Head of Care and Support - East

Tile Hill Executive Recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 74,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm is seeking a Head of Care & Support to lead operational teams in delivering high-quality services across the East and South East. This role requires a strategic leader with a passion for social care and a proven track record in regulated services. The position involves fostering values-based leadership and ensuring compliance while empowering a dispersed workforce. A salary of £74,249 plus a car allowance is offered.

Qualifications

• Proven social care leader with success in regulated services.
• Passionate about enabling independence and continuous improvement.
• Skilled in leading transformation while prioritizing people.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-site operational teams to deliver high-quality services.
• Embed values-based leadership across management layers.
• Maintain focus on safeguarding and compliance.
• Coach and enable leaders, modeling accountability.
• Build partnerships with stakeholders to align practice.
• Use evidence to inform decisions and planning.

Job description

Hft – Head of Care & Support (East)

Salary: £74,249 + £3,840 car allowance (£320 per month)
Location: Home-based, with regular travel across the East and South East (Hertfordshire, Essex, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Barnet, Kingston, Kent, Sussex and Oxfordshire)
Contract: Permanent
Seniority: Senior Leadership Team

About the Opportunity

We’re looking for a strategic, values-led senior leader to help shape the future of care and support at Hft. As Head of Care and Support for the East, you’ll lead through others – creating clarity, consistency and confidence across a diverse and dynamic region.

The East portfolio combines scale, complexity and opportunity. You’ll unite teams around a shared purpose, ensuring quality, compliance and cultural alignment while enabling transformation and growth.

What’s in It for You and the Team

• Inspire and align: set vision and tone for how great care and support is delivered.
• Empower people: build capability and confidence within a large, dispersed workforce.
• Drive improvement: lead change with empathy, ensuring strong governance and sustainability.

Your Role Will Include

• Leading multi-site operational teams to deliver person-centred, high-quality services.
• Embedding values-based leadership across layers of management and practice.
• Maintaining rigorous focus on safeguarding, compliance and regulatory standards.
• Coaching and enabling leaders; modelling a culture of accountability and growth.
• Building partnerships with peers and stakeholders to align systems and practice.
• Using evidence and data to inform decisions, performance and future planning.

Who You Are

• A proven social care leader with success in regulated services and complex environments.
• Passionate about enabling independence, inclusion and continuous improvement.
• Skilled in leading transformation while keeping people at the heart of delivery.
• Authentic, compassionate and commercially aware, with a strong moral compass.

Key Details & How to Apply

• Contract: Permanent
• Location: Home-based with travel across the East and South East
• Salary: £74,249 + £3,840 car allowance
• Interviews: Two-stage process (values-based and leadership focus)

For further information, please see a link to the microsite: join-hft.co.uk

To apply, please send your CV and a brief note on your fit to [e-mail].

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.