Salary range: Grade 12 £51,738 £53,919p.a. plus fantastic benefits
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Croydon
Following an organisational restructure in Adult Social Care Mental Health Service, the opportunity to step into the role of a Business and Administration Manager, Adult Social Care Mental Health Service has become available.
Working alongside managers, partner agencies and other local authority departments including our Finance Team and leading the Adult Social Care Mental Health Business Support Service, the position offers excellent opportunities and challenges to advance your career.
The post holder will have responsibility for the day-to-day monitoring of expenditure against the DASHH Adult Mental Health Social Care Budget. This includes a role in the management of and reporting on this budget which covers expenditure on care packages, staff, running expenses and building costs; supports decision making at performance and quality assurance panels as well as co-ordinates the provision of accurate performance data so that the Council can meet its key performance targets. This requires working collaboratively with the NHS, ICB, SLP and Council Managers to deliver these targets.
The council has a strong commitment to achieving equality of opportunity in its services to the community and in the employment of people.
Enquiries for this position and contact person:
valentine.nweze@croydon.gov.uk
Interviews will be held W/C 14 September 2026
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The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services
Key business plan outcomes:
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.
We provide a large number of services for local people, businesses and visitors to the borough, including services for children and adults, and environmental, cultural, sports, housing, planning and benefits services.
The borough is split into 24 electoral wards, and local elections are held every four years.
With a workforce of approximately 3,300 staff, including teachers in schools, Croydon Council is the largest employer in the borough. Spending over £900 million per year, the council makes a significant contribution to the local economy.
The council comprises three main political functions, the Executive (Leader and Cabinet), Committees, and Scrutiny.
The Leader and Cabinet are responsible and accountable for shaping policies and plans and recommending them to the council for approval. Cabinet also gives direction to departmental directors on the way services are managed and the budgets allocated to them.
Six non-executive committees take decisions relating to planning, licensing, standards of behaviour and conduct for members and officers, staffing issues, tenders, property transactions, liaison with local utility companies and internal audit.
Scrutiny holds the council executive functions to account. Examining aspects of council performance, the Overview and Scrutiny Committee also increasingly involves other local agencies which contribute to the economic, social and environmental well-being of the local population.
