- Advertised from 31st January 2019
- 39 hours per week
- REQ0000542
Role
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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 are looking for motivated and driven individuals to join us in striving to ensure they have the same opportunities as everyone else.
We have an exciting opportunity within our Lanarkshire services for a dynamic and motivated individual with experience managing teams within the Social Care sector. You must have the passion and drive to lead teams of frontline staff to support individuals to achieve their personal outcomes and live the life they choose.
The Children's Services Team Facilitator will line manage front line staff and co-ordinate delivery of services for children who have a disability. This includes line managing different models of service provision namely our afterschool club RASCALS which operates through term time from 3pm - 6pm and our FUNSHINE club which runs during school holiday periods from 9am - 4pm.
The Team Facilitator will also line manage children's individual support services within the Lanarkshire area. This will involve co-ordination of weekend and evening support.
The Service models promote independence, inclusion within the child's peer group and access to activities within their local community.
Sound good so far?
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 desirable
- 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.
Please note all new employees must register with the SSSC within 6 months of commencing employment and failure to do so can result in termination of employment.
Remember this is #morethanajob - it's the first step to you making a difference and beginning your career with an award winning charity with its values at its core.
If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact Emma Lyness, Recruitment Business Partner on 07522 225018.
Application notes
Application closing date: 12/02/2019
To find out more and to apply, please see our website.
Top job! Delivery Manager - Eurocentral
- Full time
- £35,000
- National Office (Eurocentral)
- Closing 5th May 2019
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Do you have what it takes to make a difference?
Well this may be the opportunity you have been looking for.....
ENABLE Works are the leading Scottish organisation delivering high quality employability services for people who have learning disabilities.
Your role is to lead one of four ENABLE Works regional areas, delivering support services across Glasgow and Lanarkshire, including work in schools, on European Social Funded projects, the Employability Fund and Fair Start Scotland.
You will lead on the (1) delivery of performance and quality standards, (2) meeting of compliance and contractual requirements and (3) developing new business opportunities to support people who have additional support needs into work.
You will manage a team of Employability Team Leaders, supporting their development as leaders and ensuring your wider team of Employment Coordinators deliver high quality services.
You will engage strategically with both local and national contract managers, ensuring contracts are delivered and relationships maintained.
You will lead on developing new business, in partnership with the Head of Growth, creating new opportunities for services, securing and implementing them.
You will play a key role in how ENABLE Works influences policy and support for people who have learning disabilities in Scotland.
Responsibilities:
1. Lead a team of Team Leaders to manage the quality and performance of a wider team
2. Support the development of senior staff through effective mentoring
3. Oversee and report on overall operations and staffing for the region
4. Deliver an agreed performance and quality target annually
5. Coordinate compliant information systems and reporting systems in line with contract standards.
6. Manage regional income and expenditure in line with agreed budget
7. Ensure contracts meets key aims and objectives
8. Liaise with funders and partners regarding contract delivery, ensuring contracts are maintained
9. Develop and maintain relationships with agreed organisations, negotiating new opportunities
10. Lead on the development of grant applications and tenders for new services
11. Deliver an agreed business development target annually
12. Manage effective implementation and integration of new services into ENABLE Works
Remember this is #morethanajob - it's the first step to you making a difference and beginning your career with an award winning charity with its values at its core.
Thera (Scotland)
Thera Scotland is part of Thera Group; a charitable group of companies that supports people with a learning disability. Thera (Scotland) supports people with a learning disability across Scotland, including Edinburgh and the Lothians, through to the Highlands.
We believe that people with a learning disability should have control of their own support and be able to live their lives as they choose.
Our unique leadership structure equally includes people with a learning disability. In addition to the positive impact this has on people supported by Thera, our staff and the company, it is a clear demonstration that people with a learning disability can be leaders in society.
We can’t do this without you! Thera Group is looking for an Executive Assistant to our Service Quality Director.
About The Service Quality Director role
The Service Quality Director uses their lived experience of a learning disability to check that Thera are providing quality, individualised support. The director also supports the development of people’s voice in controlling the company that supports them.
The Service Quality Director is a company director and carries all the responsibilities of this role.
About You -The Executive Assistant
This is a unique opportunity for an experienced senior professional to support and enable the Service Quality Director, ensuring they are an effective member of Thera (Scotland)’s Board – making their own decisions about how the company is run as well as planning, checking and reporting performance to the Board. This involves supporting the director to visit people with a learning disability at home and out and about in the community, develop and host events and meetings, in addition to writing reports, interpreting and summarising complex information.
The Executive Assistant will be an experienced senior manager or have held an Executive Assistant type role and ideally, will also have experience of supporting individuals with a learning disability.
If you believe that people with a learning disability can be a leader in society you will find this job unique, interesting, exciting and challenging.
Your Skills and Experience
- Must be experienced at senior level, ideally within the Social Care Sector
- Have an understanding of the role of a director
- Understand the practical and individual support a person with a learning disability will need in this role
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills alongside organisational and people skills
- Be IT literate
- Be able to interpret complex written and numerical information and summarise in a way that is easily accessible
- Have a flexible approach to working as this role will include travel and some overnight stays
- A good sense of humour
- Hold a full driving licence with access to a vehicle
What are the Benefits?
- 25 days holiday + 9 days bank holiday
- Contributory pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee support line to support you and your family
- Support in gaining professional qualifications
- Continuous on the job training is provided
Project Manager
- Part time
- £29,120 pro-rata
- REACH office, 57 Belmont Road, Cambuslang. G72 8PG
- Closing 31st May 2019
REACH Lanarkshire Autism was established in March 2012 to bridge the gap in post diagnostic services throughout Lanarkshire. REACH is a parent led, pan Lanarkshire charity and currently has around 220 members.
We are looking to employ a Project Manager who will be responsible for assisting the Board of Trustees to support the delivery of the organisations’ services as a Lanarkshire wide charity. This will be achieved through retaining current services and helping to develop new projects. The post holder will manage the day to day running of the charity and will liaise with the Board of Trustees as and when required to ensure the charity is continuing to develop and expand.
This is a part time post (20 hours per week) which has been funded for three years by The National Lottery Community Fund. However, it is hoped that additional funding will be obtained to increase the weekly hours.
We are looking for someone who has experience of working in the field of social care and/or the voluntary sector. You will display good networking skills and have a proven record of working towards and achieving improved outcomes. Experience of managing, supporting and motivating staff is essential as well as having experience of service promotion through talks and information sessions.
Team Facilitator (Stirling Forth Valley)
- Full time
- £26,000
- Stirling & Forth Valley
- Closing 2nd May 2019
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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 are looking for motivated and driven individuals to join us in striving to ensure they have the same opportunities as everyone else.
We have an exciting opportunity within our Stirling and Forth Valley services for a dynamic and motivated individual with experience managing teams within the Social Care sector. You must have the passion and drive to lead teams of frontline staff to support individuals to achieve their personal outcomes and live the life they choose.
Sound good so far?
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 desirable
* 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.
Remember this is #morethanajob - it's the first step to you making a difference and beginning your career with an award winning charity with its values at its core.