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Job Title: Locality Manager (South West - Dorset)

Hours: Part time, 18 hours per week

Job Status: Fixed Term/ Secondment

Location: Home-based, with expectation of travel within locality and region, and occasional national travel where required

Salary: £50,311.15 per annum (FTE)/ £25,155.58 (pro-rata)

Closing Date: Sunday 6th April at 11:59pm

Interview Date(s): Anticipated week commencing 21st April (subject to change)

Skills for Care the strategic workforce development and planning body for adult social care in England. We work with employers, Government and partners to ensure social care has the right people, skills and support required to deliver the highest quality care and support now and in the future.

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It is an exciting time to join us as a Locality Manager. This role is an ideal opportunity for passionate and dynamic individuals looking to help shape the future of the social care workforce.

As a Locality Manager, your role is pivotal to support the sector to respond and adapt to the emerging trends and needs within social care, using our Adult Social Care – Workforce Data Set data, sector insight and engagement work to drive forward our ambitions for widescale change.

This vacancy is based in our South West region, covering Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

If you are interested in this role, please access the full job description and person specification for further information and we look forward to receiving your application.

We are expecting roles to become available in our region teams across the country in 2025/2026. If you are interested in the role of Locality Manager, but do not live within the South West region, please contact the People Team via to submit your interest and we can be in touch should any vacancies arise. You will also be able to keep an eye out for any future vacancies on our .

At Skills for Care, we are committed to creating a culture of Belonging, where all of our People are able to contribute to their full potential. All our People are expected to contribute towards the achievement of our aspirations for equality, equity, diversity and inclusion. To find out more please check our (https://(url removed)/About-us/Equality-diversity-and-inclusion/Equality-diversity-and-inclusion.aspx).

At Skills for Care, we want our People to be representative of the society we support, this includes all equality characteristics such as age, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief. This lived experience from a diverse group of people helps us with all the work that we do and ultimately supports the social care sector to provide the best quality care. We encourage applications from, but not limited to, people from minoritised ethnic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQ+ and people with disabilities.

Candidates will always be selected based on experience and potential.

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Information about reasonable adjustments

We want all applicants to be able to fully participate in our selection processes. We welcome requests for adjustments to our recruitment and selection processes from applicants with disabilities, impairments, or health conditions, and will always consider support available in the recruitment process.

Please contact our People Team via email ((url removed)) to discuss any adjustments that you may need