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SalaryJob Title:Regional Director - Momenta Connect
Location: South East - Home Based with Regular Travel to Sites within Central London and the South East
Salary: £90,000 - £100,000 per annum dependent on experience plus Car Allowance and Annual Performance Bonus
This role will commence in September 2024.
About the Role
We are looking for a Regional Director who will be accountable for a portfolio of services that form part of our newly established wellbeing division of the organisation - Momenta Connect.
Momenta Connect is formed by three organisations.
- WPA - a leading specialist provider of attendance and safeguarding support to schools and academies based in Croydon and operating over the South East.
- London Children''s Practice - a specialist provider of diagnostic and therapeutic support for young people based in Central London; and
- ADL - an online provision to maintain and rebuild a young person’s connection with education.
This role is charged with ensuring that our services deliver all elements of performance as specialised in their developmental plans, budget and group-wide expectations. The role includes the maintenance and improvement of quality, staff retention and well-being, financial performance, sustainability, and growth.
As Regional Director you will be the lead for the portfolio of service and will hold ultimate safeguarding responsibility as a priority. You will work collaboratively with the organisation to drive all aspects of growth and working practices.
You do not have to have sector experience for this role, however, a strong background in commercial and leadership and ability to motivate and manage cross-functional teams is important.
Key accountabilities
To lead, line manage and hold accountable, the Senior Leadership teams within the services and work with them and their
management teams to produce and deliver service plans, covering: progress and achievement, health and safety, regulatory compliance, cost management, growth, staff engagement and development, profit, and growth. The individual service plans will fit within the overall wellbeing division strategy.
Accountabilities include:
- Provision of strong leadership, based on a clear vision, direction of development and the outcomes to be achieved
- Lead weekly service calls with all direct reports to share and promote key group information
- Conduct regular service visits to both support and challenge the operational team
- Complete and document performance management meetings with all direct reports
- Monitor and report on performance across the regional portfolio
- Provide overall leadership in key areas of delivery, and undertake cross divisional projects/support, as agreed with the Executive Team
- Support the tendering of new contracts and annual renewals. Support leadership teams to financially model new services
Experience and Skills
Essential Experience:
- Strategic thinker, ideally with a management background
- Commercial experience
- New service/growth experience
- Strong leadership style with ability to manage and motivate cross-functional teams
- Collaborative approach, proactive, problem solver and outcome focused
- Experience of managing risks and controls and overseeing effective governance
- Confidence to ‘stand tall’, challenge thinking where appropriate, and to facilitate and build consensus
- Ability to multi-task and work efficiently under pressure
Skills Include:
- Ability to combine support and challenge of direct reports
- Ability to mentor staff reporting into this role
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
- Demonstrate commercial awareness
- Demonstrate financial awareness
- Excellent communication skills, particularly in regard to communicating at a senior level both within and outside of the organisation
- Strong team working skills
- High-level leadership and motivational skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Results driven
About the Group
Outcomes First Group is the leading provider of specialist education in the UK. We exist to give neurodivergent children and young people access to a great education that caters to their specific needs, abilities and aspirations.
There are three brands in our Outcomes First family: Acorn Education, Options Autism and Momenta Connect. Together, we educate, care for and support children, young people, and adults across the UK, empowering them to be happy and make their way in the world.
Our Vision
We believe that with a great education, every neurodivergent pupil can thrive and make their way in the world.
Our Mission
Every day we improve the lives of our pupils, their families, and local communities through a relentless focus on wellbeing and learning.
Our Promise
We are kind to ourselves and each other...We work together... and we make things happen.
Our Promise sits alongside our Vision and Mission. It describes the sort of people we are and our commitment to how we treat each other, work together, and behave.
It represents what’s truly important to us as individuals and as a team. It is easily translatable into behaviours we all practice and experience every day. It''s the golden thread that runs through every leader, team and individual.
Why work for us?
Your wellbeing is very important to us, and we know that being able to choose the benefits that suit you and your family will support your wellbeing.
Whatever your role and wherever you’re located, you’ll love VISTA, our flexible benefits platform which lets you tailor your benefits package.
And when your circumstances change…no problem. You can flex, trade and add to your benefits package to suit your circumstances.
- 4 day working week (applicable after probation - rest day as agreed with your line manager - T&Cs apply)
- Holidays starting at 25 days per annum with options to buy an additional 5 days
- Critical illness cover and life assurance options
- Company Pension with options to increase your contributions
- Private medical and dental Insurance
- 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
- Eco-Car Scheme
- “Your Wellbeing Matters"- access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
- Career development opportunities
- Professional support networks and groups
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Winner UK Best Workplaces for Women™ Awards 2023, for the past 3 years.
Winner UK Great Place to Work™ Awards 2024, for the past 5 years.
