Head of Operations

CS UK Recruitment Ltd

Warrington

On-site

GBP 78,000 - 89,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Staff wellbeing designated fund

Employee assistance programme

Annual leave buy back

Extended leave for parents and premat…

Paternity leave for partners

Shared parental leave

Yearly staff awards ceremony

Employee of the month

Job summary

CS UK Recruitment Ltd seeks an experienced Director of Operations to take strategic responsibility for support services and join the Executive Team. The role leads autism and adult social care services across the North West, driving transformation and ensuring high-quality, person-centred support.

The successful candidate will oversee budgets, performance, and safeguarding while building strong relationships with commissioners and regulators to support service development and growth.

Qualifications

Significant senior leadership experience in autism or learning disability services.
Proven track record leading multiple services or a large geographic portfolio.
Strong understanding of safeguarding, person-centred care and regulatory requirements.
Experience in strategic planning, service transformation and organisational development.
Financial management skills including budgeting, resource allocation and sustainability.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership across autism and adult social care services.
Develop and deliver the operational strategy to meet long-term objectives.
Assume executive accountability for quality, performance and safeguarding.
Oversee budgets and resources to maintain service financial sustainability.
Drive service transformation and continuous improvement.
Lead senior management teams and promote accountability and leadership.
Strengthen relationships with commissioners, authorities and regulators.
Identify growth opportunities, occupancy improvements and service expansion.
Offer strategic operational insights to the executive team.

Skills

Senior leadership

Autism services

Strategic planning

Financial management

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

People management

Change management

Executive communication

Job description

An amazing new job opportunity has arisen for an experienced Director of Operations to take strategic responsibility for our support services and play a critical role within our Executive Team. You will be working for one of the UK’s leading specialist organisations.

This organisation is a leading care company supporting individuals with learning disabilities across the North West, providing a wide range of specialist services and support to help improve the lives and wellbeing of the people it serves

As the Director of Operations your key responsibilities include:

Provide strategic leadership and oversight across a portfolio of autism and adult social care services
Lead the development and delivery of the organisation’s operational strategy, ensuring services meet long-term objectives
Take executive-level responsibility for service quality, performance, regulatory compliance and safeguarding
Oversee financial performance, budgets and resource allocation to ensure services remain financially sustainable
Drive service transformation, continuous improvement and the development of innovative, person-centred support
Lead and develop senior management teams, promoting accountability, strong leadership and workforce excellence
Ensure services deliver high-quality, person-centred support that meets the needs of autistic adults
Strengthen relationships with commissioners, local authorities, regulators and external stakeholders to support service development
Identify opportunities for growth, improve occupancy and referrals, and support the expansion of services
Provide strategic advice and operational insight to the executive team, contributing to organisation-wide planning and decision-making

The following skills and experience would be preferred and beneficial for the role:

Significant senior leadership experience within autism services, learning disabilities or adult social care
Proven experience leading multiple services or a large, geographically dispersed operational portfolio
Strong understanding of autism, person-centred care, safeguarding and regulatory requirements
Demonstrable experience of strategic planning, service transformation and organisational development
Strong financial management skills, including budgetary control, resource allocation and improving service sustainability
Experience leading, developing and motivating senior management teams across complex servicesli>
A track record of improving service quality, operational performance and outcomes for people supported
Experience working with commissioners, local authorities, regulators and other key stakeholders
Excellent leadership, communication and decision-making skills, with the ability to influence at executive level
A commitment to promoting inclusion, independence, choice and positive outcomes for autistic adults

The successful Director of Operations will receive an excellent salary of up to £90,000 per annum - Pay frequency is monthly. This exciting position is a permanent full time role working 40 hours a week. In return for your hard work and commitment you will receive the following generous benefits: