A Message from the Director of Adult Social Care

‘I am the Director of Adult Social Care for Havering Council in East London right on the border with Essex. I am proud to lead a team that takes seriously our responsibilities for ensuring the most vulnerable adults in our community, and their carers, are safeguarded and provided with support to meet their essential needs.
Havering is a great place to work. I’ve worked in Havering for over five years now, and have an amazing team of managers and staff that work hard and embrace innovation to make sure we get the best possible outcomes for the residents we work with. It’s not always easy, but our approach to practice and our learning culture, means that challenges are taken as opportunities to work differently.
And we don’t just focus on Havering. We work collaboratively with our neighbouring boroughs and with NHS partners as part of the Barking Havering & Redbridge Integrated Care Partnership and are well on the way to moving into an Integrated Care System.
Voted as England’s fourth most productive council for our work with older people in a recent iMPOWER report I am very proud of the changes we have made to practice here in Havering.
Our strengths based approach – our Better Living model – is our flagship innovation, as well as our redesigned and integrated locality working, providing a more joined up service with stronger inter professional and multi-agency relationships. We are truly embedding this way of thinking and working into everything we do.
Across both Children’s Services and Adult Social Care we are also proud to have our Social Care Academy, supporting the development of all staff in our services, including developing our apprenticeship offer for staff, whether that be becoming a qualified social worker or occupational therapist or other qualifications to support the development of whatever your career is.
Whether you are a social worker, an occupational therapist, a care assessor or occupational therapy assistant – or want to be – think Havering and apply now! Adult social care in Havering is also often on the lookout for talented people to support us in our joint commissioning unit and business management, including supporting direct payments, brokerage, managing complaints and those with a good eye for finance and accounting. Bookmark this page and visit us often for the latest jobs and roles available! Or follow me on Twitter: @DASSHavering
Our Council’s vision is all about embracing the best of what Havering has to offer. In Adult Social Care our priority is to support families and communities to look after themselves and each other, and ensure the right support is there when residents need it. There is no doubt Adult Social Care has a big part to play in delivering our corporate plan, so check us out – come and be a part of the team.