Specialist Care Services Director

CS UK Recruitment Ltd; Pennsylvania; Sur place; USD 108 000 - 132 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

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

Résumé du poste

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.

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

Senior leadership

Autism services

Strategic planning

Regulatory compliance

Financial management

Description du poste

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 services
• 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:

• Staff wellbeing designated fund
• Employee assistance programme
• Annual leave buy back
• Extended leave for parents and partners who have a premature baby
• Paternity leave for partners
• Shared parental leave
• Yearly staff awards ceremony
• Employee of the month