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Calderdale Councils Adult Services and Wellbeing Directorate is pleased to advertise an interesting and engaging opportunity for a full-time Operations Manager in Prevention and Early Help(P&EH). To qualify for this role, you must be a qualified social worker/ occupational therapist or registered nurse.

P&EH teams provide a vital role in ensuring that Calderdale Councils statutory duties are met under the Care Act 2to provide information, advice, guidance, assessment and support to people. The post holder will recognise and demonstrate in their approach the importance of staff development, welfare, practice, quality and performance.

This role is to work with internal, external colleagues, partners and stakeholders to continue to develop a strengthen an efficient and effective services. Our ambition is transforming services and change lives so all can live their best life. Calderdale Council is a vibrant workplace in a stunning part of the country, making this both an exciting time and place to take the next step in your career. Strength based, asset based, and co-production are our methods to achieve better outcomes for the people we work with.

As a collaborative leader, youll also work closely with the rest of our Senior Leadership Team, wider Council, Members, and key partners across the NHS, the private sector, the voluntary sector, and the police to influence good practice across the system to focus on improving outcomes for our residents as a whole system.

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1. Manage the designated areas of social care, ensuring improved outcomes for people and provide good value for money that best meet the needs of the localities of Calderdale.

2. Contribute to the redesign, improvement and development of services that build on best practice between preventative and early intervention approaches alongside personalised and person centred care and support models that maximise independence and increases choice and control.

3. Create a culture that ensures service delivery which reflects the different needs of Calderdale Cares localities and the relative strengths of service providers and community assets. Promoting creativity and innovation through personalised approaches to meeting individuals social care needs, re-connecting them to their community and building on natural networks of support.

4. Ensure that teams deliver an effective, efficient service aligned to local needs, strategic plans and our statutory requirements.

5. Build collaborative relationships with partners across the Council, Health, Third Sector, Community Groups and our provider market.

6. Contribute to the identification of gaps in service provision and ensure services are fit for purpose.

7. Identify opportunities for further transformation through broadening our approach to collaborative working and integration across health and social care.

8. Manage multidisciplinary professional teams.

9. Responsible for delivery of budget action plans, budget management and budget settings.

10. Responsible for the achievement, performance, outcomes and objectives for a designated area.

11. Manage all aspects of risk and be accountable for the safety of staff, service users and contractors in accordance with all statutory obligations and relevant health and safety policies.

12. Lead, co-ordinate and ensure the effectiveness of activities for the purposes of safeguarding and promote the welfare of adults at risk of abuse in Calderdale.

13. Act as part of Extended Leadership Team to establish shared responsibility for the corporate management of the Directorate, supporting cross directorate leadership and change.