Director of Operations — Autism & Specialist Care

CS UK Recruitment Ltd; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff wellbeing designated fund

Employee assistance programme

Annual leave buy back

Extended leave for parents and partner

Paternity leave for partners

Shared parental leave

Yearly staff awards ceremony

Employee of the month

Job summary

CS UK Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Director of Operations to take strategic responsibility for our support services and play a critical role within the Executive Team. You will lead autism and adult social care services across a growing portfolio.

This role requires strong leadership, regulatory expertise and financial stewardship, with a track record of service transformation and improving outcomes for autistic adults.

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience within autism services, learning disabilities or adult social care.
• Proven ability to lead multiple services or a large, dispersed operational portfolio.
• Strong understanding of autism, person-centred care and safeguarding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight across a portfolio of autism and adult social care services.
• Lead development and delivery of the organisation’s operational strategy and long-term objectives.
• Oversee service quality, regulatory compliance and safeguarding at executive level.
• Manage budgets and resource allocation to ensure financial sustainability.
• Drive service transformation and continuous improvement with a person-centred approach.
• Lead senior management teams and promote accountability and workforce excellence.
• Strengthen relationships with commissioners and regulators to support service development.

Skills

Senior leadership

Autism services

Strategic planning

Regulatory compliance

Financial management

Job description

CS UK Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Director of Operations to take strategic responsibility for our support services and play a critical role within the Executive Team. You will lead autism and adult social care services across a growing portfolio.

This role requires strong leadership, regulatory expertise and financial stewardship, with a track record of service transformation and improving outcomes for autistic adults.