About the Role
We are looking for a forward‑thinking leader to join us as Associate Director on a full‑time, permanent basis. This key role within our Senior Leadership Team will lead our services and colleagues across Ayrshire and West Dunbartonshire, ensuring excellence in service delivery, regulatory compliance, financial viability and sustainable growth across the geographical area.
This is a hybrid working role, with an expectation of regular, meaningful engagement across our offices and services. Ideally, you will be located within reasonable reach of one of our key hubs in Irvine or Dumbarton.
This is an exciting time to join Cornerstone as we deliver our new strategic plan, Improving Lives Together, built around the following organisational priorities:
* The Foundation – Digital innovation: empowering everything we do
* Pillar 1 – Voices of the people we support at the heart of all decisions
* Pillar 2 – People: leadership, workforce and culture
* Pillar 3 – Financial sustainability: building for the future
* Pillar 4 – Partnership working: collaboration for greater impact
* The Roof – Quality: evidence based improvement
Purpose of the role
As a key member of our Senior Leadership Team, you will be accountable for delivering and growing high quality person‑centred services across your geographical area (Ayrshire and West Dunbartonshire). You will also play a key part in setting direction, leading transformation and ensuring the long‑term success of the organisation.
Your leadership will reflect Cornerstone's values through authentic communication, local partnership building and disciplined operational management.
A detailed overview of responsibilities can be found in the role profile attached to this advert.
What you will bring
* Significant experience in an operational leadership role within health, social care or third sector settings
* Demonstrable knowledge of social care legislation, commissioning and regulatory frameworks
* Proven ability to lead teams, manage performance and foster psychologically safe cultures
* Strong skills in communication, influencing, analysis and problem solving
* Demonstrated experience in compliance, contractual delivery and regulatory standards
* Proven capability in budget management and financial discipline
* A good understanding of coaching, mentoring, reflective practice and values‑led leadership
* Confidence in the use of digital tools, systems and data to support decision making
We are ideally looking for someone who has held a role at this level, but if you’re reading this and wondering if you're quite ready, we’d still love to hear from you. Potential matters as much as expertise and you'll be supported by an experienced Senior Leadership team and given space to develop, stretch and succeed.
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