Peripatetic Manager

Peripatetic Manager

Location: Home-based role with national travel

Salary: £51,881.99 PA

Hours Per Week: 35

Closing Date: 17th February 2026

Are You the Leader We re Looking For?

Join Shaftesbury as a Peripatetic Manager

At Shaftesbury, we re looking for a passionate and experienced Peripatetic Manager to support our disability services across the UK. This is a home-based role with national travel accommodation and travel expenses are fully covered.

We re seeking someone who shares our values and commitment to delivering outstanding care. If you re driven, adaptable, and ready to make a real difference, we d love to hear from you.

Why Shaftesbury?

We believe everyone deserves a full and flourishing life. Our services in adult care, children s care, and education are built on inclusion, support, and opportunity. Guided by our core values Open, Enabling, Inclusive, Courageous we go the extra mile to help people thrive.

About the Role

As a Peripatetic Manager, you will:

• Provide short-term management support across services in your region.
• Ensure delivery teams meet all legislative and policy standards.
• Equip teams to deliver high-quality, person-centred care.
• Take full responsibility for service performance and outcomes.

What We Offer

• Recognition awards, including gift vouchers up to £50.
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• Generous annual leave: 25 days + 8 bank holidays (rising to 28 days after 5 years).
• Pension scheme.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.

Shaftesbury is the disability charity that s committed to enabling children, young people and adults to live a life that adds up for them.

What makes life liveable is never down to just one thing - it s the sum of many things. From friendship to fun; from companionship to community; from a great chat to a challenge overcome, it all adds up to Shaftesbury.

Through a wide range of disability care, special education, and rehabilitation services we promote inclusion and wellbeing for all. Together, we work to see people take part, contribute and be valued. We put the elements in place that all add up to connected lives.

Shaftesbury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS/Access NI check.

Shaftesbury is committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and to equal opportunities therefore we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Shaftesbury, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.