Job Title: Head of Service- Lincolnshire

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.

Carers First is a charity that works directly with, and for unpaid carers, providing personalised information, advice and tailored support making it easier for those caring for someone else to continue living their lives to the fullest.

We have a committed, dedicated staff team and you could be just the person we are looking for to join us to make that valuable difference in carer’s lives. We live and work through our values in all that we achieve by being positive, collaborative and ambitious and we have clear plans to scale our reach, support and impact for carers.

About this role

As a Head of Service- Lincolnshire your responsibilities would include:

• Lead, inspire, manage and develop the Carers Support Service across Lincolnshire.
• Work in co-production with carers to ensure that all services are exceptional, well led, safe, innovative and contribute to making a positive difference in the lives of carers.
• Build effective relationships and partnerships with Commissioners, other organisations, partners and key stakeholders to create better outcomes for carers.
• Take an active role in implementing the charity’s strategy in conjunction with the Director of Services.

About you

To be successful in this role you will need -

• At least 2 years of experience as a strong leader and manager with the ability to inspire, motivate and support staff and volunteers working remotely in the community.
• Ability to forge and sustain strong, positive and productive partnerships with Commissioners, partner organisations, funders, regulators and key stakeholders.
• Evidenced experience and working knowledge of social care and health sectors.
• Proven track record of leading successful change programmes across a team.
• Level 4 in Safeguarding, or a willingness to work towards this, ensuring legal compliance and good practice in safeguarding.
• Proven track record of leading the planning, development and delivery of high-quality services, in co-production with those using services and other key stakeholders.
• Ability to interpret and evidence the outputs, outcomes and impact of services/projects and to distil insight to promote continuous service improvements.
• Record of actively promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in operational services.
• Excellent verbal communicator and a highly accomplished writer or visual creator, capable of conveying clear, persuasive and succinct arguments and issues accurately for a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Financial literacy, with the ability to set, monitor and manage a budget and forecast, ensuring proposed service developments are in line with predicted expenditure.
• A valid UK driving licence with access to a vehicle for essential business purposes across the locality (with consideration of reasonable adjustments as needed).

We are looking for passionate people who are committed to the overall aims and objectives of the Charity. Carers First is committed to providing a supportive, vibrant, diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

Carers First Can Offer You

In return for your contribution, we have an amazing package of staff benefits including 26 days annual leave entitlement which increases with length of service, flexible working options, paid carers leave, access to our work-place pension, staff discount scheme, employee assistance programme and a Benenden Healthcare package. Whatever you are aiming to achieve in your career, we are here to encourage, help and support you grow, through our excellent training and development programmes.

How to apply

To apply for our exciting opportunity and make a real difference to the lives of carers, click on the ‘Apply Now’ button to begin your application. Appointments are subject to Carers First receiving an appropriate disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.

Interview process

All successfully shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role