Regional IAP Manager

Lead with faith. Strengthen services. Transform lives.

Langley Trust is seeking an experienced, values-led Regional IAP Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership across our Independent Approved Premises. You will inspire and develop Service Managers, drive safe and high-quality service delivery, and ensure strong performance against contractual, financial and regulatory requirements—all while championing our Christian mission and ethos. This home-based role involves very regular travel to our IAP services in London, Poole and Bradford, with some overnight stays, unsociable hours and participation in the Trust’s on-call rota.

This is a permanent,
full-
time role working a minimum of
37 hours per week
, with a salary of £58,014 per annum (+£7,200 PA car allowance).

• 30 days annual leave
• Pension scheme with employer contributions matched up to 8%
• Life assurance up to 3 times your salary
• Smart Health 24/7 online GP service
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling and legal advice
• Funded Health Cash Plan
• Flexible benefits package, including Holiday Trading and Cycle Scheme
• Enhanced maternity pay and menopause support
• Paid DBS checks and renewals
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts and Long Service Awards

• Lead high-quality IAP services: Provide strategic and operational leadership across a portfolio of Independent Approved Premises, ensuring safe, person-centred delivery against contracts, budgets, KPIs and Langley Trust standards.
• Drive performance and compliance: Monitor service performance, maintain inspection readiness and lead robust improvement plans covering quality assurance, safeguarding, risk management, training and regulatory compliance.
• Develop and inspire managers: Lead, coach and support Service Managers and, at times, Peripatetic Managers through effective supervision, appraisal, talent development, recruitment and performance management.
• Champion Christian leadership: Model Langley Trust’s Christian values, provide pastoral leadership and strengthen relationships with churches, volunteers and faith communities to support the Trust’s mission.
• Manage resources, risk and partnerships: Hold accountability for budgets, staffing and operational risks while building effective relationships with commissioners, HMPPS, probation services, NAPA, community organisations and other partners.
• Provide flexible regional oversight: Maintain a visible presence across services, support new developments and neighbouring regions, and participate in the out-of-hours on-call rota; the role requires at least 37 hours per week, considerable travel, overnight stays and some unsociable hours, reporting to the Associate Director of Operations.

• Qualified and experienced leader: You will hold a recognised probation or relevant management qualification and have significant experience leading high-performing teams across geographically dispersed residential care, supported housing or criminal justice services.
• Commercially and operationally capable: You will bring a proven record of meeting targets, managing multiple budgets, improving performance, leading change, managing offender risk and building effective senior-level relationships with commissioners and key stakeholders.
• A values-led Christian leader: You will be a practising and professing Christian with an active prayer life, able to lead devotions, model servant-hearted leadership and champion Langley Trust’s mission, values and Christian ethos; you must also be willing to undertake enhanced DBS, Adult Barred List and prison clearance checks.

The successful candidate will be a practicing Christian who will create an environment where people feel valued, empowered and equipped to do their best…