The Best in You Brings Out the Best in Me
ENABLE Scotland is a dynamic and vibrant organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and we are looking for motivated and driven individuals to join us in ensuring they have the same opportunities as everyone else.
Are you a driven and motivated individual who enjoys new and unique challenges daily? Do you have the passion and drive to lead a team of frontline staff to support individuals to achieve their personal outcomes, live the life they choose and become an inclusive member within their own community? If so, there has never been a better time to apply!
Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the following:
• Experience working with adults and children with learning disabilities, epilepsy, autism and physical support needs.
• Experience in using person centred planning techniques in addition to delivering and leading excellent support practices.
• Strong facilitation skills to encourage staff teams to take ownership and responsibility for the quality of support they deliver.
• The ability to effectively communicate with the people we support, staff teams, families and external care professionals.
• Creating and delivering robust service designs, support strategies and risk assessments whilst managing individual budgets.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your workload whilst working under pressure.
• SVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Full driving licence with access to your own vehicle for business use.
This is exciting opportunity for somebody with experience of working with children, young people and families, a track record in developing partnerships and a passion for equity and inclusion in education.
The successful candidate will play a key role in our Cost of the School Day partnership with Moray Council. We are looking for someone with experience of involving children, young people and families in research and communicating findings in an accessible and compelling way. You will have proven experience in developing positive working relationships with professionals to facilitate policy and practice change. You will have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and the ability to facilitate groups and deliver high quality awareness raising and professional learning.
This post is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund until December 2021. This post is suitable as a secondment with the agreement of your existing employer.
CPAG wants a society where all children can enjoy their childhoods and have fair chances in life to reach their full potential. Come and help us end child poverty for good.