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Head of Service


Job Location:

Birmingham - UK

Monthly Salary: £ 66627 - 85845
Posted: 29 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 26 August 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
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Head of Service - Younger Adult Learning Disability & Autism (LD&A) and Physical Disability & Sensory Impairment (PDSI)

Permanent

Grade 7: 66627 to 85845

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working hours: 36.5 hours per week

Birmingham City Councilis seeking an exceptional Head of Serviceto lead the Younger Adult Learning Disability & Autism (LD&A) and Physical Disability & Sensory Impairment (PDSI)services through a critical period of redesign and transformation.
This is a senior leadership role focused on designing and delivering a new service operating model for Younger Adults. Working closely with health and wider system partners you will drive the delivery of modern strengthsbased services that are safe sustainable and outcomefocused.
You will provide confident leadership through complex change balancing innovation with strong operational oversight safeguarding assurance and performance management.
Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the design and delivery of a new service operating model.
  • Drive transformation and embed strengthsbased practice.
  • Ensure safe statutory delivery with strong governance and safeguarding.
  • Manage performance demand and budgets.
  • Build strong partnerships across health and the wider system.
About You
You are an experienced senior leader with a strong track record of leading large services through transformation in complex public sector environments.
Essential requirements includesubstantial LD& A experience at a senior level proven transformation leadership strong knowledge of adult social care legislation and experience managing large teams budgets and partnerships.
Why Birmingham City Council
This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of Younger Adults services at scale within one of the largest local authorities in Europe and to lead meaningful change that improves outcomes for residents.

How to apply

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer and we are committed to employing retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments additional support accessibility needs or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

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