Job Title: Head of London and Southeast
Salary: £41,200 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 Hours per week
Location: Hybrid working, including home working, but with the ability to travel across all Carers First service areas.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Services to join our teams in London, Essex, and Medway.
As a Head you will be part of our Operations teams, helping to improve the lives of carers through your work. This role will include, leading, planning and managing carers services in London, Essex, and Medway, working in co-production with carers to ensure that services are exceptional, well led, safe, innovative and contribute to making a positive difference in the lives of carers.
To be successful in this role you will have experience of being a dynamic leader, with experience of managing services across multiple geographical regions. With the ability to build and sustain strong positive partnerships with commissioners and key providers. A superb leader and manager with the ability to inspire, motivate and support staff and volunteers working remotely in the communities we serve.
Experience and working knowledge of social care and health sectors and a proven track record of leading successful change programs across teams. If you are passionate about making a difference in the communities we serve, and have the ability to inspire and support teams, we want to hear from you.
We offer hybrid working with occasional travel to Carers First locations, so being commutable to the Services you cover is vital.
In return, you will benefit from working for a charity that delivers a service which makes a real difference to people’s lives. We offer training and development to help you grow your career, good annual leave entitlement, flexible working options, access to our work-place pension, employee assistance programme and a Benenden Healthcare package.
If you are interested in becoming part of our team and have the skills and experience, we are looking for and are passionate about making a real difference then please read the Candidate Pack.
Appointments are subject to Carers First receiving an appropriate disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.
We encourage and welcome applications regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age. If you would like to discuss this role confidentially, please contact us at recruitment@carersfirst.org.uk and we will be happy to organise for one of the Team to contact you.
Please note that if you have not been contacted within two week of submitting your completed Carers First online application form, that your application has not been successful.
Interviews for suitable candidates will be arranged within two week upon receipt of a completed Carers First Application Form
Carers First is an Equal Opportunities Employer
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There are currently 5.7 million unpaid carers in the UK, however carer charities estimate that number could be as high as 10.6 million. Their huge contribution saves our economy £162 billion each year - the cost of a second NHS. Each carer’s needs and situation are unique, but many face similar challenges. They can struggle to balance employment, finances, or their own wellbeing and time for themselves with their caring role. They may not be aware of the help and support available to them - and that is why we are here.
Carers First works directly with, and for, thousands of carers, providing personalised information and tailored support in the way that suits them: online, on the phone, or face to face in their local community. With the help of our supporters and volunteers, we can continue to be there for carers, helping them find balance, and to live their lives to the fullest - today, and for years to come.
Last year, we reached over 376,000 carers through digital services and face to face activities. We have been able to make a material difference in carers’ lives and we can evidence that carers feel more confident, informed and resilient in their caring role.
We are growing, and currently have over 50,000 carers registered with us.
When you join Carers First, you join a vibrant, inclusive, and supportive team who all have a shared interest in supporting unpaid carers to continue living their lives to the fullest, across the country. In a community dedicated to caring, we believe that our employees and volunteers really do make a difference, therefore, we emphasise the importance of learning and development, as well as actively encouraging them to develop their skills with our fantastic learning and development programme. This means that all of our team become the best that they can be, whilst helping others do the same.