SOCIAL CARE

£10m for Welsh councils to manage social care pressures

By Hiba Mahamadi | 14 February 2018

Councils in Wales will be given £10m to manage social care winter pressures, the Welsh Government...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Recruitment and retention: Who will be left to care in the future?

By Mark Conrad | 13 February 2018

Auditors, academics, practitioners and unions are pointing to the recruitment and retention issue...

CHILD ABUSE

Council investment after inadequate rating

By Mark Conrad | 12 February 2018

Gloucestershire CC has invested in staff, casework reduction and administration amid warnings the...

SOCIAL CARE

Not enough integration between housing for older people and social care, MPs warn

By Hiba Mahamadi | 09 February 2018

Local authorities need to recognise the importance of quality housing for older people and the ‘m...

FINANCE

Care provider Four Seasons temporarily bailed out

By William Eichler | 09 February 2018

The struggling care provider Four Seasons has today signed a deal with a hedge fund which will se...

SOCIAL CARE

Crisis in social care workforce, report warns

By Mark Conrad | 08 February 2018

The care workforce crisis has been laid bare by a report that warned ministers were not tackling ...

FINANCE

Javid and Gwynne clash over finance settlement

By Dan Peters | 07 February 2018

Communities secretary Sajid Javid clashed today with his Labour rival Andrew Gwynne over errors i...

WHITEHALL

Javid finds extra £166m in final settlement

By Mark Conrad | 06 February 2018

Local government secretary Sajid Javid has found an additional £166m to ease spending pressures i...

WHITEHALL

ADASS gets badass

05 February 2018

The crisis in social care requires a tough, uncompromising response.

SOCIAL CARE

Academics highlight recruitment and retention problems

By Mark Conrad | 05 February 2018

Councils require greater clarity over how their social care market-shaping and commissioning duti...

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Director of City Development

Director of City Development

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frederica-diamanta

Director of City Development

Director of City Development

This is a new, pivotal and exciting role for an inspiring leader, to shape York’s future prosperity. Apply for this job

City of York Council

Group Leader – Estates

£57,998 - £62,878 per annum

Barnsley Council is seeking a Group Leader – Estates to join the team based in Barnsley. Apply for this job

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Social Care & Health

£144,162 - £154,535

Premium jobResponsibilities include providing strategic direction and excellent overall leadership and management of Adult Social Care services Apply for this job

East Riding of Yorkshire Council