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London, Greater London (On-site) 6.64 miles
£34,814 - £38,683
Full-time
Permanent

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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!

Job description

Salary: £34,814 - £38,683

Job Level: 4A

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week 

Shifts: Term Time: Monday – Thursday & Sunday (including some evening work). School Holidays: Monday – Friday.

Accountable to: Head of Children and Family Services

Department: Children and Family Services

Location: The Hub, Finchley

Do you have experience of leading teams in delivering high quality, responsive, holistic services for neurodivergent children and young people? Perhaps you have previously worked within special educational needs settings or residential settings with young people? Do you have a natural ability to lead, motivate and influence others with initiative and enthusiasm? If so, this role may be of interest to you!

About The Hub and Short Breaks service:

For over 20 years Norwood has run a Short Break service called Unity for young people on Sundays and during school holidays. Many families have benefited from this service, and it remains popular with families and local authority commissioners. There is a waiting list of children and young people across Barnet and Herts who wish to access this provision.

That’s why as part of our recently launched strategy, we’re expanding the Short Break Service offering, to support families and young people with a variety of choice and cohort-based opportunities including after school clubs. The opening of the Hub allows the expansion of activities throughout the week, term-time, and during school holidays, evenings and weekends.

With a recent refurbishment, we can now offer a location dedicated to supporting children throughout the week. The building has outdoor space, a sensory room, kitchen, activity rooms and multipurpose spaces which allow children the opportunity to thrive in a bespoke space for them.

The Children and Family Service Department will deliver an ambitious Whole Family Centred, Strengths and Needs Based Model to empower children, young people, and their families. This expert-led coordinated approach underpinned by robust governance and outcome and impact measures will seek to ensure families with a neurodivergent or neurodevelopmentally disabled child can realise their full potential and thrive. The objectives for each team member will be clear, ensuring a meaningful and positive impact on those accessing the services, with consistency in support and communications, and the ability to access services required effectively.

About the role:

This is one of a number of new vacancies being recruited as part of a dedicated team for the further development of the Hub and Short Breaks offering to extend the reach to more children and young people throughout the week. 

As the Hub and Short Breaks Operations Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the service, plus take the lead in the growth and development of the service to maximize the reach and opportunities for young people within the community. The role will ensure the service is compliant with Ofsted, offers a varied timetable with clear criteria for each club/activity, undertakes referrals and assessments and works collaboratively with wider Norwood colleagues to flex, grow and change to meet the ever-changing needs of the community. 

You will utilise your existing experience of operational, funding, budget and staff management, plus knowledge of children and young people curriculum to take ownership in shaping and driving the future of our Short Breaks provision through extensive strategic development and innovative ideas for our weekday, weekend and holiday programmes, ensuring Norwood continually responds to the wishes, aspirations and needs reflected by the young people we support to provide a meaningful, flexible and creative offering. 

You will be responsible for all aspects of the management and delivery of the service including the management and recruitment of a team of permanent sessional workers, ad hoc sessional workers and volunteers. You will assess the suitability of young people to participate in the provision, design and develop choice and cohort-based sessions, whilst working within the framework of OFSTED to ensure quality and compliance.

Benefits at Norwood include:

  • The opportunity to work for a leading UK charity
  • Competitive salary & benefits package
  • 21 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays and Jewish festivals where they fall on a working day and work is not permitted (FTE)
  • Workplace Pension Scheme: Plan for your future with confidence.
  • Employee Assistance Programme: We care about your well-being.
  • £300 When You Introduce a Friend: Spread the word and reap the rewards.
  • Free Eye test & Eyewear allowance
  • Access to ‘Blue Light’ discount scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Excellent career progression pathway
  • Enhanced benefits coming in July 2025

Essential skills and experience:

  • Ability to commit to a full-time role with flexibility, covering the shifts required
  • Significant experience of working with neurodivergent children, young people and parents/carers and of facilitating an inclusive child-centred service
  • Experience of working in partnership with other agencies and organisations, with awareness of the support and advice which may be offered
  • Recent experience of managing contract compliance with a demonstrable knowledge of regulatory frameworks (Ofsted, CQC contract compliance etc) and how to put these into practice
  • Experience of financial and budget management
  • An appropriate qualification at Level 3 or equivalent
  • Knowledge and understanding of the range of interventions and approaches that can be used to support disabled children and young people
  • An understanding of various communication aids including Makaton, PECS, AAC etc
  • Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures
  • A team player with strong leadership skills who enjoys working with others to achieve shared goals
  • Excellent communication skills with a flexible style to communicate with people in a form and manner that is consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating
  • Excellent time management skills who can work under pressure to meet deadlines
  • Flexibility, initiative and the ability to respond appropriately to child and family needs
  • Excellent active listening and problem-solving skills
  • Embraces change and responds positively to new opportunities
  • Motivates colleagues to understand the importance of inclusion and encourage them to improve standards of inclusive practice
  • Design and deliver innovative sessions to support neurodivergent young people to develop new skills in a fun environment
  • Develops and maintains mutually beneficial working relationships with key delivery partners
  • Experience using observation to inform assessment and planning
  • Flexibility, initiative and the ability to respond appropriately to child and family needs

About Norwood:

Founded in 1795, Norwood is the oldest Jewish charity in the UK. We support and empower neurodiverse children, their families and people with neurodevelopmental disabilities to live their best lives.

Click here to find out more about Norwood. 

Our Norwood Values and Behaviours underpin everything we do as we continue to support and empower neurodiverse children, their families and people with neurodevelopmental disabilities to live their best lives: 

Here is a short Norwood video highlighting the vital work we do and the people we support.

If this opportunity interests you, please apply today and our Recruitment team will be in touch.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Due to the high number of candidates who apply to our roles at Norwood, please note we can only provide feedback following an interview, if shortlisted.

We actively celebrate everyone's different abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Everyone is welcome and supported in their development at all stages in their journey with us.

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Norwood View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 101 - 500
Posted on: 19 May 2025
Closing date: 31 May 2025 at 23:30
Job ref: 276075CJOB
Tags: Youth / Children, Social / Support Work