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Assistant Director for Adult Social Care Operations (Neighbourhoods)

Chief Officer Grade D - 42 hours per week

As a borough we are committed to providing outstanding care and support to enable our residents to lead healthy, fulfilling and independent lives.

We believe in a 21st century adult health and social care service that makes the best use of our collective strengths and resource – developing our positive and productive relationships with our partners is key to achieving this.

Working with the people who use our services, their carers and our partners, we are always seeking to improve and innovate. We have high expectations of our workforce and our integrated services have been recognised as a model of good practice.

We’re looking for a highly committed Assistant Director for Adult Social Care Operations, Neighbourhoods to empower our workforce and improve the lives of our residents.

As our Assistant Director for Adult Social Care, Neighbourhoods, you’ll lead and drive our operational services, with a commitment to continuous improvement. You’ll be developing and transforming existing pathways, with a focus on outcomes and getting the most out every Greenwich pound.

We’re a vibrant and diverse borough with a deep-seated commitment to providing high quality social care and health services for all our communities and are proud of our achievements in being ahead of the curve. This is an opportunity to make a real difference.

Provisional Interview Date of week commencing 14th September 2026

To arrange a confidential conversation with Nick Davies, Director of Health & Adult Services, please contact: emma.dennien@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Royal Greenwich is an inclusive employer. Our diversity is one of our greatest strengths and really matters to us. We want our workforce to reflect and respect the diversity of our communities, bringing richness, inclusivity and innovation to the services we deliver. We actively encourage applications from under-represented groups.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

Early Advert Close: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.