Head of Operations

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.

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


• Long service awards


• Annual leave buy back


• Enhanced sick pay


• NEST pension scheme


• Ongoing professional development


• Enhanced maternity/adoption pay


• 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

Reference ID: 7437

To apply for this fantastic job role, please call on 0121 638 0567 or send your CV