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Head of Operations

£90k per annum
Full-time
An amazing new job opportunity has arisen for an experienced Director of Operations to take strategic responsibility for our support services and play a critical role within our Executive Team.

You will be working for one of the UK's leading specialist organisations. This organisation is a leading care company supporting individuals with learning disabilities across the North West, providing a wide range of specialist services and support to help improve the lives and wellbeing of the people it serves As the Director of Operations your key responsibilities include:
  • Provide strategic leadership and oversight across a portfolio of autism and adult social care services
  • Lead the development and delivery of the organisation's operational strategy, ensuring services meet long-term objectives
  • Take executive-level responsibility for service quality, performance, regulatory compliance and safeguarding
  • Oversee financial performance, budgets and resource allocation to ensure services remain financially sustainable
  • Drive service transformation, continuous improvement and the development of innovative, person-centred support
  • Lead and develop senior management teams, promoting accountability, strong leadership and workforce excellence
  • Ensure services deliver high-quality, person-centred support that meets the needs of autistic adults
  • Strengthen relationships with commissioners, local authorities, regulators and external stakeholders to support service development
  • Identify opportunities for growth, improve occupancy and referrals, and support the expansion of services
  • Provide strategic advice and operational insight to the executive team, contributing to organisation-wide planning and decision-making

The following skills and experience would be preferred and beneficial for the role:
  • Significant senior leadership experience within autism services, learning disabilities or adult social care
  • Proven experience leading multiple services or a large, geographically dispersed operational portfolio
  • Strong understanding of autism, person-centred care, safeguarding and regulatory requirements
  • Demonstrable experience of strategic planning, service transformation and organisational development
  • Strong financial management skills, including budgetary control, resource allocation and improving service sustainability
  • Experience leading, developing and motivating senior management teams across complex services
  • A track record of improving service quality, operational performance and outcomes for people supported
  • Experience working with commissioners, local authorities, regulators and other key stakeholders
  • Excellent leadership, communication and decision-making skills, with the ability to influence at executive level
  • A commitment to promoting inclusion, independence, choice and positive outcomes for autistic adults

The successful Director of Operations will receive an excellent salary of up to £90,000 per annum.

This exciting position is a permanent full time role working 40 hours a week.

In return for your hard work and commitment you will receive the following generous benefits:

  • Staff wellbeing designated fund
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Long service awards
  • Annual leave buy back
  • Enhanced sick pay
  • NEST pension scheme
  • Ongoing professional development
  • Enhanced maternity/adoption pay
  • Extended leave for parents and partners who have a premature baby
  • Paternity leave for partners
  • Shared parental leave
  • Yearly staff awards ceremony
  • Employee of the month

Reference ID: 7437To apply for this fantastic job role, please call on View phone number on work4a.com or send your CV
Vacancy posted 1 day ago
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