Post Ref: CC843

Please note: Internal, at risk or redeployee applicants will be seen in the first instance.

Calderdale’s Adult Social Care services are rated CQC GOOD!! Come and join us to help make them even better. 

An opportunity has arisen following retirement for a Service Manager to join our brilliant senior leadership team. This is a great time to join us, to contribute to our continued commitment to do the very best job we can for our residents. Primarily focussing on hospital reablement and in house service provision, the successful candidate will join 2 existing Service Managers covering other areas in the Directorate.

Passionate about supporting people to achieve the best possible outcomes, you will have a strong value base, a commitment to staff development, strengths-based practice, and to community led approaches.

You will bring experience and expertise in leading and developing high performing social care teams.  Our staff are our greatest asset, and we want them all to be led by inspiring, supportive leaders. 

We know that these are challenging financial times for all public services, so you will also be experienced in managing social care budgets and in taking innovative approaches to making the best use of public funds.  

If you believe that linking great staff development and leadership, delivering best social care practice, a focus on performance and finance by doing the right things for and with people is the way to be an excellent adult services and wellbeing department, we want to hear from you.

We are proud of long-standing positive partnerships in Calderdale and your role will help to nurture those strong relationships to ensure we continue to work together across the whole system to keep residents at the heart of everything we do.

Defined by innate kindness and resilience, Calderdale is a fantastic place, with amazing people. A place where you can realise your potential whoever you are; a place where talent and enterprise thrive.  
Our staff think so too.  We have successfully recruited permanently to the vast majority of posts which means we can invest in our people to ensure we support our residents to achieve the best possible outcomes. 
We are committed to developing a diverse workforce and leadership team reflecting the communities we serve. We are particularly reaching out and encouraging of all potential candidates who are underrepresented in our workforce.  

If this sounds like you and you would like to join us, we would love to hear from you.

To learn more about us and to have further discussion please contact: anne.flanagan@calderdale.gov.uk 07743169403 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

Closing Date: 30th July 2026

Interview Date: 13th August

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year (unless exceptions apply) and meet the other eligibility criteria. Ensure you are eligible before applying.

We may utilise digital interview methods.
As part of our Vision (https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/vision/) we aim to be a talented, resilient and inclusive community. We welcome applications from all and offer a variety of flexible working / job share opportunities.
All applications are anonymised before being seen by the selection panel.
As part of our fair recruitment process, we ask that all applications are written by the candidate and that Artificial Intelligence (AI) use is limited, unless assistance is required as a reasonable adjustment for a disability. Content should be truthful, accurate, evidence based and not embellished – see guidance.