Deputy Locality Manager

Job Title: Locality Deputy Manager
Starting Salary: £42,839 progressing to £47,181 per annum
Hours: 37
Location: Hoddesdon
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Adult Care Services

About the team

Join our East Herts Day Services. We are currently seeking a highly motivated and committed individual to join our management team. In this role, you will be working in a highly supportive team, in which your motivation and strategic planning ability will be vital. We support adults with learning disabilities and provide experiences and opportunities designed in collaboration with the people we support with a can-do attitude, building positive relationships, maintaining or improving their independence and developing a sense of belonging. Our team is collaborative, supportive, and committed to continuous improvement. We value each member’s contribution and encourage innovation in how we deliver care working alongside the people we support.

About the role

The Day Service Locality Deputy Manager has day to day operational responsibility for the service and the team to ensure we provide a high-quality day opportunities for the people we support. You will support the Locality Manager to achieve this, through robust quality monitoring to ensure legal and regulatory compliance, financial stability through effective budgeting and financial management, whilst providing hands on supervision and management.

We are looking for a professional, creative, positive and passionate person to help provide support in our Day Services across Hertfordshire. We are a progressive and aspirational team and wish to provide therapeutic and purposeful opportunities to those that live within Hertfordshire.

Hertfordshire Day Services offer opportunities for people with learning disabilities, older people, physical disabilities, age related conditions, mental health problems and other special needs to live, learn and work with others of all abilities in an atmosphere of mutual care and respect.

This role covers the East Hertfordshire locality, with responsibility for a multi-site service across Cheshunt, Hoddesdon and Ware. You’ll be expected to travel regularly between these sites as part of their duties.

About you

We’re looking for someone with energy and drive to help lead our in-house day services through an exciting period of change. You’ll work closely with colleagues across the County Council, using your problem-solving skills and creativity to guide and support your team. Strong communication, IT skills, and the ability to think on your feet are key, along with a willingness to learn and help others grow. If you’re ready to build trust, share ideas, and make a real difference in a dynamic, forward-thinking service, we’d love to hear from you.

Essential:

• Health and Social Care RQF Level 4 and willing to complete the Health and Social Care Level 5 when in post
• A minimum of 2/3 years experience working in a social care or related setting (e.g., education or health)
• A good standard of numeracy, literacy and IT skills
• Ability to travel across the East Herts area (Cheshunt, Hoddesdon, Ware)

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is Level 11. Please locate the job profile here:

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To hear more about this opportunity please contact Jessica.Brace@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.

Interview Date: 17 July 2026 - in person

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Additional information

We are changing
Hertfordshire County Councilis undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). If you are employed by Hertfordshire County on 1 April 2028, it is expected that most roles will transfer to the newly-created unitary councils on existing terms and conditions under TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings – Protection of Employment) principles.

LGR is one of the biggest changes we will face in a generation. It will reshape how we work and how services are organised and gives us a real opportunity to build something better. To find out more, visit https://www.hertfordshire-lgr.co.uk/

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.