Assistant Director of Operations - Older People

Cartrefi Cymru Co-operative; Cardiff; Vor Ort; GBP 65.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Training & development

Annual leave 25-30 days

Health & wellbeing programme

Company pension

Cycle to work

Discount platform

Blue Light discount

Zusammenfassung

Cartrefi Cymru Cooperative is seeking an experienced Assistant Director of Operations to lead our older people’s services across Wales. You will oversee existing services in North and South Wales and drive expansion while ensuring high-quality, person-centred care and regulatory compliance.

You’ll play a key role in tender support and setting up new services, aligning with the cooperative’s mission and values. This is a values-led leadership role with strategic and operational impact.

Qualifikationen

• Experience at a senior level within older people’s social care or equivalent.
• Ability to turn strategy into action and lead operational teams.
• Strong safeguarding and inclusion leadership.
• Willingness to travel across Wales for sites and meetings.

Aufgaben

• Turn strategy into action and lead operational teams.
• Create a culture giving voice, choice and control for people supported.
• Strengthen performance, relationships and ensure safe, high-quality services.
• Support tender submissions and mobilise new services across Wales.

Kenntnisse

Senior management experience

Collaborative working

Stakeholder engagement

Travel flexibility

Ausbildung

QCF Level 5 or equivalent

Tools

Regulatory/compliance knowledge

Jobbeschreibung

Couldyou make everyday remarkable for older people across Wales?

At Cartrefi Cymru Cooperative, we are dedicated to supporting people to live fulfilled and enriched lives in the community.

We’re looking for an experienced Assistant Director of Operations to lead our growing services for older people across Wales.

You will be responsible for our existing services in North and South Wales and leadthe expansion of our older people’s services across Wales. You’ll ensure high-quality, person centred care and act as the Responsible Individual, ensuring full compliance with the appropriate regulations for all our older person’s services.

You’ll play an important role in supporting tenders and setting up new services, ensuring they align with Cartrefi Cymru’s mission and values.

You can find out more about Cartrefi and this opportunity in the attached recruitment pack.

Role:

Assistant Director of Operations - Older People’s Services

Location:

This role will cover the whole of Wales and as such you may be based in any of our office locations including Bangor, Llandrindod Wells, Cardiff, Swansea, Bridgend, Porth or Carmarthen. There will be frequent travel across Wales to support our existing and new services and to attend meetings.

Hours:

37 hours a week

Salary:

Up to £72,411 per annum, depending on experience

Contract:

Permanent

What you’ll do

You will turn strategy into action, lead operational teams and create a culture where people have genuine voice, choice and control. Your leadership will champion safeguarding, positive risk-taking, inclusion, well-being and excellent outcomes.

Working with senior leaders, managers and external partners, you will strengthen performance, build trusted relationships and ensure effective workforce, quality, health and safety, and financial management. You will also support tender submissions and lead the successful mobilisation and set-up of new services for older people across Wales.

This is an influential opportunity for a values-led senior social care leader who can combine strategic thinking, regulatory expertise and compassionate leadership to expand high-quality services and make a lasting difference.

Please see the attached job description for more information on the duties of this role

What we’re looking for:

• QCF Level 5 or equivalent, in line with the Social Care Wales registration requirements for managers
• Significant management experience at a senior level within the older people’s social care sector
• Ability to work collaboratively with internal business partners to achieve strategic and operational objectives
• Ability to travel flexibly to sites across Wales which may on occasion necessitate an overnight stay

Other requirements

• Full valid driving licence and access to a vehicle – due to the travel involved in this role, the use of a car with appropriate business insurance will be required.

Our Benefits

• Training and development opportunities
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service with the option to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing programme - 24 hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Benefits and discount platform
• Eligibility to apply for Blue Light discount card

About Us

Our mission is to build a better future by focusing on people with learning disabilities and their families. We’re a Cooperative, which means putting people at the heart of our decision making and support. You can find out more about this here