Job title: Interim Director (maternity cover)
Location: Sydenham Garden, Lewisham, South-East London
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £45,000 pa plus 6% pension contribution
Contract type: 12 months fixed contract
Sydenham Garden is seeking an interim Director (maternity cover) on a 12-month contract to lead our organisation, delivering adult mental health and dementia services in our beautiful garden setting in south-east London. For further information visit Sydenham Garden – A growing community – recovery and wellbeing in the heart of Lewisham
Why we need you
Sydenham Garden is a unique wellbeing centre in Lewisham in South-East London. We utilise our gardens, nature reserve and activity rooms to help people living with and recovering from mental and physical ill-health. Our current Director has been in post since 2021 and will be taking 12 months maternity leave from October. We're seeking an interim Director (maternity cover) to lead and manage our staff team of 15 and volunteer team of 60, delivering creative, horticultural and nature-based therapeutic activities for our co-workers (the name we give our primary beneficiaries).
Why you should join us
We’re a friendly team who are passionate about creating a supportive and inclusive community for people living with mental and physical ill-health. You’ll be part of a supportive team of staff and volunteers, and benefit from spending time in our beautiful gardens and nature reserve.
What we’re looking for
You’ll be an experienced leader with a passion for supporting teams to deliver high-quality services for people living with physical and mental ill-health. You’ll be confident working with a wide range of people and building positive relationships. You’ll be able to think strategically and balance competing priorities while being willing to play a team role and get stuck into different activities.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Sydenham Garden is committed to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). We want to build a diverse and inclusive staff, volunteer and trustee team where everyone feels that they belong and that reflects the profile of the communities we serve. Therefore, we will welcome and consider applications from candidates of all backgrounds and protected characteristics, and we particularly encourage applications from people of African or Caribbean heritage to ensure our staff team represents the communities we serve.
For further information please visit Interim Director – Maternity Cover – Sydenham Garden
How to Apply
To apply, please send a CV together with a supporting statement that addresses how you meet the Person Specification, including how you have gained the experience and abilities required (maximum 2 pages). Applications should be made by email to: [email protected] with ‘Interim Director (maternity cover) in the subject line.
Please provide the names, positions, organisations and telephone contact numbers of two referees, relevant to this role. References will only be taken up with your express permission.
Closing date: Monday 9 September, 9am.
Interviews: Thursday 12 September.
Do you have any questions? If you would like to find out more about the recruitment process or the role, please contact our Director, Beth Jaichand at [email protected] with details of your availability for a call.
A diverse workforce is important to us, and for this reason, we request that you complete our equal opportunities form Sydenham Garden Staff Recruitment Diversity Monitoring Form (office.com) which is kept separately from the recruitment process.