priorities, vision and values, engaging with other service areas to achieve better outcomes for children, young people and their families.

You will help us to deliver of vision for services and support to children in need of help and protection. We are proud of our strong relational approach to social work practice and are ambitious for our children and young people. We have a strong early help offer and are committed to supporting children to live within their families through innovative service deliver which supports sustained change.

You’ll be a qualified social worker, confident in social work practice, with significant experience of working with children and young people.

For a confidential discussion with a Penna consultant please contact Ali Tasker: 07514 724 114, or Nick Raper: 07715 690 463 or Amin Aziz: 07709 514 141. 

(Closing Date for All Roles: 7^th May 2024)

Gateshead Council

Proud. Passionate. Ambitious.

Head of Children in Care Services and Resources

Salary: £71,000 to £81,000

Here at Gateshead Council, we believe that ‘The strength of Gateshead is the people of Gateshead’. When times are tough, we come together and deliver for one another, working tirelessly for the benefit of our communities, putting people and families and young people in our care at the heart of everything that we do.

We are proud of our reputation for innovation and the delivery of high-quality services. We embrace our diversity, culture and heritage and have a relentless focus on reducing inequalities, to make Gateshead a place for everyone to enjoy because we embrace diversity and want everyone to feel included.

If you share our vision and can demonstrate your commitment to our values, we have a number of new roles that will help us to deliver our mission to the borough’s residents.

In this exciting new role, you’ll provide strategic leadership, vision and direction for the Children in Care and Resources services, working closely with the Deputy Strategic Director for Children’s Social Care and Early Help services to enable the delivery of the Council’s Thrive Agenda, to give all children the best start in life.

As a key member of the Children and Families Social Work management team you’ll build on our innovative approaches to service delivery, engaging with other service areas and partners to develop new ways of working to achieve better outcomes for the children and young people in our care and those who are care experienced.

You will help us to deliver our vision for children in our care and those who are care experienced. We are proud of our strong relational approach to social work practice and are ambitious for our children and young people. We want them to help us to shape the services that support and care for them and for them to be centrally involved in the decisions that affect their care and their lives. We have ambitious plans to ensure we continue to develop sufficient loving homes close to Gateshead which you will support us to develop and deliver.

You’ll be a qualified social worker, confident in social work practice and familiar with best practice initiatives in service delivery, with significant experience of working with children and young people.

For a confidential discussion with a Penna consultant please contact Ali Tasker: 07514 724 114, or Nick Raper: 07715 690 463 or Amin Aziz: 07709 514 141. 

(Closing Date for All Roles: Tuesday 7^th May 2024)

Gateshead Council

Proud. Passionate. Ambitious.

Head of Community Safety, Resilience and Emergency Planning

Salary: £71,000 to £81,000

Here at Gateshead Council, we believe that ‘The strength of Gateshead is the people of Gateshead’. When times are tough, we come together and deliver for one another, working tirelessly for the benefit of our communities, putting people and families at the heart of everything that we do.

We are proud of our reputation for innovation and the delivery of high-quality services. We embrace our diversity, culture and heritage and have a relentless focus on reducing inequalities to make Gateshead a place for everyone to enjoy because we embrace diversity and want everyone to feel included.

If you share our vision and can demonstrate your commitment to our values, we have a number of new roles that will help us to deliver our mission to the borough’s residents.

In this exciting new role, you’ll provide strategic leadership, vision and direction for Community Safety and Resilience and Emergency Planning in line with the Council’s Thrive Agenda, Health and Wellbeing Strategy and other key priorities.

Working closely with our Director of Public Health, Directorates across the Council and our external partners, you will lead and develop a public health approach to crime and community safety, enabling healthier, safer, and resilient communities in Gateshead.

You’ll bring extensive experience of multi-agency / partnership working with other statutory and voluntary agencies at a senior management level and strategic experience in local, regional and national policy, community safety and resilience matters.

For a confidential discussion with a Penna consultant please contact Ali Tasker: 07514 724 114, or Nick Raper: 07715 690 463 or Amin Aziz: 07709 514 141.

(Closing Date for All Roles: Tuesday 7^th May 2024)