Workshops Leader

We are not just an ordinary care home! Are you looking for a different path in your career where you will get the opportunity for a wide range of experiences?

Are you looking for a change? Want to work in a beautiful location? Are you excited about the opportunity to join a charity where you become a valued member of the community? Are you looking for a role that makes a real difference? Do you like seeing your role make a real and positive impact?

Tigh a’Chomainn Camphill

We are recruiting for a 40 hour a week, full time Workshop Leader to provide meaningful opportunities and oversee activities for the residents and day participants of Tigh a’Chomainn. This includes developing our day service in accordance with our strategy for growth, building connections across the local community, designing new services and supporting the creation of a new retail unit.

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Peterculter: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Purpose

• Commitment to working with the Camphill ethos and social pedagogical practice
• Will be the registered manager with the Care Inspectorate for care services
• Work to ensure we meet national care standards
• Will undertake the day to day leadership and management of the care provision
• Will ensure effective systems in place for delivery and monitoring of services

Core tasks

• To be an active part of our core care and support team working with and supporting the individuals who call Tigh a’Chomainn home.
• To be responsible for the safety and welfare of all living and working in the household.
• To prepare and implement care planning including maintaining documentation to evidence and support the delivery of care.
• To support and supervise volunteers and employed staff in the household.
• To co-ordinate the daily living arrangements in the household and to ensure that all aspects of the care provided in the household comply with SSSC codes of practice and standards agreed by the Community in accordance with best professional residential care practice.
• To rota co-workers ensuring that staffing requirements are met.
• To be responsible for the management and administration of medicine.
• To be responsible for the review, update and creation of policies and procedures for implementation in relation to the core task of Care and Support.
• To lead on health and safety as it relates to the provision of care, ensuring that risk assessments are in place and current and that routine maintenance is completed.
• To support residents in the handling of their money and ensure that benefits for appointees are received and managed.
• To liaise with workshop leaders to ensure that residents needs are met within their work environment.
• To work with the senior leadership team to identify and ensure that the training needs of volunteers and employed staff in the community are met.
• To uphold and contribute to the social and therapeutic impulse, as part of the Camphill philosophy. To be present and actively participate in the annual festivals.
• To maintain and develop our Community working from principles of social and ecological sustainability.
• Complete any returns and notifications to the Care Inspectorate and to provide input to contract compliance documentation as required.
• Maintain an awareness of key legislative changes and how they may impact the service.
• To work with the finance officer to prepare budgets, to ensure that resources are expended sustainably in line with allocations and to account for expenditure in accordance with the audit processes.
• To work as a key member of the senior leadership team to develop Tigh a’Chomainn in accordance with our strategic vision.

Answerable to:

Will form a key part of the Leadership Team,

Will be answerable to the Board of Trustees

For more information about Tigh a’Chomainn Camphill: camphilltac.org.uk