Director Of Alternative Respite

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Title: Director of Alternative Respite

Reports to: CEO

Accountable For: Delivery of a quality assured service to staff and service users

Location: This role involves travel to existing and new Sánas sites throughout Ireland

Key Objectives:

Business growth and development-Delivery of the Sánas 5-year plan and strategy, including new centre openings and building strong HSE relationships

Quality-Delivery of a quality-assured service to staff and Service Users

Service Oversight- Supporting the centre Managers with day-to-day oversight of service delivery.

Financial-Ensuring that each centre and the overall company achieves it budget EBITDA

Summary of Role

The Director of Alternative Respite, is responsible for sustaining the existing Sánas services, ensuring a high level of quality outcomes for our Service Users and for building upon the existing services, exploring new opportunities to expand the services, ensuring our quality standards are maintained and regulatory compliance achieved.

Management and Culture

 Supporting an open, supportive and friendly culture across the organisation.

 Delivering on the company’s core values, vision and mission.

 Weekly meetings with Centre Managers with an agreed agenda.

 Oversight of sufficient staffing levels and preparation of rationale if additional resources are required, subject to approval by CEO.

Business Development

 Develop relationships with HSE managers to develop new opportunities for service development.

 Build brand awareness among potential new employees, the HSE and families.

 Maintain consistency across the brand and messaging.

 Delivering on agreed growth targets and strategies according to the 5 year plan.

 Sourcing of new centre locations and oversight of the planned opening timeline.

 Ongoing focus on the quality of all branded materials/ messages/ adverts, internally and externally.

Quality Assurance

 Chair the internal Clinical Governance Committee meetings each month.

 Ensure that the Centre Managers are reporting HSE KPIs and metrics .

 Ongoing review of service-level policies and procedures and audit implementation.

 Resolution of any customer-related incidents/ complaints that have been escalated.

 Review of the annual customer survey and a shortlist of primary action points.

 Establish a company Health and safety committee that meets monthly to review all issues arising.

People and Talent Management

 Oversight of the effectiveness of ongoing recruitment campaigns and retention initiatives.

 Development and implementation of new recruitment and retention initiatives.

 Resolution of any staff-related incidents/ complaints/ grievances that have been escalated.

 Review of the annual staff survey and a shortlist of primary action points.

 Preparation of company KPI HR statistics.

Training and Development

 Continual review of internal induction, training and development processes to ensure staff are adequately inducted and developed in each centre.

 Ensure the best utilisation of existing training resources i.e. our online CareSkills platform.

Financial Management

 With the support of the Finance Director, hold responsibility for budget delivery and financial performance.

 Ensure each centre has its own budget, that its reported on monthly and meetings are held monthly with each Manager.

 Annual (or more frequent) contribution to budget preparation.

 Work collaboratively with Group Director of People and Culture to maintain an oversight of internal pay policies and market developments / trends.

 Monthly budget review to be held with the Finance Director and CEO.

 Distribution to the CEO of weekly centre occupancy and key KPIs.

Operations

 Supporting the managers to maximise occupancy levels across their centres.

 Ensure referrals are managed in line with policy in each centre and a daily occupancy report circulated.

 Review weekly occupancy reports with the CEO and implement any required actions.

 Ensure that all policies are updated as outcomes dictate and in line with legislation and regulatory updates or in line with internal timescales.

Other

 Ensure that each centre operates in line with Sánas On Call Policy ensuring adequate oversight and appropriate escalation at all times.

 Work collaboratively with peers as part of the Senior Leadership team to achieve set objectives and outcomes.

This description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks and duties.

Person Specification

- Minimum of 5 years senior management experience, ideally within healthcare, social care or a related service sector managing multiple sites.

- Experience in working with children and young people with intellectual disabilities, autism or acquired brain injuries would be desirable.

- Strong financial and commercial acumen, with proven experience in managing budgets.

- Excellent relationship building and communication skills, ensuring strong stakeholder relationships and acting as an Ambassador for Sánas.

- A collaborative, people-focused leadership style with the ability to inspire and motivate teams.

- A relevant qualification in nursing, health and social care or a related field is desirable but not essential, where you have a proven track record in senior leadership within a similar role.

To apply for this post please send a copy of your CV along with a cover letter to kelly@sanasireland.ie

Closing date is 5pm on Monday 23rd March 2026

Informal enquiries to Sandra Keogh -086-7768984

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Bike to work scheme
• Company events
• Employee assistance program
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person