The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
Based at: Civic Office, Doncaster
Salary details: SMG - £72,379 - £78,160 (Pay award pending)
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time, 37 Hours Per Week
Closing date: 28 June 2026
Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
We are passionate about Doncaster - it’s a great place to live, do business and visit.
We have plenty to shout about – Doncaster is the UK’s best connected location, we have many major developments in the pipeline, a vibrant urban centre with a thriving arts and cultural scene, sport and leisure attractions, wonderful green spaces and a fascinating heritage. We firmly believe, as do our partners, that Doncaster is the place to be with a bright future and ambitions ahead of it. But don’t just take our word for it – anyone joining the council, can look forward to expanding their knowledge and skills in a dynamic, creative and nurturing environment while truly making a difference to the communities we serve.
City of Doncaster Council is an ambitious Mayoral authority with a clear purpose to ensure Doncaster and its people thrive. We are transforming as a Council and are also collaborating as part of Team Doncaster with partnership organisations, volunteers, businesses and residents working together to take pride in our borough.
We want every person in Doncaster to live in the place they call home with the people and things that they love, in communities where they look out for one another, doing things that matter to them.
We’d love you to come and work with us, and alongside our partners and Doncaster people, to help make this vision a reality.
As our Head of Service for Safer Partnerships, you’ll oversee our Safeguarding, Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding Adults Board Management services, working closely with the Safer Partnership Managers, to make sure people are supported to live the life they choose to lead.
You’ll also lead the strategic development of the service. You’ll work closely with Doncaster people with lived experience of seeking and drawing on support, and senior officers both internally and externally, to help shape the future of both the service and of wider community support, tangibly benefitting the lives of local people.
A relational, rights-based approach and a commitment to wellbeing in its broadest sense will come naturally to you. You’ll have the skills to turn your values into action. You will understand and role model the behaviours to lead in a complex system and be willing to work across organisational boundaries. Above all you’ll promote the human rights of the people we are here to serve. In doing so you’ll support the Adults, Wellbeing and Culture directorate to make best use of our resources and support high quality care and support in Doncaster.
You’ll get plenty of support as part of a friendly Council with a dynamic can-do culture. If you have the skills, determination and commitment to make a real difference and want an exciting job to influence and promote independence for all members or our communities, we want to hear from you.
In return for your contribution, we offer:
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Competitive leave entitlement
- Generous local government pension scheme
- Wellbeing support and staff networks
- Development and training opportunities
- Staff discounts and benefits schemes
- More information on benefits can be found in the attached benefits booklet.
Please review the job summary and profile and demonstrate in your application how you meet the required criteria.
Shortlisting is anticipated to take place week commencing 29th June 2026 and it is anticipated that interviews will be held on Tuesday 14th July 2026.
For further details or an informal chat please contact: Kathryn Anderson-Bratt. Service Director Integration and Partnerships, via email:
[email protected]
This post involves working with adults and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme and can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.
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City of Doncaster Council is committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and improving quality of life for all. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults.
We are a Disability Confident employer and committed to a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We offer interviews to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria and make reasonable adjustments as required.
