Head of Communities

Your Voice Counts; North East; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Your Voice Counts is seeking a proactive Head of Communities to join their Senior Management Team in Gateshead and South Tyneside. This dynamic role involves managing community services for individuals with learning disabilities and autistic people, fostering strong relationships, and driving improvements in service delivery. Apply to make a meaningful difference in the community.

Benefits

Enhanced employee benefits

Ongoing training and support

Job satisfaction from making a difference

Qualifications

• Proven track record in community-based services.
• Ability to drive improvement and innovate in service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Mobilise projects and oversee community service delivery.
• Embed co-production in service development.
• Manage commercial training and development offerings.

Skills

Leadership

Emotional Intelligence

Relationship Building

Project Management

Job description

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 the Jobs section of our website.

Interested?

Download the job pack at from our website. The deadline for applications is noon on Friday 13 June 2025. For an informal discussion, please contact Lindsay Henderson. For more information about the type and breadth of services we offer, please visit our website.