Job title: Interim Director of Operations
Location: Mirfield, WF14 0DQ (with hybrid working available)
Salary: £70,000 - £80,000/pa (FTE & DOE)
Working hours: Full-time (37hrs) 
Length of contract: 9-12 months

Closing date: 22nd March 2023

Hollybank Trust, founded in 1954 has achieved a reputation of attaining very high care standards, working with children, young people and adults who have profound and multiple learning disabilities and complex needs. We are a dynamic, forward-thinking, and progressive organisation with a person-centred approach encompassing everything we do. We operate from four sites including Holmfirth, South Kirkby, Barnsley, and Mirfield.

We are now looking for an experienced and proactive Director of Operations to join us on an interim, full-time basis. The successful applicant will be responsible for leading operational delivery of Adult Residential Services within the Trust.

The key aim for this role is the delivery of greater integration and high quality, personalised services for the people we support, and to further enhance this via effective electronic rotas and workforce planning, along with the introduction of a digital care planning system.

Key aspects of the role:

• Manage the quality, compliance, financial performance and development of the adult services, operating at all times in line with our values.
• Deliver high quality, cost effective and holistic service provision, ensuring KPIs are monitored and achieved.
• Design and deliver outcome-focussed ways of working with the operational management teams to ensure the highest quality standards are attained by each service through an integrated and collaborative approach.
• Plan, manage and implement digital care planning in adult services and co-ordinate with children’s service for a seamless approach across the Trust.
• Improve electronic rota planning to maximise the available workforce in a cost effective way, and that is centrally visible for other teams who support the service.

This is not an exhaustive list, so applicants are encouraged to read the full job description prior to applying for this role.

What do you need?

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care/educated to degree level (or equivalent experience).
• A thorough understanding of the requirements of CQC registration and compliance with CQC and other appropriate regulations, legislation, and guidance.
• Substantial experience of successfully managing and motivating multi-site staff teams; establishing and effectively monitoring performance to meet targets and KPI’s.
• Excellent digital skills and confidence to support others to embrace digital tools.

What we offer:

• A competitive salary and great pension scheme.
• An employee rewards scheme with retail discounts and more.
• A comprehensive employee assistance program, including support for mental health, a company sick pay scheme, and a life insurance benefit.
• A fantastic, open, and supportive working environment.

Hollybank Trust is committed to Safeguarding vulnerable people, and our Safer Recruitment process requires all employees to have an Enhanced DBS check and reference checks in line with our Recruitment policy.

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We want people from underrepresented groups such as Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBTQIA+) communities to succeed at Hollybank Trust and our policies and procedures ensure that this can happen. Click here to find out more about our approach to equality and diversity.

Hollybank Trust is a Disability Confident employer. We are actively working to recruit and retain people with disabilities and long-term health conditions into our work force. If you are an applicant who has a disability, you will be offered an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the job.

Please read the job description for further details and for informal queries please contact Jodie Edgar-Brown on 01924 490833 or via email j.edgar-brown@hollybanktrust.com