A Great Opportunity to Manage in Direct Services
Salary range: £61,653 - £65,181 p.a. inc. London weighting
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.
The Post
As Team Manager for Building Opportunities, you will take operational leadership of two day centres, each providing high quality support for autistic adults and vulnerable customers with diverse needs. This is a role for a leader who thrives in regulated care environments and understands the standards required to deliver safe, dignified, CQC aligned practice every day.
You will drive a campus style service that promotes independence, inclusion and meaningful outcomes. From developing personalised life skills programmes, to ensuring robust risk assessments and support planning, you will create an environment where customers’ rights, aspirations and safety are always central.
Your impact goes beyond day to day operations.
You’ll expand our Autism agenda within Brent, develop innovative partnerships (such as Brent Start), support the growth of our social enterprise model, secure new funding streams, and ensure buildings are maintained to regulatory standards. With responsibility for staff development, accreditation processes, policy adherence, and a complex budget, this is a role for someone who wants to build services, build people, and build opportunities.
The Person
You will be an experienced, values driven manager who knows what excellent day centre provision looks like and what it takes to achieve it. You will understand regulatory and CQC expectations, safeguarding duties, health and safety requirements, building compliance, and the responsibility that comes with supporting vulnerable adults. You will inspire confidence in staff, modelling positive approaches to behaviour and embedding a culture of continuous improvement.
You will be confident leading Team Leaders and support workers, offering strong supervision, performance management, and a commitment to continuing professional development that lifts the whole service.
Collaboration will be one of your strengths and you will work well with carers, families, care managers, community partners and professionals to ensure customer centred, dignified support. You will be skilled at managing risk, navigating complex situations, resolving concerns, and making evidence based decisions. Motivated, resilient and creative, you will balance compassion with high standards, and you’re ready to lead two centres where quality, opportunity and customer wellbeing are paramount.
We know people achieve their best when they feed valued. At Brent, you’ll benefit from:
* Up to 33 days annual leave (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays
* Excellent pension with generous employer contributions (LGPS)
* Hybrid and flexible working options available for most roles
* Supportive family-friendly policies for parent, guardians, and carers
* Health and wellbeing support, including access to eye test support and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
* Financial support such as education sessions, childcare deposit loans, and season ticket loans
* Travel perks including affordable parking nearby, a Cycle to Work scheme, and great onsite facilities
* Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career
* Access to My Brent Rewards with exclusive discounts on shopping, travel, leisure, and entertainment
Closing date: 22 February 2026 (23:59)
Additional Information
If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.
The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.
Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us.
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