Description
Coin Street Community Builders is seeking an exceptional leader to join its Leadership Team as Director of Community. This role forms part of a senior job-share arrangement, providing leadership for Coin Street's Community Hub. The successful candidate will have primary responsibility for early years, family support, and safeguarding functions.
The Director of Community will provide strategic leadership for:
- Coin Street Nursery
- The Coin Street Family Hub
- Family support and parenting programmes
- Early years education and childcare
- Safeguarding across the organisation as Designated Safeguarding Lead
- Relationships with children's services partners and commissioners
- Quality assurance, compliance, and continuous improvement
As a member of the Leadership Team, the Director of Community will help shape organisational strategy, contribute to future service development, and ensure children and families remain at the heart of Coin Street's work.
The ideal candidate will have substantial experience of leading children's services and a strong understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing families today. They will bring:
- A strong understanding of early years education and child development
- Experience operating within regulated environments, including Ofsted
- Experience of safeguarding leadership and organisational safeguarding assurance
- Experience working alongside local authority children's services and commissioners
- The ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and complex services
- Experience using evidence, inspection frameworks, and performance information to drive improvement
- Strong partnership-building and influencing skills
- Strategic leadership capability combined with sound operational judgement
In return, the successful candidate will receive:
- A salary of £45,000 per year (pro-rata for part-time)
- 27 days' annual leave (excluding bank holidays)/Equivalent of 35 days annual leave (including Bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time staff
- 8% contributory pension scheme (5% employer contribution, 3% employee contribution)
- Health and wellbeing support, including online mental health therapy sessions
- Free gym membership at Colombo Centre, annual flu jabs
- Commitment to training and development
This is a permanent, part-time role, working 3 days per week.