Current Opportunities

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Executive Director - Bettertogether

Great opportunity to run a Shared Lives organisation in London.

Bettertogether is an independent not for profit organisation solely focussed on running Shared Lives Schemes. We were set up in 2016 and now hold contracts to run Shared Lives in Newham, Havering and Thurrock, supporting around 100 people to live as part of a Shared Lives household.

Shared lives is an innovative type of Adult Social Care offering support and accommodation for vulnerable adults provided by trained and approved Shared Lives carers from their own homes. Registered with CQC to provide personal care, the outcomes are fantastic.

·         Employment opportunities for local people.

·         Support for vulnerable adults in the heart of their community.

·         Flexible, person centred, individually tailored support.

·         Good value for local authorities.

As the Executive Director of Bettertogether, you will have overall responsibility for the smooth running and continued quality of the organisation. You will have experience of adult social care, although not necessarily in Shared Lives schemes. You will bring some prior knowledge and understanding of HR, IT, Finance and staff leadership. We don’t expect you to know it all, but you will need a real passion for learning. You will be excited by the prospect of leading all areas of this small, wonderful organisation.

This is an unusual opportunity, you may not have led an organisation like it before but if you share our passion for Shared Lives and are excited by the prospect of a broad and varied job, please click here for more information.

Bettertogether is deeply committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, and we welcome applications from people whose experiences, perspectives and backgrounds will strengthen our organisation and enrich our leadership.

For for an informal, confidential discussion with our recruitment partners at VBS, please call Rob Hilyer on 07952 316 654, or by email at bettertogether@vbsearch.co.uk.

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Director of Support, Quality & Partnerships - Havencare

Great opportunity to lead and develop Havencare’s services, to provide great support to more people.

Join Us in Shaping Extraordinary, Ordinary Lives

Havencare began in Plymouth in 1987 with a bold ambition: to support people with learning disabilities to move out of long-stay institutions and into homes and lives that offered dignity, autonomy, and opportunity. Nearly 40 years on, that ambition has grown into a powerful, modern charity that now supports people across Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall to live rich, connected, extraordinary, ordinary lives.

Today, Havencare is evolving. We are modernising, strengthening our foundations, and expanding the impact we can have for the people and communities we serve. As part of this transformation, we are delighted to be recruiting our Director of Support, Quality & Partnerships, a pivotal role that will help shape our future direction and the experience of everyone we support.

This is an exciting opportunity for a values-driven leader who wants to be part of something meaningful. You’ll bring expertise in delivering and improving CQC-regulated services, ideally across a dispersed geography, and you’ll be motivated by the chance to influence quality, culture, partnerships and innovation. Your background may be in learning disability, autism services, or another area of social care; you may already be an experienced Director, or you may be stepping into your first executive role. What matters most is your commitment to our vision and your belief that every person deserves opportunities, experiences and connections that make life uniquely their own.

This is a hybrid role: you’ll be in Plymouth weekly, spend time in our services, and also benefit from the flexibility to work from home. Havencare embraces flexible working, with options including compressed hours, to help colleagues balance life and work in the way that suits them best.

Havencare is deeply committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, and we welcome applications from people whose experiences, perspectives and backgrounds will strengthen our organisation and enrich our leadership.

If you’re looking for a role where your leadership can create real, human impact and where ambition, compassion and collaboration truly matter we would love to hear from you.

For more information on this exciting opportunity, please click here, or for an informal, confidential discussion with our recruitment partners at VBS, please call Rob Hilyer on 07952 316 654, or by email at havencare@vbsearch.co.uk.

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Interim Head of Quality - Large National Charity

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We are working with a large national charity to recruit an interim Head of Quality on a fixed term contract for 6 months. We are interested in speaking with people who are immediately or quickly available who can demonstrate the ability to lead a Quality team through a time of change and transformatiuon. It is likely that the appointed candidate will have significant exposure to and experience of leading quality in CQC regulated services, probably in social care.

If this sounds interesting, please get in touch straight away using interim@vbsearch.co.uk

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Interim Operations Consultant - Social Care

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Interim Operations Consultant - Social Care (starting in January)
We are working with a charity in the South to recruit an interim leader who can join at a time of some change and transformation. Interested in speaking with people who have a demonstrable ability to lead restructures, whilst maintaining quality of services. You could have experience as an Ops Director or CEO but will need a good understanding of social care.
The role could be on a day rate (outside ir35) or a fixed term contract and it is likely to be three days a week for about three months.
Although starting in January, we are keen to make an appointment before Christmas, so if it sounds interesting please get in touch ASAP.

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Chief Executive Officer - The Aldingbourne Trust

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The Aldingbourne Trust is unique and inspiring, with a laser focus on providing opportunities for autistic people and people with a learning disability to live great lives, contributing to their communities and fulfilling their ambitions.

Our model is innovative and evolving, the organisation is complex and multi-faceted and delivers outcomes of which we are truly proud. We use social enterprises to attract visitors and customers, to drive revenue to the organisation. These enterprises provide training and development for people with disabilities – who are front and centre of everything we do. The more successful they are, the more we can reinvest our profits to create more opportunities.

After years of visionary leadership and dedication, our inspirational CEO Sue Livett will be stepping down next year, leaving behind a powerful legacy of inclusion, innovation and impact. The Aldingbourne Trust is a thriving successful charity, do you want to take it to the next level?

You will be primarily based at the Aldingbourne Country Centre, which is situated next to the South Downs Park and attracts around 80,000 visitors a year. You will have responsibility for the Centre, as well as our broad portfolio of services, all designed to help disabled people to learn, develop and thrive. You will have the emotional intelligence to learn the Aldingbourne way, where colleagues are treated respectfully at all times but to challenge where required. It is a cliché, but no two days will be the same.

It is likely that our next CEO will bring experience of the world of social care, but we are open minded about where this experience comes from. Your understanding of the challenges and opportunities for our organisation, could come from your time working in a social care provider large or small.  You could be an experienced CEO looking for a new challenge or could be currently at Director level in a larger organisation and looking for the chance to lead a charity for the first time.  You might have experience gained in the public sector at a local or national level.

You will need to be creative, entrepreneurial and innovative. We operate in a tough climate and we cannot stand still; we must keep evolving. Our organisation exists to change people lives, the more we grow the more impact we will have. Most importantly, you will share our values and passion for creating community based opportunities for the people we support.

The Aldingbourne Trust is committed to championing equity, diversity and inclusion throughout all aspects of the organisation’s work. As part of this, the Board has made a commitment to achieving greater diversity.

For more information on this exciting opportunity, please click here, or for an informal, confidential discussion with our recruitment partners at VBS, please call Rob Hilyer on 07952 316 654, or by email at aldingbourne@vbsearch.co.uk.

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Interim Head of Finance

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Our client is a well established, household name charity supporting young people, operating all over England and Wales. They have broad revenue streams, with a relatively complicated mixture of commercial revenue and fundraised income. During a period of transformation, they are seeking to appoint an interim Head of Finance who will lead and improve their current finance function. Leading a smallish team, you will need to have a hands on approach and a real eye for detail.
The contract is likely to be for at least 6 months; salary will be c£70k and the client is happy to discuss hybrid options although some presence in their Midlands office will be required.

For more information, please get in touch asap - interim@vbsearch.co.uk

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Assistant Director, People - National Autistic Society

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The National Autistic Society is the UK’s leading charity for autistic people. Since 1962, we’ve been transforming lives, changing attitudes and helping to create a society that works for autistic adults and children.

We transform lives by providing support, guidance and practical advice for the 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK, as well as their 3 million family members and carers. Autistic people turn to us at key moments or challenging times in their lives, be it getting a diagnosis, going to school or finding work.

We are and should be very proud of the positive impact we are having on the people we support, their families, their friends and their communities.  However, the climate for social care providers is challenging and as part of our response we have restructured our leadership group to create the exciting position of Assistant Director, People.

Reporting up to the Executive Leadership Team, supervised by our Chief Operating Officer, you will lead the people team to provide HR support across the organisation. Your leadership skills, combined with your experience of improving people functions will enable you to ensure we continue to innovate and enhance our reputation internally and externally. Our people are our biggest asset, we are committed to being an employer of choice in the sectors we operate in.

You will bring significant experience, gained at a senior level in social care, education or other parts of the charity sector which have a large workforce.  You will need to demonstrate a passion for serving internal customers well. We need you to assist the NAS in delivering a dynamic people strategy which will enable us to adapt to the workforce challenges currently facing the sector. Most importantly, you will share our passion for supporting autistic people and their families.

We are passionate about supporting autistic people into work, and particularly welcome applications from autistic people. We help autistic people from all backgrounds and strive to represent the same diversity in our staff and volunteers. We particularly encourage applications from people from all minority groups, who are currently under-represented in our workforce. Together, we can create a society that works for autistic people.  

For more information on this exciting opportunity, please click here, or for an informal, confidential discussion with our recruitment partners at VBS, please call Rob Hilyer on 07952 316 654, or by email at NAS@vbsearch.co.uk

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Executive Director for Service Growth - National Star

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National Star is a vibrant national charity providing high quality education, personal development, care, accommodation and support services for young adults with complex disabilities and learning difficulties. At National Star, we are driven by our vision for a world in which people with disabilities can realise their potential as equal and active citizens in control of their lives. This sits at the heart of everything we do, from the personalised and world-class learning we provide via National Star College to training, specialist services and our work in the wider community. All of this is underpinned by both our passion to enrich people’s lives and by our moral and statutory responsibilities.

National Star is a complex organisation, with a projected turnover of c£50 million for 2025/26 and more than 1,300 colleagues. We have multiple regulators in England and Wales, we are commercially strong, but our margins are tight, so we must ensure that everything we do is carefully monitored and evaluated. Every pound we spend must help us to deliver better outcomes for the people we support and educate year after year.

Due to the quality of our services and the outcomes they deliver we have enjoyed several years of organic growth, improving our reputation and allowing us to support more people. Because of this sustainable, managed growth we are adding this exciting new role to our Executive Team. Our Executive Director for Service Growth will be accountable for the expansion and delivery of our services across the UK. You will be instrumental in our drive to win new business, developing relationships with the key commissioners and seeking out opportunities. You will have a belief in the power of partnership working and the diversification of services. You will have a keen eye for an opportunity and a passion for winning business; your operational background will enable you to provide support to the Service Directors.

You will bring considerable experience at a senior level of delivering services for people with learning and/or physical disabilities, in social care or education. You will have an operational background but will be able to evidence an ability to lead growth. Your strategic mindset will enable you to work across the whole organisation, spotting and exploiting opportunities for growth and development. Most importantly, you will share our values and commitment for providing high quality, person centred support and learning.

To reflect our ambition and commitment to be more representative at Executive level, we particularly encourage and welcome applications from people with a disability, people from minority ethnic backgrounds, and people from the LGBTQ+ community.  

For more information on the role, please click here, or for an informal, confidential discussion with our recruitment partners at VBS, please contact Rob Hilyer on 07952 316 654, or by email at nationalstar@vbsearch.co.uk.

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Interim Director of Support - Social Care

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Our client, a well established provider of care and support is looking for an experienced Director to lead a large patch of services spread mainly across the South of England, with some in the Midlands. We are looking for an interim who brings significant experience of helping to turn around struggling services, who can demonstrate the ability to work with other senior managers to improve quality.

We are looking for an interim who can start quickly, a lot of the work will be home based but you will also need to be happy to travel. The role will initially be for around 4 months, CVs will be assessed on receipt so if you are interested please get in touch asap.

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Head of Business Development (Bids & Tenders) - West Cenral London Mind

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West Central London Mind are currently seeking a Head of Business Development (Bids and Tenders) to join their busy Business Development team.

You'll lead on coordinating, writing and submitting applications to win contracts and funding to resource projects, enabling us to both expand and sustain mental health and wellbeing services.

With a track record of successful applications under your belt (in health or social care), you'll bring a sharp eye for detail and exemplary organisation, project management and analytical skills. You'll also be required to create realistic budgets and work well under pressure to deliver within set deadlines.

Each application will involve working alongside a range of people at all levels to ensure that we capture the best data and outcomes to create compelling, innovative and winning bids, so the ability to relate, negotiate and examine will also be key skills that we are looking for.

West Central London Mind is committed to championing equity, diversity and inclusion throughout all aspects of the organisation’s work. As part of this the charity has made a commitment to achieving greater diversity.

For more information on the role, please click here, or for an informal, confidential discussion with our recruitment partners at VBS, please call Rob Hilyer on 07952 316 654, or by email at wclmind@vbsearch.co.uk

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Trustees - HFT

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Life can be complicated for everybody. But sometimes things are harder for learning disabled people, who can feel shut out of the society we all share. With the right care, support, and encouragement, we believe that everyone with a learning disability can find enjoyment, comfort and satisfaction in their lives. Proudly established in 1962, by a group of visionary parents, we’re creating a future where learning disabled people can live the best life possible. HFT has grown over the years and we are proud to support more than 2,000 learning disabled people and their families around England and Wales.

Our trustees have played an integral part in our success to date. We are now recruiting three new board members to help us to continue to develop the charity in supporting more people to lead great lives. We are interested in your skills and experience but also your drive and passion. We are keen to speak to people from a broad range of sectors and professional backgrounds.

  • We would like to appoint someone with a background in audit, risk or finance. We are flexible about the sector/s you have operated in, but you are likely to have had exposure to some sort of regulated industry.

  • Social Care – we are interested in hearing from people who have experience in a social care provider as a CEO, Operations Director or similar. Alternatively, you may have a background in Local Government at a senior level with a good understanding of the commissioning of services. You may have experience of supporting people with learning disabilities or autistic people but we are also happy to consider other areas of social care.

  • People – We will be seeking to appoint an experienced leader of People and culture functions, ideally with significant expertise in organisational design, transformation and EDI.

You will need to bring experience of working at a strategic level, with some Board exposure. That experience will give you the ability to apply your skills and behaviours to an organisation passionate about delivering its mission. Ours is a complex charity and we need Trustees who embrace and enjoy working with organisations which are multi-faceted, challenging to run, yet which deliver amazing and highly rewarding outcomes.

To reflect our ambition and commitment to be more representative at Board level, we particularly encourage and welcome applications from people with a disability, people from minority ethnic backgrounds, and people from the LGBTQ+ community.  

For more information on these exciting roles, please click here or for an informal confidential discussion with our recruitment partners at VBS, please call Rob Hilyer on 07952 316 654 or by email at hft@vbsearch.co.uk.

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Group Board Member - Dimensions

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Dimensions is a large and complex organisation supporting people with learning disabilities and autistic people, including those with complex needs. We enable thousands of people to have greater choice and control over their lives. The people we support, tenants and their families are at the heart of everything we do, and we want every one of them to have a great life with excellent outcomes.

As one of our long-standing Board Members comes to the end of their term, we are now looking to appoint a new Full Group Board Member. As one of the largest providers of support in England and Wales, our Board Members play a crucial role in ensuring that Dimensions continues to thrive, and to deliver our strategy of Even Better Lives for Even More People. Operating in a highly regulated sector, our Group Board works in conjunction with our Group Executive Team to deliver our Vision and Strategy, they provide scrutiny and challenge and work hard to ensure that Dimensions adheres to its purpose and mission.

The conditions we operate within continue to be challenging. This is a sector that is both undervalued and under invested in. Recruitment is tough. Too many people with learning disabilities and autistic people are living a life that they wouldn’t choose for themselves.

In order to help us to navigate these challenges we are seeking a Board Member with a strong track record of successfully operating at a senior level either in a large social care provider (commercial or not-for-profit) or in Local Government. Your Board level experience (executive or non-executive) in a complex organisation will enable you to provide strategic expertise in areas such as fee negotiations/business development/operational challenges and regulation.

Most importantly, you will share our values and commitment for providing high-quality, person-centred support. You will be driven to use the skills and experience you have developed both professionally and personally to play a key role in the leadership of Dimensions. You will join a talented and well-run Board and Leadership Team to help us to continue to ensure that the people we support are at the heart of all the decisions we make.

Dimensions is committed to championing equity, diversity and inclusion throughout all aspects of the organisation’s work. As part of this the Board has made a commitment to achieving greater diversity.

For more information on the role, please click here, or for an informal, confidential discussion with our recruitment partners at VBS, please call Rob Hilyer on 07952 316 654, or by email at dimensions@vbsearch.co.uk.

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Independent Committee Member (Audit & Risk) - Dimensions

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Dimensions is a large and complex organisation supporting people with learning disabilities and autistic people, including those with complex needs. We enable thousands of people to have greater choice and control over their lives. The people we support, and their families are at the heart of everything we do, and we want every one of them to have a great life with excellent outcomes.

As part of effective governance arrangements and Committee member rotation, we are now looking to appoint an Independent Committee Member (Audit and Risk). We are keen to appoint someone with significant experience and understanding of the role the Audit and Risk Committee plays in a large complex organisation.

As one of the largest providers of support in England and Wales, our Independent Committee Members play a crucial role in ensuring that Dimensions continues to thrive, and to deliver our strategy of Even Better Lives for Even More People. Operating in a highly regulated sector, our Independent Committee Members are responsible for exercising independent judgement in ensuring that the Group’s risk management and assurance framework are robust and effective.

The conditions we operate within continue to be challenging. This is a sector that is both undervalued and under invested in. Recruitment is tough. Too many people with learning disabilities and autistic people are living a life that they wouldn’t choose for themselves. In order to help us to navigate these challenges we are seeking an Independent Committee Member, with a successful career in audit management (internal or external). You will need to have a relevant qualification, but we are quite flexible about your sector background. Your experience could be from an audit firm, social care, social housing or a completely unrelated regulated industry. You are likely to have worked in a large employer and will have had significant exposure to the work an audit committee does.

Most importantly, you will share our values and commitment for providing high-quality, person-centred support. You will be driven to use the skills and experience you have developed both professionally and personally to play a key role in the leadership of Dimensions. You will join a talented and well-run Board and Leadership Team to help us to continue to ensure that the people we support are at the heart of all the decisions we make.

Dimensions is committed to championing equity, diversity and inclusion throughout all aspects of the organisation’s work. As part of this the Board has made a commitment to achieving greater diversity.

For more information on the role, please click here, or for an informal, confidential discussion with our recruitment partners at VBS, please call Rob Hilyer on 07952 316 654, or by email at dimensions@vbsearch.co.uk.

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Head of Mental Health & Complex Needs - Active Prospects

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Active Prospects is a well-established not-for-profit organisation. We are Surrey’s leading care provider for people with learning disabilities and autistic people, and in recent years have expanded into West Sussex and Brighton & Hove. We have grown significantly, driven by our passion for providing community-based person-centred support.

Much of our success and growth over recent years has been driven by our strategic push to support people with significant mental health challenges and complex needs to live successfully in the community. We are proud of the number of people we have helped to leave long stay hospital, our success rate of settling them in the community is over 95%. The new role of Head of Mental Health & Complex Needs is absolutely key to our future. Our plans to expand are motivated by our desire to support more people to live happily in the community where they belong.

Our Head of Mental Health & Complex Needs will share our passion for the provision of person-centred support. You will need to be creative, with the determination to work alongside colleagues to overcome challenges. As a leader of a team of around 250 people, managing contract values of around £12 million, you will need to be able to empower and coach resilient teams. You will drive expert practice and embrace learning. You will collaborate with system partners to ensure people can access the community health support they need.

As a leader of CQC regulated services, you will bring experience of managing teams of people to ensure that we are compliant and outcomes focused. You will have experience of supporting people with complex needs, you will need to always be resilient and positive. Most importantly, you will share our commitment for providing amazing support to people with complex needs. Your passion to provide high quality person-centred support in the community will have to match ours. You will be excited by our plans for growth, helping us to change the lives of more people.

We are committed to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging through our services and wider community impact. Our DEIB strategy, We Belong, for 2024-2027 builds on our initial efforts and outlines an ambitious path forward. We encourage applicants from under-represented communities and welcome an early conversation if you require any reasonable adjustments either at interview or in the workplace.

For more information on this exciting opportunity, please click here, or for an informal, confidential discussion with our recruitment partners at VBS, please call Rob Hilyer on 07952 316 654, or by email at activeprospects@vbsearch.co.uk.

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Executive Director of Finance - Certitude

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Certitude is London’s leading adult social care provider for people with learning disabilities, autistic people and people with mental health support needs. As a not-for-profit organisation, we are proud to have supported people across London since 1990.  We believe everyone is unique. We support people to develop new skills, meet new people and live the life they want – so they can bring their own unique brilliance to the world. We all experience the world in different ways. We all have our own hopes and dreams, goals and ambitions. We believe there is strength in this diversity – and nowhere is that more evident than in London. 

The retirement of our long-standing Executive Director of Finance (EDOF) presents a rare opportunity to join Certitude’s well-established Team.  Our Executive Team plays a crucial role in ensuring that Certitude continues to thrive, and to deliver our strategy, Being Local. Operating in a highly regulated environment, our Executive Team works in conjunction with our Board to develop and deliver our Vision and Strategy. Our new EDOF will, through the leadership of a team be ultimately responsible for the financial management of a large complex organisation with a turnover c£50 million and 1,400 colleagues.

You will have experience in a senior leadership position and will be accustomed to operating at scale. You will have the proven ability to develop a finance function, creating excellent strategies and delivering them through strong leadership. You will support colleagues across the Group, providing critical challenge to help drive the organisation’s strategy and plans. You will work closely with the Board, providing the assurances required in a highly regulated sector.

Most importantly, you will share our values and commitment for providing high-quality, person-centred support. You will be driven to use the skills and experience you have developed both professionally and personally to play a key role in the leadership of Certitude. You will join a talented, focused and determined Executive Team and help us to continue to ensure that the people we support are at the heart of all the decisions we make.

Equity, diversity and inclusion are core to the values and ethos of the organisation’s work across all activities. Certitude is committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible diversity of backgrounds, cultures and experiences.

For more information on this exciting opportunity, please click here or for an informal, confidential discussion with our recruitment partners at VBS, please call Rob Hilyer on 07952 316 654, or by email at certitude@vbsearch.co.uk.

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Independent Committee Members - Social Care

Can you spare around four days a year to volunteer for an amazing charity supporting adults with learning disabilities?

Independent Committee Members - Social Care (Home based/online meetings)
Do you have capacity to volunteer around 4 days a year?
Are you interested in helping an amazing, values based charity to provide the best possible support to people with learning disabilities?
Are you interested in learning about governance without becoming a full Trustee?
We are helping a large charity to add skills and experience to their committees, we are looking for 👇
Someone with financial leadership experience (ideally including VAT and Tax)
Someone with Lived experience of being disabled or accessing support services.
Someone with senior management experience in social care.
Someone with accounting/audit experience.
If any of the above sounds like you, please get in touch. This really is a great way to use your skills or lived experience to bring a different perspective to the Board. To help them to provide better support.

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Interim Head of Day Opportunities

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Our client is a large social care charity with operations all over England and Wales. They are looking for an experienced leader to do a review of their day services/opportunities, an initial piece of work likely to take six months.
Are they modern and outcomes focused?
Are they appropriately staffed and led?
Are they financially viable?
Are they person centred?
The role will a fixed term contract and will be homebased but will require national travel and a flexible approach. Please get in touch asap if you would like to learn more about the opportunity, which will interview and start quickly.

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Interim Head of Asset Management

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We are working in partnership with a large social care charity to recruit an interim Head of Asset Management. The charity has a relatively small number of properties, dispersed all over England and Wales. You will work with a small team to ensure the properties are well maintained and fit for purpose.
I am particularly interested in speaking with people who have done this type of job in a social care charity or supported housing provider. It is a broad role, the appointed candidate will need to be flexible and driven to improve quality and to get value for money from their contractors. Strong leadership skills will also be required.
The (fixed term) contract is home based with national travel, will pay £60-£65k and will be initially for 3-6 months. The contract could start straight away but as long as you will be available by the beginning of May it is worth getting in touch.

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Head of Psychological Support Services - West Central London Mind

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West Central London Mind is the exciting result of a recent merger of Brent, Wandsworth & Westminster Mind with Kensington & Chelsea Mind. This strategic merger between two dedicated organisations paves the way for a sustainable and impactful future, creating a stronger organisation with the capacity to support more people than ever before.

We are a leading community-based organisation dedicated to providing outstanding mental health support and clinical interventions across London. Our clinically led models of support are focused on directly addressing a range of mental health needs in the communities we serve. We provide innovative solutions with decades of local community knowledge to empower people to live the lives they choose.

We are seeking to appoint to the brand new post of Head of Psychological Support Services to ensure the effective delivery of our suicide prevention, postvention, bereavement, and psychological therapy services across multiple boroughs. Our services are commissioned by the NHS, Local Authorities and other agencies, you will need a mixture of strategic and operational skills to grow and develop them with a sharp focus on quality and value for money. You will be a strong leader, with experience in managing psychological support or suicide prevention services. You will be committed to leading your teams to deliver the outcomes the people we support deserve.

To reflect our ambition and commitment to be more representative at a senior level, we particularly encourage and welcome applications from people with a disability, people from minority ethnic backgrounds, and people from the LGBTQ+ communities as well as other underrepresented and minority communities  

For more information on this exciting opportunity, please click here, or for an informal, confidential discussion with our recruitment partners at VBS, please call Rob Hilyer on 07952 316 654, or by email at wclmind@vbsearch.co.uk.

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Interim Head of Quality

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We are working with a large not-for-profit to recruit an interim Head of Quality to help them to drive improvement of their services and outcomes for the people they support, for an initial period of six months. The role is home based with the occasional day in London, will be offered on a fixed term contract starting asap. Salary is still to be confirmed but there is potential flexibility in terms of part time working etc.
I am interested in hearing from people who have a background in quality improvement in either learning disability or mental health support services. I would also be interested in speaking to people with significant operational experience in those areas who are interested in doing something slighly different.
CVs will be assessed on receipt so if this sounds interesting, please get in touch asap.

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