Head of Operations
| Company: | CS UK Recruitment Ltd |
|---|---|
| Salary: | from £90,000 a year |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Warrington |
| Working pattern: | On-site |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 5 Nov 2026 |
Summary
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
• 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 to contact@jupiterrecruitment.co.uk
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