Operations Manager

Sheffield City Council HQ; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield City Council is seeking an Operations Manager to join our Provider Services team and lead our in-house Day services on a job-share basis (18 hours), supporting adults with learning disabilities and/or autism. The role involves shaping a new supported activities model across five venues and may include on-call duties.

You will bring experience delivering quality services and change, with energy and commitment to continuous improvement, working with colleagues to develop innovative

Qualifications

• Experience delivering quality social care services.
• Ability to lead change and drive improvement.
• Strong partnership and people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the in-house Day services across five venues.
• Manage the 18-hour job-share arrangement.
• Provide on-call management support as part of Provider Services.
• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion in service delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Operations Manager - Sheffield City Council In-House Day Services

Join us in shaping outstanding support for adults with learning disabilities and autism

Sheffield City Council is seeking an Operations Manager to join our Provider Services team and lead our in-house Day services on a job-share basis (18 hours), supporting adults with learning disabilities and/or autism. Our provision is also open to all adults with eligible social care needs. The current service includes 5 venues, each with a unique identity and purpose ranging from enablement, complex needs and PMLD. We are developing the service into a supported activities model and you would be expected to help shape and drive that change.

The successful candidate will possess experience in delivering quality services and change. We are looking for someone who brings energy, drive, and a passion for continuous improvement - both personally and within the team and service. As part of the Provider Services management team you will occasionally provide management support to our other services, including being part of the on-call rota.

If you are committed to delivering excellence in adult social care and wish to contribute to the development of innovative provision, we would welcome your application.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we'll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.