Area Manager

Shaftesbury; Essex; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading disability charity in Essex is seeking an Area Manager to oversee services in Barnet, Southend, and Harlow. You will be responsible for leading a portfolio of services, ensuring exceptional care, driving commercial success, and developing Service Delivery Leaders. The ideal candidate should have strong leadership skills and a commitment to high-quality standards. This position offers benefits like generous annual leave, recognition programs, and continuous training opportunities.

Benefits

Birthday Bonus

Quality Rewards

Recognition Program

Excellent Training

Generous Annual Leave

Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Experience in leadership roles in care services.
• Ability to drive commercial success with high-quality standards.
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a portfolio of services ensuring exceptional care.
• Drive commercial success while maintaining high-quality standards.
• Coach and develop Service Delivery Leaders.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial acumen

Coaching and development

Innovation

Quality standards compliance

Job description

Are You Ready to Lead and Inspire? Join Shaftesbury as an Area Manager!

At Shaftesbury , we’re on a mission to make life add up for the people we support. We believe everyone deserves a full and flourishing lifeand we need passionate leaders like you to help make that happen.

We’re recruiting an Area Manager to oversee our services in Barnet, Southend, and Harlow, you are able to base yourself out of any of the 4 services you will be required to cover however, you will be required to travel to all 4 services. If you have the talent, experience, and drive to lead with care and courage, we want to hear from you!

Why Shaftesbury?

We’re more than a disability charitywe’re a community. Our services in adult care, children’s care, and education are built on inclusion, empowerment, and going the extra mile. Guided by our values Open, Enabling, Inclusive, Courageous we strive to deliver outstanding care and create opportunities for people to thrive.

About the Role

As an Area Manager , you’ll :

• Lead and grow a portfolio of services, ensuring exceptional care and compliance.
• Drive commercial success while maintaining high-quality standards.
• Coach and develop Service Delivery Leaders and Deputy Managers.
• Champion innovation and organic growth within your region.

This is your chance to make a real impactsupporting teams, shaping services, and helping people live connected, meaningful lives.

What’s in it for you?

• Birthday Bonus Take your birthday off (from your annual entitlement)!
• Quality Rewards Gift vouchers for services rated Good or Outstanding.
• Recognition Program Celebrate your achievements with rewards and leadership recognition.
• Excellent Training Continuous learning and development opportunities.
• Generous Annual Leave 25 days + 8 bank holidays (rising to 28 days after 5 years).
• Pension Scheme & Employee Assistance Program Supporting your wellbeing.

Shaftesbury is the disability charity that’s committed to enabling children, young people and adults to live a life that adds up for them.

What makes life liveable is never down to just one thing - it’s the sum of many things. From friendship to fun; from companionship to community; from a great chat to a challenge overcome, it all adds up to Shaftesbury.

Through a wide range of disability care, special education, and rehabilitation services we promote inclusion and wellbeing for all. Together, we work to see people take part, contribute and be valued. We put the elements in place that all add up to connected lives.

Shaftesbury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS / Access NI check.

Shaftesbury is committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and to equal opportunities therefore we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.

Ready to take the next step? Apply today and help us create a world where everyone can thrive.