Director of People, Learning & Development, The Loddon Foundation Salary £55,000 - £65,000 per annum (Dependant on experience and qualifications) The Loddon Foundation is home to 30 children who all have severe autism and complex learning difficulties. The school provides 52 week care and education provision for our children and young people between the ages of 8-19. We are a dedicated, compassionate organisation; highly regarded as pioneers within the special needs education sector.
We are seeking to appoint a full time Director of People to drive People and Learning strategy for the organisation. You will be responsible for the design and implementation of People initiatives as well as influencing a positive and inclusive organisational culture. As People Lead you will work closely with your Charity Leadership peers, support the CEO and Board of Trustees.
This is an exciting time to join our organisation. We have a dedicated team of professionals with many years' of expertise; working together to deliver the highest quality Care and Education. Ensuring we have dedicated, qualified, engaged and motivated staff is essential to our ongoing success and sustainability.
Applicants must have proven experience in a senior leadership role. Ideally you will have some experience within the education, healthcare or not for profit sectors; however if your achievements in the People and Learning space are significant - and you enjoy the challenge of multiple tasks and supporting the growth and development of others, then this is the role for you. You will be a strategic thinker with strong relationship building and influencing skills, consistently demonstrating a calm approach and resilience.
Your hours of work will be 37.5 hours per week and Bank Holidays are classed as normal working days. In return we offer excellent training opportunities, a fantastic working environment, 10 weeks' holiday, healthcare option, generous company pension scheme, a wellbeing programme and a promise that no one day will be the same as another.
Application Procedure If you are interested in applying for this vacancy please go to: Working At Loddon | Loddon (loddonschool.org) where you will be able to download the Job Description and Person Specification and complete and submit an application form.
To discuss the role in more detail please contact Sarah Jeffrey or Danielle Jewers on 01256 884600.
The closing date for applications is 13 th December 2024 with interviews either the following week or 6/7 January.
The Loddon Foundation Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.