- Advertised from 28th June 2018
- Salary Negotiable DOE
Role
#morethanajob
Do you have what it takes to make a difference?
ENABLE Scotland is a dynamic and vibrant organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and we have an exciting opportunity within our Glasgow services for a dynamic and motivated Services Manager.
You must have the passion and drive to take a lead role in continuing to improve the quality of the services we provide to the people we support and to effectively lead and support local Team Facilitators to manage our frontline support staff.
This role is pivotal to the success of our mission and ambition to support people with a learning disability to lead the lives of their choosing; lives that are full, meaningful and inclusive. A successful Services Manager will lead their teams to develop and maintain good relationships and communications with the family and Social Care professionals involved in the lives of the people we support.
Sound good so far?
Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the following:
- Significant experience of leading and managing Supported Living Services as a registered manager.
- Experience of managing robust teams with knowledge of culture change.
- A commitment to the inclusion of people with a learning disability.
- An in-depth understanding of the Self Directed Support Act and its principles.
- SVQ level 4 or the ability to work towards the relevant qualification required for your SSSC registration.
- A clear understanding of the need to build and sustain partnerships with stakeholders, commissioners and other third sector providers.
- The ability to lead our business strategy at a local level whilst promoting ENABLE Scotland with an emphasis on growing our business.
- Full driving licence with access to your 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 create career development opportunities including SVQ Level 4.
Remember this is #morethanajob - it's the first step to you making a difference and continuing your career with an award winning charity with its values at its core.
Application notes
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Application closing date 12/07/2018
The opportunity has arisen for the post of Deputy Centre Manager within Stirling Carers Centre.
The purpose of the post is to assist the Centre Manager to lead the organisation to achieve its aims and objectives, ensuring effective management of all resources, accounting to stakeholders and acting as ambassador for the Centre. The successful post-holder will have a sound operational management, leadership skills and the ability to contribute to and lead strategic development.
The post-holder will raise the profile of the organisation and ensure development of appropriate support services to Unpaid Carers throughout the Stirling Council area. The successful applicant will also ensure continuous development and improvement of services that lead to better outcomes for Adult carers, Young Carers and their families.
The post-holder will require to demonstrate experience in the short; medium and long term strategic and operational planning, and will manage the day-to-day service operations of the Stirling Carers Centre.
Please note: the successful candidate will be subject to a PVG check.
Do you have substantial experience of programme design, development, delivery and evaluation, using innovation processes and tools?
Do you have experience of creating, delivering and evaluating complex systems and processes?
Do you have substantial project management skills and experience with track record of delivery?
If the answer is yes, then, we would like to hear from you.
Our team:
To achieve Oxfam’s vision of a just world without poverty, we campaign to challenge the root causes that keep people in poverty and to achieve a fair and sustainable world. We campaign to change the social norms, economic systems, institutions and policies that keep women and men in poverty, to alleviate the impact of poverty and to reduce the vulnerability of people living in poverty in the absence of wider change to increase their resilience.
We do this by being propositional around alternatives to these norms, systems and institutions, working with others, producing and sharing evidence and knowledge, supporting active citizenship in ensuring people´s voices are heard, and holding the powerful to account. Oxfam uses different evidence-based campaigning and influencing approaches in the UK and across the countries where we operate as One Oxfam.
What we are looking for:
As programme manager you will drive forward the development of our UK Programme and build strong partnerships and alliances to help end poverty and inequality in the UK.
You will have a strong background in developing programmes of work, project management, innovation and working in partnership. You will lead the growth of Oxfam’s work in your region/nation, delivering real change for women and communities locally, regionally, at devolved level and UK-wide. You will play a critical role in the development and delivery of our programme and influencing work on a range of issues including women’s economic empowerment, food security and inequality.
You will also be able to work to high level to competing demands and manage your own workload without close supervision, making decisions and problem-solving on routine, new and complex problems with clarity and leadership. You will have strong written and verbal communications skills with the ability to communicate to a variety of audiences on complex issues.
In return, we offer fair pay and competitive benefits package (see our Oxfam’s Promise attachment for more details)
Please note candidates must have right to work & reside in the UK in order to apply for this role.
Top job! Scrutiny Programme Coordinator
- Full time
- £36,328 – £43,923
- Edinburgh
- Closing 1st January 2019
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland is seeking a Scrutiny Programme Coordinator. The statutory role of HMICS is to inquire into the state, efficiency and effectiveness of Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority. We support them to deliver services that are high quality, continually improving, effective and responsive to local needs. As a values-led organisation, we conduct our scrutiny activity in a way that is independent, accountable, proportionate, transparent and user-focused.
As Scrutiny Programme Coordinator, you will play a key role in the efficient and effective operation of HMICS. You will support the delivery of our annual scrutiny plan and will develop and maintain key organisational processes. You will engage with a range of stakeholders and contribute to improvements in policing.
MCFB is seeking a suitably qualified, skilled and motivated individual to lead this innovative project which combines direct work with children; family support; school-based group work and a new partnership with Big Hearts (registered charity). The project works with vulnerable and disadvantaged Black and Minority Ethnic children and their families. The group work uses sport as a medium to promote peer relationships and improve community cohesion.
You will have substantial experience of direct work with vulnerable children and families; experience of project management and supporting other workers. A strong commitment to anti-oppressive practice and inclusion is also essential. This post is initially funded by City of Edinburgh and the Scottish Government until 31st March 2020. The post requires membership of the PVG Scheme.