Center Director

At The Meath Epilepsy Charity, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Center Director to lead our Skills Centre and Social Hub. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our residents and support them in achieving their goals and maintaining their independence.

The successful candidate will have experience in planning, leading, and coordinating sessions for people with disabilities, as well as leading a team to ensure positive outcomes for our service users. They will also be responsible for engaging with external agencies, local authorities, and providers to attract external clients to the Skills Centre and expand the service.

1. Ensure the smooth operational running of the Skills Centre through the management of a medium-sized team of activity co-ordinators.
2. Plan and develop a vibrant and refreshed timetable of activities/events that promotes independence, wellbeing, and choice.
3. Review and ensure all activity sessions have meaningful outcomes.
4. Develop tools to measure sessional impact.
5. Produce KPI reports and manage budget with support from CEO and Head of Finance.
6. Be responsible for the collection, recording, and safe storage of information about service users in the form of up-to-date confidential files and a daily register of attendance.
7. Provide evaluations and assessments for external clients.
8. Carry out and update risk assessments/care plans/daily records to support annual reviews.
9. Adhere to and update Health and Safety policies as well as training for staff.
10. Oversee and transform Café Meath into a fully operational social hub.
11. Build relationships and networks with like-minded organisations.
12. Build and foster relationships with professionals from adult social care and Health authorities.
13. Seek opportunities to engage with the wider community in ways that promote the social inclusion of beneficiaries, as well as the service.
14. Liaise with Head of Communications and Marketing in the co-ordination of tours of the Skills Centre for various visitors to The Charity.

1. Experience of managing a medium-sized team.
2. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
3. Excellent planning and organisational skills.
4. Ability to create and maintain a safe, happy, and stimulating environment for the people we support.
5. Previous experience of supporting adults with disabilities.
6. General understanding of the operational needs of a day centre/skills centre within a social care setting.
7. Passionate about continuous improvement and a desire to capture and demonstrate sessional impact.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

Please note that this job description is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties as necessary.