Service Delivery Manager (Community Leader)

Service Delivery Manager (known internally as Community Leader), L'Arche Preston

ABOUT THE ROLE

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £47005.92 per annum

Place of work: L Arche Preston Community Houses. Some travel and overnight stays will be required within the UK, occasional work from home is possible.

Contract type: Full time, permanent

Closing date: Sunday 30 March 2025, at 23:59.

Are you a leader passionate about managing financially secure care services and building strong, collaborative teams of employees, friends, and families of adults with learning disabilities?

We are looking for someone with the leadership gifts, values, and ambition to enable brilliant, person-centred support and a home environment for adults with learning disabilities and a thriving community where people with and without learning disabilities share lives, homes, friendships and spiritual journeys together.

Main purpose of the role

The Service Delivery Manager / Community Leader (Director) is responsible for ensuring that the Community is living the mission of L Arche, by providing excellent and financially sustainable care and support services and engaging with our neighbours and the wider community around us.

This post will provide support for the L Arche Preston Community by :

- ensuring the Community s services are well-led and managed, coordinating and overseeing the work of the small leadership team;
- supporting the Registered Manager to further develop the quality of our service provision
- managing the Community s finances effectively, including liaising with funding authorities; and
- supporting and leading collaborations and events that build community belonging.

This position does not offer sponsorship and is best suited for a candidate already located in the Preston area.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

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- Senior leadership experience in support to adults with learning disabilities (or transferable skills and experience in a closely-related field).
- Experience leading and managing an organisation to deliver results, and to change in response to risks and opportunities.
- Experience leading and developing diverse teams to flourish, individually and together.
- Good financial planning skills and experience successfully managing a substantial budget.
- Evidence of the ability to think strategically, and work collaboratively to deliver strategy and implement plans.

ABOUT L'ARCHE PRESTON

L Arche Preston is a social care charity, and we support 13 adults with learning disabilities living near the centre of Preston in both a residential setting and a supported living setting.

L Arche Preston opened its first house Moor Fold - in 1998. It has grown since then to include The Loom, a development of supported living flats a short distance away. The community is made up of adults with learning disabilities, employed assistants, Committee members, and many other community members who are not employed, but are long-term friends and/or past employees. The Community is especially enriched by a number of members who have known the community since its beginnings and has a rich and vibrant Community life.

A full job description and person specification can be found in the Recruitment Pack.

To apply, please submit your CV and answer the questions from our online application form.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 30 March 2025, at 23:59

Interviews will take place on the week commencing 7 April 2025.

Please also read our privacy notice for job applicants.

As well as joining our friendly Community, where you will be well supervised and supported, and benefit from L'Arche mentorship program, there are some other benefits you get by working for us:

- Joining shared meals since cooking and having a meal together is what we are all about.
- Paid sick leave.
- Enhanced Maternity, Adoption/Surrogacy, and Paternity Pay (depending on length of service, details available on request).
- Interest free loans and salary advances available.
- Free eye tests and a contribution towards the cost of glasses if you need them for work.
- Free DBS / PVG checks.
- Free Blue Light Card.
- Professional membership fees paid if they are directly relevant to your role.
- Free Employee Assistance Programme available to everyone.
- Up to 5 days paid compassionate leave.
- Up to 6 days paid (pro rata) for time off for emergency dependents leave.
- Carer and Childminder costs available in some circumstances to facilitate attendance at residential meetings.
- Paid mileage costs at HMRC rate.
- Specialist bereavement counselling for employees and their family members.
- Access to the Bike to Work scheme.

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