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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
£21,459
£37,343
£90,152

New workers start around £21,459. Normal pay is £37,343 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £90,152.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 34,539 vacancies for this type of job

4.41%

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

  • Child Protection

  • Working With Children

  • Mental Health

  • Risk Analysis

  • Care Standards Act 2000

  • Continuous Improvement Process

  • Performance Management

  • Care Planning

  • Legislation

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

  • Leadership

  • Communication

  • Operations

  • Planning

  • Training And Development

  • Organizational Skills

  • Interpersonal Communications

  • Resilience

  • Quality Assurance

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 Wolverhampton

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

    Tariff points: 120/120

  • Social Work

    University of Cumbria

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

    Tariff points: 104/120

  • 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 · 22/09/2025

    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

    University of Brighton

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

    Tariff points: 112/128

  • Social Work

    Swansea University

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

    Tariff points: N/A

  • 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 (Postgraduate)

    University of Huddersfield

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

    Tariff points: N/A

  • Social Work

    Bradford College

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

    Tariff points: 120/120

  • Early Childhood Studies

    University Centre Rotherham

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

    Tariff points: 64/64

  • Social Work

    Bristol, UWE

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

    Tariff points: 112/112

  • 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

    University of Leeds

    BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Leeds · 24/09/2025

    Tariff points: 128/144

  • Social Work

    University of Strathclyde

    BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Glasgow · 15/09/2025

    Tariff points: N/A

  • Social Work

    University of East Anglia UEA

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

    Tariff points: N/A

  • Social Work

    Canterbury Christ Church University

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

    Tariff points: N/A

  • Applied Social Work

    University of Derby

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

    Tariff points: 112/112