Head of Communities

VONNE (Voluntary Organisations' Network North East); Gateshead; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established non-profit organisation seeks a Head of Communities to lead a dedicated team in delivering community-based services. This dynamic role involves managing projects, fostering collaborative relationships, and positively impacting individuals with learning disabilities and autism. The position offers an opportunity to contribute to the organisation's strategic vision and make a tangible difference in the community.

Benefits

Enhanced range of employee benefits

Ongoing training and support

Genuine job satisfaction

Qualifications

• Experience in leading community-based services.
• Proactive leader with a commitment to service improvement.
• High emotional intelligence and empathy.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of community-based services for learning disabilities and autism.
• Contribute to the vision of the new business strategy.
• Oversee commercial training and development offers.

Skills

Leadership

Emotional Intelligence

Relationship Building

Project Mobilisation

Co-production

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent

Role Type: Employment

Hours: Full time

Application deadline: Friday, June 13, 2025 - 12:00

Based: Gateshead

Salary: £38,588 to 44,100

Salary Type: Salary Scale

Location: Tyne and Wear

Role description: Manager

Job opportunity: Head of Communities

Our Communities team provides life-changing support to people who need help to connect with others and have their voices heard. Can you lead us?

Join us as Head of Communities and you’ll be part of an established team that’s always innovating and developing to keep up with the needs of our communities. You will be part of our Senior Management Team, contributing to the vision set out in our new business strategy, while managing delivery of community-based services for people with learning disabilities and autistic people in Gateshead and South Tyneside.

It’s a dynamic and fast-paced role where you will mobilise projects, embed co-production and oversee our commercial training and development offer.

Our values shape how we work and the right attitude is essential. We support a vulnerable client group, so we’re looking for a proactive leader - someone who drives improvement, builds strong relationships and delivers effectively – and does it with high emotional intelligence, empathy and a real commitment to helping others.

In return, we offer an enhanced range of employee benefits, ongoing training and support, and genuine job satisfaction from the relationships you’ll develop and the difference you’ll make. Watch our short films for a sense of our work. For details about our employee benefits, visit www.yvc.org.uk/jobs.

Interested?

Download the job pack at www.yvc.org.uk/jobs. The deadline for applications is noon on Friday 13 June 2025. For an informal discussion, please contact Lindsay Henderson on 0191 478 6472 or [e-mail]. For more information about the type and breadth of services we offer, please visit Learning disability & autism | yourvoicecounts.

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