Locality Manager

Locality Manager (Midlands) Nature of Contract: Full Time, Permanent Location: Home based, Midlands Area. Localities covered to be agreed on appointment (more detail below) Salary: £42,560.70 per annum Closing Date: 12 Noon, 4 November 2016 Interview Date: 22 November 2016 in Birmingham. Adult social care is a growing sector that currently has around 18,000 employers and a workforce of around 1.55 million workers. At Skills for Care we help create a better led, skilled and valued adult social care workforce. We provide practical tools and support to help adult social care organisations in England recruit, develop and lead their workforce. We work with employers and related services to raise quality and standards and make sure dignity and respect are at the heart of service delivery. As the home of the National Skills Academy for Social Care, our support is from entry level right through to those in senior leadership and management roles. Our work helps our sector recruit and retain the right people who have the rights skills at the right time to deliver high quality services to people who need care and support in our communities. As the public face of the Skills for Care, you will deliver our services to a broad spectrum of employers and related services, ensuring that you understand their individual challenges and priorities. This role will involve extensive networking, requiring outstanding interpersonal skills, a dynamic personality and proven ability to translate customer requirements into measurable actions. We are looking for confident, capable individuals with experience of social care at operational and managerial levels. Naturally, you should be well versed in workforce development, skilled in presenting and negotiating, and ready to make a significant impact on our engagement with social care employers and related services in the area. The post will be based in the Midlands. The geographical area the post holder will cover will be within the West Midlands region including Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Coventry, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire. This may change according to the needs of the business at a future date. The post holder will also be required to occasionally attend meetings in other parts of the country. Please note candidates must reside in the Midlands area, ideally within the area they are covering. Please note, this is a home based role therefore candidates must have access to broadband. If you are interested in this role please visit the website for the full job description.