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Job description
Director of Isle of Man Services & Quality, Performance and Safeguarding
Service: Isle of Man Services & Quality, Performance and Safeguarding
Salary: £85,000 - £95,000 FTE per annum* Additionally £480 FTE per annum home-based working allowance
Location: Homebased with a requirement to be present on the Isle of Man for at least three days/30 hours a week, including regular travel to our London Head Office.
Contract & Hours: Permanent, 37 hours per week. We offer flexible working arrangements.
Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
Family Action supports people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities. We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.
Are you an innovative, inspirational leader, who is solution focused and passionate about making a difference? Do you have the energy and focus to lead an extraordinary combination of services for children and families across the Isle of Man and take organisational responsibility for quality, performance and safeguarding?
Do you have a proven track record of delivering safe, excellent, inclusive services and cultivating quality and diversity? Are you hungry to show how you can drive system change? Are you looking for a diverse, ambitious and fast paced organisation where you can be part of the Executive leadership team – if so, you have found it.
About the Role:
The Director’s primary function is to provide strategic, operational and professional leadership across Family Action’s services on the Isle of Man (children’s residential homes, secure accommodation, short-stay homes, wraparound and edge of care services, semi independent accommodation, aftercare services, family support and Family Time) - ensuring consistently high-quality, safe, trauma informed practice and provision that meets statutory requirements and best practice standards.
The Director will be the organisational lead for quality assurance, performance and safeguarding, responsible for designing, implementing and assuring robust governance, oversight, and continuous improvement frameworks. They will collaborate closely with Manx Care, Commissioners, partners, multi agency safeguarding arrangements, and internal teams to deliver exceptional outcomes for looked after children, care leavers and families - modelling the organisation’s values; people focus, can do, excellence and mutual respect.
Main Responsibilities:
• Provide executive leadership for Residential, Wraparound, Edge of Care, Leaving and Aftercare services, Family Support and Family Time on the Isle of Man ensuring alignment with organisational strategy and contract specifications.
• Develop high-quality, trauma informed, therapeutic approaches across all services, ensuring models reflect emerging research, innovation, and best practice.
• Serve as the strategic lead for safeguarding, ensuring compliance with organisational safeguarding procedures and statutory requirements.
• Establish, monitor and report on Quality Assurance frameworks, including audits, inspections, risk management, incident reporting, and service performance.
• Ensure all residential services, including secure accommodation, operate in accordance with the Children and Young Persons Act and relevant inspection and regulatory frameworks.
• Advise senior leaders and governors/trustees on matters relating to Residential, Wraparound, Edge of Care, Leaving and Aftercare, Family Support and Family Time provision on the Isle of Man and quality assurance, performance and safeguarding across Family Action.
• Direct line management of two Deputy Directors and overseeing budgets to ensure efficient, cost-effective service delivery. Championing the sharing of learning, the development of staff and volunteers and best practice across services to support continuous improvement and innovation.
• Strategic and accountable leadership, leading the Directorate by motivating and galvanizing the team to achieve the highest quality services maximising outcomes for the children and families we support.
• Be part of the Executive Group of Directors and the Chief Executive, influencing organisational development and decision-making, resource allocation and future strategy.
Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
• Passionate about social justice, improving life chances and supporting children, young people and adults on the Isle of Man.
• Passionate about leading quality, performance and safeguarding across an entire organisation, and being part of a high-performing executive team leading an exciting and fast-paced charity.
• Extensive senior leadership experience in children’s social care with significant leadership experience in regulated environments.
• Proven responsibility for safeguarding, statutory compliance, quality assurance and regulatory engagement. And who has
• Proven experience working with vulnerable children, young people, and complex families, including trauma-informed practice.
• Highly robust, able to prioritise multiple workflows and issues and a fantastic and inclusive leader that can inspire their Directorate, peers and other senior leaders across Family Action.
• Present on the Isle of Man for a minimum of three days/30 hours a week and to attend Executive Group meetings in London once a month.
• Appointments are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks and Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service – Enhanced and children’s barred list.
Benefits:
- an annual paid leave entitlement of 30 working days plus bank holidays
- up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- flexible working arrangements with the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- eye care, winter flu jabs vouchers and cycle to work scheme
- professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities
Closing date - Thursday 21st May at 23:59.
Interviews and assessment - week commencing 1st or 8th June via Microsoft Teams.
If you would like to discuss the selection process or the potential for flexible working, please see email address provided on the Family Action job advert for David Holmes.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We also encourage applications from candidates with lived experience of the people we serve. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and we strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support.
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and also, we will make reasonable adjustments on the job where required. All candidates with a disability are welcome to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and request priority consideration for an interview, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role.
To help remove financial barriers, we will reimburse reasonable travel costs if you attend an interview in person.
*Salaries are typically not offered at the top of the range and will be based on the level of skill and expertise of the successful candidate and internal equity.
Organisation
Family Action
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Registered Charity
501 - 1000
Registered Charity
501 - 1000
Family Action is an award-winning national charity working from the heart of local communities across England and Wales.
Posted on: 06 May 2026
Closing date: 21 May 2026 at 23:30
Job ref: 1760
Tags: Campaigns, Communications, Policy, Advocacy, Business Development, Operations, Compliance / Quality, Delivery, Partnerships, Qualitative, Quantitative, Safeguarding, Strategy, Governance / Management
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job description
Location: Rotherham
Mentored by: Regional Head
Type of Employment: Full-time
Hours of Work: 40 hours per week
Days of work: Monday-Friday
Pay Level: £48,000
The Really NEET Project is seeking a highly skilled and passionate Special Educational Needs Coordinator to lead & strengthen the quality of our SEND provision across the region.
The SENCo will drive excellence in SEND practice, support staff development, and ensure that statutory responsibilities are fulfilled with professionalism and care.
Working collaboratively with staff, external agencies, families and local authorities, the SENCo will help shape an inclusive environment where every young person can thrive.
Some of the key areas include:
- Champion and embed high standards, values and inclusive practices in SEND across the centre.
- Provide effective line management to the Pastoral Caseworker, including regular supervision and developmental coaching.
- Lead and contribute to self-improvement audits in SEND and education, ensuring recommendations are fully implemented.
- Advocate confidently for yourself, staff, young people, and their families within an inclusive practice.
- Act as a key point of accountability to Local Authorities and Ofsted.
- Present clear and accurate reports on SEND performance and provision to internal and external stakeholders.
- Work closely with Teaching, Learning and Assessment Coordinators (TLAs) to deliver EHCP outcomes effectively.
- Support the embedding of adaptive teaching strategies across the provision.
Our Benefits:
- 10 weeks paid holiday per year (during school holidays)
- Vitality Health package (with no employee excess to pay on claims)
- Royal London Pension Scheme
- Job valuations to ensure competitive salaries
- 45p per mile for any work related journeys
- Annual 2 night staff Getaway
- Christmas spending voucher
- Regular social activities
- Annual Employee Wellbeing budget
- Occupational Health Offer
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave policies
- Foster & Kinship Policy – time off for training
- Time of for fertility/IVF treatments & appointments
- Bespoke CDP Opportunities
What to expect from the recruitment process:
- Application form submitted and reviewed by the panel
- Shortlisted candidates invited to a first stage interview
- Candidates who are successful at the first stage interview will be invited for a second stage assessment which may consist of an in tray task, scenario presentation or microteach along with time with the learners and a tour of the workplace.
- Candidate selection – the panel will review any applications and a selection decision made
- Recruitment Manager will make contact with applicants to let them know the outcome of their interviews
All applications must be submitted by 31st May 2026 with interviews being held the following 2 weeks. All candidates should be notified of the outcome of interviews within 3 working days. (subject to change)
For more information on this role and our organization please visit our website
Please note that we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners and expect all those who work with us to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undertake a DBS Enhanced Clearance check (Disclosure and Barring Service) and complete a Self Disclosure.
Application Instructions
Please review the Job Description and Job Pack and complete and return the Application form to Katy Middleton-Groom, the Business Support Lead.
Organisation
Posted on: 06 May 2026
Closing date: 31 May 2026 at 14:41
Tags: Education, Youth / Children
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Telford, Telford and Wrekin (On-site)
£31,080 per year
Full-time
Permanent
Job description
Location: Telford
Mentored by: Teaching, Learning and Assessment Coordinator
Type of Employment: Full-time
Hours of Work: 40 hours per week
Days of work: Monday – Friday
Pay Level: £31,080
In this role, you won’t just teach our Change Curriculum— you’ll change trajectories by becoming a trusted role model, advocate, and guide, helping young people develop the skills, resilience, and confidence they need to progress into education or training, employment, and independence.
If you are empathetic, resilient, and driven to make a real impact, this is your opportunity to transform lives and shape futures
Some of the key responsibilities include:
- Deliver our Change Curriculum
- Plan fun and engaging lessons that consider individual learning needs and abilities.
- Monitor progress, engagement and achievement.
- Use data to identify learning gaps and plan targeted improvements.
- Develop and evaluate course materials and curriculum delivery.
- Report outcomes to the Teaching, Learning and Assessment Lead.
- Work closely with the Teaching, Learning and Assessment Lead to set priorities.
- Contribute to initiatives that promote inclusive and differentiated teaching.
- Support a culture of psychological safety, vulnerability-based trust and a clear purpose.
Our Benefits:
- 10 weeks paid holiday per year (during school holidays)
- Vitality Health package (with no employee excess to pay on claims)
- Royal London Pension Scheme
- Job valuations to ensure competitive salaries
- 45p per mile for any work related journeys
- Annual 2 night staff Getaway
- Christmas spending voucher
- Regular social activities
- Annual Employee Wellbeing budget
- Occupational Health Offer
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave policies
- Foster & Kinship Policy – time off for training
- Time of for fertility/IVF treatments & appointments
- Bespoke CDP Opportunities
What to expect from the recruitment process:
- Application form submitted and reviewed by the panel
- Shortlisted candidates invited to a first stage interview
- Candidates who are successful at the first stage interview will be invited for a second stage assessment which may consist of an in tray task, scenario presentation or microteach along with time with the learners and a tour of the workplace.
- Candidate selection – the panel will review any applications and a selection decision made
- Recruitment Manager will make contact with applicants to let them know the outcome of their interviews
All applications must be submitted by 15th May 2026 with interviews being held the following 2 weeks. All candidates should be notified of the outcome of interviews within 3 working days. (subject to change)
For more information on this role and our organization please visit our website.
Please note that we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners and expect all those who work with us to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undertake a DBS Enhanced Clearance check (Disclosure and Barring Service) and complete a Self Disclosure.
Organisation
Posted on: 16 April 2026
Closing date: 15 May 2026 at 09:02
Tags: Advocacy, Teaching, Autism, Education, Employment, Homelessness, Mental Health, Mentoring / Coaching, Safeguarding, Wellbeing, Youth / Children
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Telford, Telford and Wrekin (On-site)
£35,560 per year
Full-time
Permanent
Job description
Location: Telford
Mentored by: Teaching, Learning and Assessment Coordinator
Type of Employment: Full-time
Hours of Work: 40 hours per week
Days of work: Monday – Friday
Pay Level: £35,560
In this role, you won’t just teach Maths and English — you’ll change trajectories by becoming a trusted role model, advocate, and guide, helping young people develop the skills, resilience, and confidence they need to progress into education or training, employment, and independence.
If you are empathetic, resilient, and driven to make a real impact, this is your opportunity to transform lives and shape futures
Some of the key responsibilities include:
- Deliver Functional Skills Maths and English teaching (Entry Level 1 to Level 2).
- Plan fun and engaging lessons that consider individual learning needs and abilities.
- Provide in-class support and effective interventions by facilitating lessons that motivate and encourage young people even through difficult experiences.
- Monitor progress, engagement and achievement.
- Use data to identify learning gaps and plan targeted improvements.
- Maintain accurate records, attendance and progress tracking.
- Work closely with the Teaching, Learning and Assessment Lead to set priorities.
- Contribute to initiatives that promote inclusive and differentiated teaching.
- Support a culture of psychological safety, vulnerability-based trust and a clear purpose.
Our Benefits:
- 10 weeks paid holiday per year (during school holidays)
- Vitality Health package (with no employee excess to pay on claims)
- Royal London Pension Scheme
- Job valuations to ensure competitive salaries
- 45p per mile for any work related journeys
- Annual 2 night staff Getaway
- Christmas spending voucher
- Regular social activities
- Annual Employee Wellbeing budget
- Occupational Health Offer
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave policies
- Foster & Kinship Policy – time off for training
- Time of for fertility/IVF treatments & appointments
- Bespoke CDP Opportunities
What to expect from the recruitment process:
- Application form submitted and reviewed by the panel
- Shortlisted candidates invited to a first stage interview
- Candidates who are successful at the first stage interview will be invited for a second stage assessment which may consist of an in tray task, scenario presentation or microteach along with time with the learners and a tour of the workplace.
- Candidate selection – the panel will review any applications and a selection decision made
- Recruitment Manager will make contact with applicants to let them know the outcome of their interviews
All applications must be submitted by 15th May 2026 with interviews being held the following 2 weeks. All candidates should be notified of the outcome of interviews within 3 working days. (subject to change)
For more information on this role and our organization please visit our website
Please note that we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners and expect all those who work with us to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undertake a DBS Enhanced Clearance check (Disclosure and Barring Service) and complete a Self Disclosure.
Organisation
Posted on: 16 April 2026
Closing date: 15 May 2026 at 09:23
Tags: Training / Learning, Teaching, Autism, Education, Mentoring / Coaching, Safeguarding, Youth / Children
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Rotherham, South Yorkshire (On-site)
£35,560 per year
Full-time
Permanent
Job description
Location: Rotherham
Mentored by: Teaching, Learning and Assessment Coordinator
Type of Employment: Full-time
Hours of Work: 40 hours per week
Days of work: Monday – Friday
Pay Level: £35,560
In this role, you won’t just teach Maths and English — you’ll change trajectories by becoming a trusted role model, advocate, and guide, helping young people develop the skills, resilience, and confidence they need to progress into education or training, employment, and independence.
If you are empathetic, resilient, and driven to make a real impact, this is your opportunity to transform lives and shape futures.
Some of the key responsibilities include:
- Deliver Functional Skills Maths and English teaching (Entry Level 1 to Level 2).
- Plan fun and engaging lessons that consider individual learning needs and abilities.
- Provide in-class support and effective interventions by facilitating lessons that motivate and encourage young people even through difficult experiences.
- Monitor progress, engagement and achievement.
- Use data to identify learning gaps and plan targeted improvements.
- Maintain accurate records, attendance and progress tracking.
- Work closely with the Teaching, Learning and Assessment Lead to set priorities.
- Contribute to initiatives that promote inclusive and differentiated teaching.
- Support a culture of psychological safety, vulnerability-based trust and a clear purpose.
Our Benefits:
- 10 weeks paid holiday per year (during school holidays)
- Vitality Health package (with no employee excess to pay on claims)
- Royal London Pension Scheme
- Job valuations to ensure competitive salaries
- 45p per mile for any work related journeys
- Annual 2 night staff Getaway
- Christmas spending voucher
- Regular social activities
- Annual Employee Wellbeing budget
- Occupational Health Offer
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave policies
- Foster & Kinship Policy – time off for training
- Time of for fertility/IVF treatments & appointments
- Bespoke CDP Opportunities
What to expect from the recruitment process:
- Application form submitted and reviewed by the panel
- Shortlisted candidates invited to a first stage interview
- Candidates who are successful at the first stage interview will be invited for a second stage assessment which may consist of an in tray task, scenario presentation or microteach along with time with the learners and a tour of the workplace.
- Candidate selection – the panel will review any applications and a selection decision made
- Recruitment Manager will make contact with applicants to let them know the outcome of their interviews
All applications must be submitted by 15th May 2026 with interviews being held the following 2 weeks. All candidates should be notified of the outcome of interviews within 3 working days. (subject to change)
For more information on this role and our organization please visit our website
Please note that we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners and expect all those who work with us to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undertake a DBS Enhanced Clearance check (Disclosure and Barring Service) and complete a Self Disclosure.
Organisation
Posted on: 16 April 2026
Closing date: 15 May 2026 at 09:16
Tags: Training / Learning, Teaching, Autism, Education, Mentoring / Coaching, Safeguarding, Youth / Children
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Remote
£70,000 - £75,000 per year
Full-time
Permanent
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Job description
Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing low literacy and numeracy levels amongst people in the criminal justice system?
We’ve made substantial progress in recent years, with improvements and expansions to our delivery model and significant growth in our staff team. In Spring 2026, we will launch our refreshed organisational strategy, which will shape our work over the next three years and beyond. To support this growth, we are recruiting for a full time National Director of Operations to lead our delivery across England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and emerging community settings, with an ambition to reach Scotland. This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in scaling our impact and strengthening our presence across the criminal justice system and beyond.
As National Director of Operations, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for our learning programmes in prisons and community settings. You will ensure high‑quality, consistent and accessible delivery, overseeing a team of six Regional Managers and a wider workforce of around 65 staff, volunteers and over 2,000 peer mentors trained each year.
Working closely with senior colleagues, partner organisations and national bodies such as HMPPS, you will drive programme excellence, innovation and partnership working. You will also play a key role in new business development, operational strategy, contractual delivery and ensuring we can reliably demonstrate the impact of our work.
The role requires an experienced operational leader with a deep commitment to improving outcomes for people facing disadvantage. You will bring:
- Senior leadership experience in a complex, multi‑site environment.
- A track record of delivering large-scale programmes and leading distributed teams.
- Strong strategic thinking, problem‑solving and relationship‑building skills.
- Experience working with statutory bodies or large public-sector partners (e.g. HMPPS).
- Excellent judgement, communication skills and the ability to influence at all levels.
- Understanding of the criminal justice system, safeguarding, or alternative education environments (desirable).
- A collaborative, inclusive leadership style aligned with Shannon Trust’s values.
We want to hear from applicants who are as committed to the cause as we are.
This is a home-based role but will require travel around the UK including overnight stays. This role is 5 days per week (35 hours) with working days/hours to be mutually agreed in line with business needs.
Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme. The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.
We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions. This role does require prison security clearance, so we will need to ask for details of any relevant criminal convictions before an offer of employment is finalised.
Interviews, which will be held online, are planned for the w/c 18th May.
Application Instructions
All applications must include a CV and covering letter of no more than 2 pages which outlines your suitability for the role and how you meet the person specification.
Organisation
Posted on: 13 April 2026
Closing date: 11 May 2026 at 17:00
Tags: Operations, Education, Prison, Governance / Management
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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