A number of leadership opportunities are available at the award-winning Knowsley Council.
Knowsley is a bold and forward-looking borough with a strong sense of community and place.
You will join a supportive, ambitious leadership team with the freedom to innovate, shape services and leave a genuine legacy.
You can read and hear more about working in Knowsley and for Knowsley Council and about the senior leadership opportunities here.
We are recruiting into three Director roles – the closing date for all is 29 May 2026.
Director of Adult Social Care and Commissioning
Salary is £99,161 to £104,870 per annum (pay award pending)
Knowsley Council is looking to recruit an outstanding permanent Director to help drive the next phase of our ambitious transformation and make a lasting difference to the lives of our residents.
This role carries responsibility for shaping high-quality, person-centred services, strong partnership working, and sustained improvement across complex systems. This post sits at the heart of Knowsley’s commitment to delivering the very best outcomes for adults and communities and provides support to the DASS in their statutory role acting as their deputy. At the heart of the role is a belief that strong trusted relationships, with residents, partners and colleagues are the most powerful driver of sustainable improvement and better outcomes.
You can find out more about this role here.
Director of Education and Inclusion
Salary is £99,161 to £104,870 per annum (pay award pending)
This role carries responsibility for shaping high-quality, person-centred services, strong partnership working, and sustained improvement across complex systems. This post will sit at the heart of Knowsley’s commitment to delivering the very best outcomes for children, young people, families and communities and providing support to the DCS in their statutory role acting as their deputy. At the heart of the role is a belief that strong trusted relationships, with residents, partners and colleagues are the most powerful driver of sustainable improvement and better outcomes.
You can find out more about this role here.
Director of Children’s Social Care
Salary is £99,161 to £104,870 per annum (pay award pending)
The role carries responsibility for shaping high- quality, person-centred services, strong partnership working, and sustained improvement across complex systems. This post sits at the heart of Knowsley’s commitment to delivering the very best outcomes for children, young people, families and communities and provides support to the DCS in their statutory role acting as their deputy. At the heart of the role is a belief that strong trusted relationships, with residents, partners and colleagues are the most powerful driver of sustainable improvement and better outcomes.
You can read more about this role here.