Career spotlight
Social services managers and directors
Average National Salaries (2020)
Age 20
£8,320
Age 35
£39,520
Age 50
£49,920
Average salary in the East Midlands: £33,280
What does this career do?
Social services managers and directors plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the resources necessary to protect the welfare of certain groups within local authorities including children and young people, families under stress, people with disabilities, elderly people and people needing help as a result of illness.
Typical tasks
- provides leadership and management to ensure services are delivered in accordance with statutory requirements and in line with the local authority social services department’s policies and procedures
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determines staffing, financial, material and other short and long-term needs
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plans work schedules, assigns tasks and delegates responsibilities of social services staff
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monitors and evaluates departmental performance with a view to improving social service provision
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studies and advises upon changes in legislation that will impact upon social service provision
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liaises with representatives of other relevant agencies.
Current entry requirements
Entry is usually through internal promotion for those with the appropriate professional qualifications and relevant experience. Post-qualifying professional qualifications and in-service training are available.
Percentage in work
Due to insufficient sample sizes, some data was excised.
Predicted employment status in 2022
Full-time
Part-time
Self Employed
Predicted employment levels in the East Midlands
Career related courses available at West Notts
About the statistics
Data is powered by LMI for All and is sourced from labour market statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Institute for Employment Research, the Department for Works and Pensions, and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.