Integrated Social Care Manager

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                           Integrated Social Care Manager
• Job Location:                     Dean House 
• Salary:                              £58,598 - £61,854 per annum 
• Hours per Week:                37.00 
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                    14/10/2025 
• Job Requisition Number:    12689 
• This post is not open to job share

Looking for your next step in your career? Adult Social Care has an exciting opportunity for a full time (37 hour) Integrated Social Care Manager (ISCM) position available within our Forest of Dean Locality Team. This role is a combination of frontline and strategic level management.

About the role:

The ISCM takes action to address and alleviate social care emerging issues within their team, working pro-actively with staff, internal stakeholders and partner organisations to achieve positive outcomes for people. They are strategic decision makers and hold budgetary responsibility for staffing and spend; with particular responsibility for agreeing spend in respect of social care assessments and support plans. Our ISCM’s are also supported and encouraged to input into service change and development; offering opportunities to lead on countywide projects.

This is an interesting and varied role within an established and supportive team that are motivated, passionate and engaged. There is a full compliment of management in the team, with Deputy Social Care Managers that would report to the post holder and through them, a wider social work and social care workforce.

Being part of this service means that you have a supportive established network of peers that encourages regular communication and a platform for collaborative solutions, with opportunities to develop further excellent working relationships with professionals from across the council and other agencies.

You will:

We are looking for an individual who has experience of leading a team in a multi-disciplinary environment. The ideal candidate will have:

• Substantial experience of working with vulnerable adults or evidence of transferable experience in a statutory health or social care setting
• Effective change management and service development experience
• Experience of financial decision-making in the context of managing team budgets
• Knowledge of strategic management and leadership within the public sector
• Significant up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation, policy and procedures

Providing inspirational and credible leadership, building and owning strong relationships politically, externally and internally, are all important qualities for this role.

We offer:

Our people do all they can to make the difference to local communities in Gloucestershire. And that’s exactly what we aim to do for our people. Here are some of the ways we aim to achieve this:

• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays
• Membership of a Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free parking at the Cirencester office
• Agile working with a mix of office and home working
• Regular formal and informal support
• Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Access to training opportunities, enabling you to develop your skills and progress your career
• Transfer options after one year in post, allowing for continuous development of skills and knowledge in different Adult Social Care settings
• Personal licences to Adults CCINFORM
• Discounts at a number of major supermarket chains and high street retailers
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)
• GCC’s Cycle to Work Salary
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• Strong emphasis on a supportive working environment and developing our employees with 94% having participated in their annual appraisal and regular health and wellbeing events.

We’re closer than you think:

We are an easy commute from many locations, view our commuting times map to see what we mean. 

Applying:

To start your journey with us, click ‘Apply’ today!

Or to arrange an informal discussion with the Team Manager, please email ASCRecruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Please write your application with consideration for the criteria in the Job Description. This should include examples of why you should be considered and the experience, transferable skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post. 

For an informal discussion, please contact ASCrecruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk to arrange a convenient time for a call back.

Or click 'Apply'

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer. 

Additional Information:

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:

Integrated Social Care Manager Job Profile

This Position is subject to a DBS check. 

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. The advert will be open for a minimum of 7 business days. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. 

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.