Service Manager

Job description

Contract Terms

Contract Type: Full -Time, Permanent
Salary: PO8 £63,966 – £67,575 per annum
Interview: 2nd & 3rd October 2025
Closing Date: Sunday 21st September 2025

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the role

We are looking for a committed and experienced Service Manager to lead Adult Social Care services within Haringey Council. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams to deliver high-quality, person-centred services. They will have proven experience in budget management, including forecasting, setting objectives, and maintaining cost control. A key aspect of the role is supporting staff development and fostering a culture of learning, accountability, and continuous improvement.

In addition, the candidate will contribute to strategic planning and ensure service delivery aligns with both local and national priorities. This includes a clear understanding of commissioning processes and market shaping within adult social care.

Please note: This role requires a minimum of one day per week office-based working at our Haringey location. This requirement is non-negotiable.

About you

Candidates must demonstrate a robust understanding of adult safeguarding procedures and relevant legislation, including the Care Act 2014 and the Mental Capacity Act. You will be confident in assessing and managing risk to ensure the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable adults.

If you require further information about this role please contact Andrea Kelly: andrea.kelly@haringey.gov.uk

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.

Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement up to 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.

Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may end be diverted through to junk email folders. Please continue to check these through the application process. If you have any questions about the status of you application please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk