Head of Supported Living in Dudley

This role is a fixed term contract for up to 12 months. Closing Date: 5th January 2026.

As the Head of Supported Living, you will be responsible for overseeing and developing supported living services for adults with learning disabilities within the charity. The role ensures that services are person-centred, high-quality and compliant with regulatory and organisational standards while empowering individuals to live independently and achieve their goals. Leading culture and change with integrity, collaboration and transparency sits at the heart of the role. The role responsibilities will ensure that the Trust is able to support more people with a learning disability, autism and mental health problems to lead healthy, active and equal lives.

Our ambition is to become a leader in social and green care integration through the alignment of the personalisation agenda, technological enhancement and advancement, and holistic health and wellbeing. To achieve this ambition we will transform our services to ensure that they are effective, efficient and impact and outcomes focussed. The role will be responsible for continuous value for money service enhancement and will deliver significant growth ensuring close and meaningful relationships with authorities, commissions and private markets resulting in increased funding and healthy waiting lists for the homes and services provided. The post will be responsible for a significant budget and will require the financial acumen to manage this effectively.

As a direct report to a member of the Executive Management Team (EMT), the role becomes a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and will be pivotal in delivering an ambitious transformation agenda and delivering the charities Brilliant Future Strategy.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Safeguarding Adults Level 5 or equivalent / Leadership in Health and Social Care level 5 or equivalent are desirable not essential to the role.
• Experience of leading housing management services within a context of delivering supported living.
• Experience and knowledge of Care Quality Commission regulations as they relate to supported living would be a distinct advantage.
• Experience of working and leading teams in not for profit and voluntary sector organisations which deliver services for adults with learning disabilities and autism.
• Experience in coaching and mentoring for success.
• Experience in significant budget management responsibilities.
• Experience in seeking new growth opportunities that are aligned to business strategy.
• Significant experience of managing change, successful service redesign and transformation in particular lean thinking and other typical models.
• Experience of successfully leading teams to affect and embed change through powerful communications and engagement.
• Experience in the development and implementation of policy and procedure.
• Experience of leading teams over a wide geographical location combining hybrid working styles.

Location & Travel:

West Midlands, Gloucestershire and Hertfordshire. The role will cover our communities at Stourbridge (West Midlands), Grange Village & Oaklands Park (Gloucestershire) and St Albans & Delrow Watford (Hertfordshire). You will be based at one of the communities within the region with regular travel between communities. Due to frequent travel, we think someone in the Stourbridge (West Midlands) or Gloucestershire areas would be suited. Please note you will be required to travel every week and need to spend a few days at each community a month. You will be required to attend quarterly leadership away days and other meetings which will require overnight stays.

Camphill Village Trust is an equal opportunity employer. Camphill Village Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant pre-employment checks including a DBS check.

Excited? Read our pack, look at our strategy and know that you would be joining an amazing Trust, a brilliant team and that you would have the ability to make a real difference. Your application should include your CV and a supporting statement of no less than one page detailing why you would like to work for the Trust and how your skills and experience meet the job description and person specification.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

The charity:

Established in 1954, Camphill Village Trust is a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health. Our focus on humanity and nature was inspired by our past and remains key to the Trust’s ethos today. This is reflected in our focus on social and green care integration, valuing everyone's contribution, enabling personal pathways to development, celebrating the changing seasons and respecting the rhythm of natural life. We operate in both rural and urban communities building on our care (social) farming legacy.

Benefits:

• Life cover for all employees so families will receive payment if a colleague dies at work (subject to cover terms and conditions).
• Employees who introduce a friend to work with us receive £150 through payroll (Terms & Conditions apply).
• Employee assistance programme with 24/7 helpline for advice and support. Also available to your immediate family.
• We contribute to a pension scheme along with your personal contributions.
• Annual leave entitlement 25 days per year PLUS statutory bank and national holidays.
• Free parking at most communities.