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Service Delivery Lead – Operations (Interim with a view to permanent)

Service Delivery Lead – Operations (Interim with a view to permanent)

Organisation: Creative Living Centre

Locations: Bury

Salary: £33,500.00

Working Hours: Part-Time (Circa 28 Hours per week, open to negotiation (Tuesday to Friday)
Suggested working pattern : Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9am – 5pm, Friday 9am - 3pm)

Type: Fixed term

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Job Description

 As a member of the Creative Living Centre (CLC) Management Team, the Service Delivery Lead will ensure the effective and efficient delivery of our mental health support services, including operational model, quality standards, planning, record keeping, project management and staff supervision. In this role the job holder is responsible for ensuring that people and resources are managed safely and effectively, delivering a high-quality service to members. The Service Delivery Lead will build excellent working relationships with staff, members, and other partners of the CLC while supporting with implementation and delivery of CLC Strategy.  

Key Responsibilities 

  • Therapy coordination.
  • Development of pathways in frontline Service Delivery
  • Administrative tasks relating to the day-to-day running of the service including but not limited to timetabling activities, room bookings, event planning
  • Buildings management
  • Monitor and ensure positive experiences and outcomes for users.
  • Ensure high quality record keeping and data governance.
  • Ensure that all service policies and procedures are adhered to across the service and contribute to the review of policies and processes where required
  • Support with the implementation and delivery of training across the service and support to identify any training needs within the team
  • Support with monitoring and evaluation of service delivery and provide detailed reports to senior management, trustees and funding bodies as required.
  • Represent the Service at relevant meetings, nationally, regionally and locally, as appropriate
  • Compliance with legal, quality and funder requirements, including Information Governance, Health and Safety, Employment Law, Equal Opportunities, Diversity and Inclusion, Business Continuity, etc. 


 Safeguarding 

  • Designated CLC Safeguarding Lead (DSL), providing safeguarding leadership and advice to staff and therapists.
  • ​Confidently supporting and reporting/escalating cases of varying complexity to the relevant support services.
  • Running safeguarding training for new staff and volunteers.
  • Ensuring safeguarding reports and other documentation are maintained. 


Therapy Coordination 

  • Manage the provision of therapy, including waiting lists, allocation to service users, quarterly meetings with therapists and reporting on student therapists on placement.


Building Management Responsibilities 

  • Act as the CLC Health and Safety Lead, monitoring and managing health & safety requirements and ensuring that risk assessments and checks are carried out and recorded.
  • Oversight and responsibility for the onsite cafe ensuring food safety and hygiene standards are adhered to
  • Ensure the CLC has well-managed and safe facilities including the meeting and therapy rooms, kitchen/café area, reception and toilets, to meet the service delivery needs.
  • Manage IT, CCTV and telecom services and improve the use of digital tools and processes within the operations function.

Hours Per Week: Circa 28 hours per week

Role Type/Cause: Advice and Information, Care Management, Health, Medical, Management, Mental Health, Operations, Practitioner, Senior Management, Social Welfare

Flexible Working: Flexitime, Part time

This position can not be job shared

This position is not suitable as a secondment opportunity

Contact Name: Lorna Wilson

Contact Details: [email protected]

Application Instructions:

Please send a CV and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the criteria based on the job description and person specification on our website to [email protected]. The closing date for applications is 19th May 2025.  


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Closes on 19 May 2025

Interviews week commencing 26 May 2025

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