Regional Locality Manager

Company: The National Autistic Society
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Location: Neath
Job Description:

Overview

As Regional Locality Manager you will oversee a cluster of autism-focused residential and day services in Wales, guiding leaders to deliver safe, person-centred care and compliant operations. You drive transformational change, continuous improvement, and a culture of high-quality practice across Neath to Newport. You collaborate with families, commissioners, and professionals to ensure autistic adults’ voices shape their care. This is a mission-driven leadership role with a focus on independence and skills development.

Pay / Benefits

  • Pension– Auto-enrolled pension scheme
  • 33 days annual leave (including public holidays)
  • Great induction and autism training
  • Discounts– staff schemes
  • Health care– cash plan
  • Life Assurance– 2x base salary

Responsibilities

  • Lead day-to-day operations of a service cluster ensuring safety, person-centred care and compliance
  • Coach and develop frontline leaders; foster inclusive workplace culture and staff wellbeing
  • Ensure financial sustainability through resource planning and cost control
  • Partner with families, commissioners and professionals to reflect autistic adults’ voices in care

Key requirements

  • Previous experience managing services for autistic adults, people with learning disabilities, or individuals with complex needs
  • Collaborative and reflective leadership style with focus on continuous improvement
  • In-depth knowledge of regulatory standards, safeguarding, person-centred planning, and autism-specific frameworks (SPELL, PBS, TEACCH)
  • Collaborative mindset
  • Reflective leadership
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Knowledge of regulatory standards
  • Safeguarding
  • Person-centred planning

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Posted: October 23rd, 2026