Head of Independent Living

£72,034.08 (Plus car allowance of £5,661.02)

Permanent, Full Time

Hybrid with a weekly presence at either our Milton Keynes, Rushden, Peterborough or Boston office.

Your week: 36.25 hours – Monday to Friday 8:45am – 5:00pm with a 1-hour break.

A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly across our operating area is essential.

• Operational leadership across a range of services, ensuring they remain responsive to customer needs, local priorities and commissioning opportunities.
• Drive service excellence, ensuring customers receive high-quality, person-centred support.
• Lead and develop high-performing teams across a diverse portfolio of Independent Living services.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with local authorities, commissioners, and partner organisations.
• Work closely with care and support providers and internal stakeholders, identifying opportunities for growth and ensuring services are financially sustainable, compliant and customer focused.
• Ensure compliance with contractual, regulatory, and funding requirements while effectively managing risk and ensuring robust governance across services.
• Lead the implementation across our Independent Living portfolio of the Supported Housing Regulatory Oversight Act.
• Lead contract negotiations, tender submissions and funding arrangements.
• Identify and deliver opportunities for service growth, innovation, and continuous improvement.

• Proven experience leading complex operational services including Independent Living, Housing Related Support, Housing Management, Intensive Housing Management, Domestic Abuse or similar services.
• Strong experience managing and developing high-performing teams within a customer-focused environment.
• Excellent knowledge of housing, support, and regulatory frameworks, including experience working with commissioned services.
• A track record of building effective partnerships with local authorities, commissioners, care providers, and other key stakeholders.
• Commercially aware, with experience managing budgets, contracts, and delivering value for money.
• Skilled at identifying opportunities for service improvement, innovation, and sustainable growth.
• Confident in managing risk, ensuring compliance, and maintaining high standards of governance.
• An effective communicator who can influence, negotiate, and build credibility with a wide range of audiences.
• CIH Level 4 qualified (or willing to work towards) with a commitment to continuous professional development.
• DBS clearance, a full UK driving licence, access to your own vehicle and willingness to travel are all essential requirements for this role.

At Amplius, you’ll be trusted to lead, supported to grow and empowered to make a difference. We offer a collaborative working culture, flexibility through hybrid working, and the opportunity to shape how planned works are delivered across our homes - now and into the future.

Amplius is one of the largest housing providers across the Midlands, East and Southeast of England. We own and manage more than 40,000 homes and deliver a range of quality services, including care and support, specialist housing and home ownership options. We’re a team of over 1,300 colleagues driven to have a positive impact on people’s lives and provide affordable homes that make a difference.