Head of Communities

Connected Voice; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Connected Voice as the Head of Communities, where you'll lead a dynamic team committed to supporting individuals with learning disabilities and autism. This fast-paced role is vital for driving community engagement and improvement. You'll work closely with vulnerable groups and deliver meaningful services, providing a fulfilling career path enriched by genuine job satisfaction.

Benefits

Enhanced employee benefits package

Ongoing training and support

Job satisfaction through impactful work

Qualifications

• Proactive leader with a commitment to improving community services.
• Strong relationship-building skills with vulnerable client groups.
• Ability to drive improvement and manage complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Communities team and deliver community-based services.
• Mobilise projects and embed co-production in service delivery.
• Oversee commercial training and development offers.

Skills

Leadership

Emotional Intelligence

Relationship Building

Project Management

Job description

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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] (link sends email) . For more information about the type and breadth of services we offer, please visit our website.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Non-profit Organizations

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