Office team vacancies

Children’s Service Manager

Are you an experienced leader looking for a new challenge in children’s SEND services? Do you want to work somewhere that makes a real difference – and offers room to grow?

This is a key role within our management team, reporting directly to CEO and with the autonomy to shape how services are delivered and improve the quality of our offer. You’ll oversee two experienced Team Leaders and a team of sessional workers, ensuring services are safe, high-quality and responsive to the needs of the children and families we support.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and further develop a range of children’s SEND services (ages 5–18)
• Support and supervise two Team Leaders (admin/referrals and session delivery)
• Collaborate with our Recruitment Manager to build and retain a skilled team
• Oversee staff inductions, training, and ongoing development
• Monitor service quality and support staff with on-the-ground issues
• Maintain a strong presence in sessions, offering support and coaching where needed
• Contribute to service improvement and long-term planning as part of our services leadership team.

Details 

• Location: Woking, Surrey
• Salary: £35,000 – £37,000 per year
• Job Type: Full-time, Permanent (will consider 4 days)
• Schedule: Monday to Friday with some evenings and 1–2 Saturdays per month
• Benefits: 29 days holiday + bank holidays, free training, progression opportunities

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Learning Disability and Autism Trustee

The LD & Autism Trustee is a new position and reflects our commitment to enhancing our service delivery and meeting best practice in LD services. The role holder will provide strategic oversight and advise on our children, young people and adult services and provide challenge to our Senior Management Team. You will live in Woking or surrounding area so that you can regularly visit our services.

LinkAble has refreshed its Mission, Vision and Values and created a 3 year Strategic Plan that focusses on organisational growth and development. Key to our future sustainability is to develop new services and revise our business models. We hold a Surrey County Council Shorts Breaks Contract and are about to tender for a new contract for young people and adults aged 16+.

Key responsibilities 

• Collaborate with the CEO, Service Managers and services team to support the implementation of LinkAble’s 3-year Strategic Plan, focusing on organisational growth and development.
• Provide strategic guidance and oversight on service delivery, ensuring we are safe, adhering to best practice and complaint with regulatory bodies
• Evaluate and advise on initiatives such as support planning, person-centre care, outcomes monitoring, safeguarding, Ofsted and CQC compliance, Positive
• Behaviour Support, Co-Production principles and so on.
• You will also contribute to our digital transformation project that ensures our parents and carers experience a good customer journey when booking and paying for sessions.
• Ensure the security and GDPR compliance of digital systems
• Review Safeguarding incidents, identify patterns, lead on lessons learned and active learning set sessions and present on the handling of safeguarding concerns to the Board.
• Participate in the Programme Committee sessions, and other relevant committees to contribute your expertise.

Please note this is an unpaid voluntary position. Evening Trustee meetings are held about every 6 weeks (via Teams). Comprehensive Induction and training is provided, as is support from an experienced and knowledgeable trustee and staff team. The LD & Autism trustee will participate in our Programme Committee and other relevant Committees (Fundraising, Risk and Compliance) in addition to the Board Meetings. The time commitment overall is roughly 1-2 days a month

Download the role profile below for more information. 

To apply

Please contact LinkAble CEO,  Sue Stockman for an informal discussion: [email protected]