ARK Edinburgh are looking for individuals who can provide person centred practical, emotional and social support to a diverse group of Service Users. This could include supporting individuals with Autism, learning disabilities, mental health diagnosis and those who have a physical disability. Each service user has an individualised support package that determines the number of support hours staff work with them on a daily basis. These packages have varying outcomes to be met daily from correspondence, assisting with banking, shopping, meal prep, community based activities such as supporting the individual to medical appointments, the cinema, theatre, or going away on holiday. There are also elements of personal care included in some packages provided by ARK.

The focus of the support provided is to assist in meeting identified outcomes for each individual to promote a fulfilled independent life.

In Edinburgh ARK provide support services within 6 areas to a diverse group of individuals.

Areas:

· Broomhouse (Bankhead, South Gyle)

· Hoseasons (Corstorphine Area)

· Oxgangs

· Quartermile (Lauriston)

· Southhouse

· Southhouse Autism

In return for your valuable contribution, ARK will also offer you:

· A wide range of development opportunities, including comprehensive induction, a range of specialist training programs, e-Learning and a dedicated SVQ team who will support you to achieve your SVQ.

· Paid holidays of up to 36 days per year pro rata.

· 3.4% employer pension contribution.

· Working hours designed to offer you a good work-life balance.

· Fully funded PVG registration as well as your initial registration with the SSSC

#morethanajob

Do you have what it takes to make a difference?

Would you like to do something different next Monday morning? To forget the never-ending 9-5 and make a real difference to people's lives? Are you currently working in recruitment and looking to join an organisation with values at its core?

Well this may be the opportunity you have been looking for.....

ENABLE Scotland is a dynamic and vibrant organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people who have learning disabilities and we currently have a Recruitment Consultant post to support our frontline managers in achieving this vision. If successful you will be responsible for managing the end-to-end recruitment of our frontline staff and will work closely with local hiring managers to identify their recruitment needs and develop a local bespoke recruitment strategy to ensure that we are attracting quality candidates. This post will also support the Senior Recruitment Business Partner to achieve Recruitment KPIs and to improve the efficiency of current recruitment processes and strategies.

Sound good so far?

Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Previous experience of managing high volume end-to-end recruitment processes including facilitating staff inductions
• Creating recruitment campaigns on a local level whilst utilising social media to raise an organisation's profile as an employer of choice
• Strong business development skills in order to engage with external networks and increase applicant source
• Ability to build and manage candidate databases in order to respond and efficiently backfill future vacancies
• Exceptional organisational skills with a creative approach to managing your workload and conflicting priorities whist exceeding KPIs with minimal supervision

Please note - this role will require travel between our local offices so successful applicants must have a full driving licence with access to their own vehicle for business use.

What's also great about ENABLE Scotland is that we believe in developing all our staff and provide an extensive training programme, combined with a commitment to creating career development opportunities.

Remember this is #morethanajob - it's the first step to you making a difference and starting your career with an award winning charity with its values at its core.

If you have any questions regarding this position please contact Ashley Brown, Senior Recruitment Business Partner on 07587577142 or email recruitment@enable.org.uk