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Social Services Managers and Directors

Social services managers and directors plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the resources and commission the services 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.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£15,753
£39,758
£92,574

New workers start around £15,753. Normal pay is £39,758 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £92,574.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 33,757 vacancies for this type of job

3.10%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Liaises with representatives of other relevant agencies.

  • Studies and advises upon changes in legislation that will impact upon social service provision.

  • Monitors and evaluates departmental performance with a view to improving social service provision.

  • Plans work schedules, assigns tasks and delegates responsibilities of social services staff.

  • Determines staffing, financial, material and other short and long-term needs.

  • 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.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Social Work

  • Mental Health

  • Risk Analysis

  • Child Protection

  • Working With Children

  • Project Management

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Auditing

  • Continuous Improvement Process

  • Performance Management

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Management

  • Communication

  • Leadership

  • Planning

  • Customer Service

  • Interpersonal Communications

  • English Language

  • Operations

  • Teaching

  • Organizational Skills

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Social Work

University of Cumbria

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Carlisle · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 104/120

Social Work

University of Wolverhampton

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Wolverhampton · 09/2025

Tariff points: 120/120

Health and Social Care

University College Birmingham

FdSc · 2 Years · Full-time · Birmingham · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 32/56

Social Work

Kingston University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 120/136

Social Work (MA) (PG)

Liverpool Hope University

MA (PG) · 2 Years · Full-time · Liverpool · 11/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Social Work

University of Winchester

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Winchester · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 96/112

Social Work

Swansea University

MSc (PG) · 2 Years · Full-time · Swansea · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Social Science

University of Brighton

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Brighton · 09/2025

Tariff points: 104/120

Social Work

Northumbria University, Newcastle

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Newcastle upon Tyne · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Social Work

University of Staffordshire

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Stoke-on-Trent · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/120

Social Work

University of Suffolk

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Ipswich · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Social Work

Bradford College

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Bradford · 09/2025

Tariff points: 120/120

Social Work

Bristol, UWE

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Bristol · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Early Childhood Studies

University Centre Rotherham

FdA · 2 Years · Part-time · Worksop · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 64/64

Applied Social Science (Top-Up)

University Centre Truro and Penwith

BSc (Hons) · 1 Year · Full-time · Truro · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Health and Social Care

University of Bolton

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Bolton · 09/2025

Tariff points: 96/96

Social Science

Royal Holloway, University of London

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Egham · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Social Work

University of Sussex

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Brighton · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/141

Social Work

University of Hull

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Hull · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 120/120

Social Work

Edge Hill University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Ormskirk · 09/2025

Tariff points: 120/120

Social Work

De Montfort University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Leicester · 09/2025

Tariff points: 120/120

Health and Social Care

University of Huddersfield

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Huddersfield · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 104/104

Social Work

Teesside University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Middlesbrough · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/128

Social Work

Canterbury Christ Church University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Canterbury · 09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

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