He was the driving force behind the partnership with mental health charity Jami and the growth of independent living provision through Jewish Care.
He has also made an impact on Jewish life internationally by mentoring community centre managers in the former Soviet Union.
New Jewish Care chief executive Daniel Carmel-Brown said Mr Taylor had been “instrumental in driving up the quality of services. We have so much to thank him for.”
As an interim arrangement, the two assistant directors in the care and community services team, Angela Murphy and Gaby Wills, will be acting directors for their areas of responsibility until the end of the year.