Job Description

Head of Service Mental Health, Learning Disability and Opportunities Together

MB1 (64,690 73,364)

37 hours, Full-Time

Permanent

Hybrid: Stopford House, Community-Based Work and homeworking

Application Deadline: 1st June 2025, 11:59pm

Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Shortlisting Date: 3rd June 2025

Interview Date: 11th June 2025

Interview Type: Face to Face and presentation (topic given on the day)

Your Role

At Stockport Council, we're on a mission to ensure every person in our community can live a gloriously ordinary life.


We want a leader to lead with impact and shape the future of modern inclusive adult social care in Stockport


We are now seeking a transformational leader to take up the role of Head of Service for Learning Disability, Mental Health, Autism & Opportunities Together. If you're a visionary, values-led professional who thrives on innovation, collaboration, and systems leadership this is your opportunity to make a real difference at the heart of a progressive local authority.


As Head of Service, you will:

Lead the strategic development and operational delivery of services for people with learning disabilities, mental health needs, and autism, as well as our Opportunities Together internal provider. Foster and support a culture of inclusive and collaborative leadership Drive integration with health, social care, and voluntary sector partners to ensure seamless, person-centred support. Champion strength-based approaches that promote independence, recovery, and belonging. Lead on innovation, transformation, and inclusive practice across your service area. Manage performance, budgets and ensure compliance with all statutory and quality standards.

Your leadership will be key to delivering joined-up, ambitious support that empowers people to thrive in their communities.

About You

Proven successful experience of inclusive and collaborative leadership Extensive leadership experience within adult social care, ideally across learning disability, mental health, or autism services. A strong understanding of relevant legislation, safeguarding, and regulatory frameworks. Demonstrable success in leading transformation, service innovation, and working across complex systems. Strategic vision, operational grip, and a deep commitment to inclusion, co-production, and human rights. A recognised professional qualification in Social Work, Nursing or Occupational Therapy and current registration with a professional body (Social Work England or HCPC).

About Us

This is an exceptional opportunity for a senior leader who believes in building services around people. Adult Social Care is Stockport is transforming the way we work.


At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We're keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.


We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.


We actively welcome candidates from all backgrounds, especially those with lived experience of disability, neurodiversity, or mental health.

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If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Amardeep Grewal on amardeep.grewal@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role

The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

This post is politically restricted under the terms of the 1989 Local Government and Housing Act. This dictates that you must seek the council's permission before taking up any additional appointments or positions.

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

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We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.