Job Introduction
The essentials
- Location: Preston (Lancashire)
- Contract: 12-month Fixed Term Contract
- Salary: £47,710.85 per annum
- Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Affinity Trust Operations Manager – 12 - Month Fixed Term Contract (Preston)
Be the inspiration at the forefront of great teams. Build, lead, transform.
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We're getting ready to welcome people to a new supported living service in Preston and we're looking for an experienced Operations Manager to lead with confidence, purpose, and compassion. Join us in doing what we do best: helping people live life their way.
Your mission (should you choose to accept it)
You’ll be the CQC Registered Manager and the founding force behind a new supported living team. That means:
- Delivering safe, consistent, and person-centred support
- Leading with heart-fostering a culture of respect and value
- Uniting your team to keep the people we support at the centre of everything
- Empowering choice and independence in people’s lives
- Managing budgets effectively
- Ensuring quality and compliance across all your locations
- Taking part in the on-call rota as the Registered Manager for all your locations
What makes this role different
Our new location in Preston is an exciting part of our ambitious growth strategy.
- You’re setting the culture, not adopting it.
- You’ll shape the support we provide, creating something genuine and impactful and not slot into routine.
On top of all of that, you'll be joining us in living our values:
We work together | We have courage | We give our best | People are at the heart of everything we do.
If you share our values, thrive on challenge, creativity, and meaningful connection and have ever thought, “We could do this better” this is your chance to make a real impact.
If you are:
- A natural team-builder who inspires and brings out the best in others
- Skilled in operations and driven by strong values
- Excited to create something extraordinary from the ground up
- Experienced in launching and transitioning new registered support locations
- Calm, compassionate, and confident turning challenges into opportunities
We’re waiting to hear from you
Ready to build something meaningful?
This isn’t just a job - it’s a chance to lead with heart, drive change, and see your impact daily.
Apply now and let’s make it happen, together.
Choose from our benefits that work for you:
- Wagestream: Access your pay as you earn it, plus coaching, vouchers, discounts, and cashback
- Blue Light Card: We’ll cover your membership for discounts at shops and restaurants
- Simply Health: Fully funded health plans with 24/7 GP access and cash back on prescriptions, dental, opticians, and more
- Vivup: Spread the cost of home electronics or a bike through easy salary deductions.
- Buy & Sell Annual Leave: Flexible leave options twice a year.
- Pension & Life Assurance: Automatic enrolment in our Scottish Widows pension and Life Assurance schemes.
For more information reach out to recruitment@affinitytrust.org
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