- Advertised from 22nd December 2022
- + on call allowance. 37 hours per week.
- Job reference: 000174
Role
Are you a motivated and reliable leader with experience in the Health & Social Care sector? Are you a social care professional who flourishes in a caring environment while offering support and guidance to dedicated support practitioners? If so, this could be the perfect role for you!
We are currently seeking a Registered Manager for our Supported Living Service in Pollok, Mosspark and Strathbungo on a permanent full-time (37 hours per week) basis.
Your new organisation
Sense Scotland was formalised as a charity in 1985, quickly growing from a small group of families pressing for services for their children. Since then, we have gone on to successfully support hundreds of individuals with disabilities and their families in various projects and services throughout Scotland.
Our vision is for the people we work with to live meaningful, independent lives in a world that supports them to achieve their own ambitions.
About the service
Our Supported Living Services in Glasgow support individuals to live fulfilled lives in their own homes, in their local neighbourhoods and the wider community. The people we support through this service receive 24 hour care due to the complexity of their needs which can be dual sensory impairment, learning and / or physical disabilities. To provide the best person-centred care and support for the individuals, we ensure we communicate in ways that help us understand and meet their hopes, needs and wishes. We work alongside their families, health care professionals and significant others to check we are getting this right.
Each person has a nominated team around them. The supervisor and support practitioners get to know the individual and work to support them in line with their outcome-based support plan and Sense Scotland’s Core Values:
- Be open and honest
- Recognise individual worth
- Build relationships through trust
- Act on the basis of aspiration and needs
- Be accountable for your actions
Two Locality Managers oversee and support the teams to ensure practice is in line with Health and Social Care Standards for registered support services: Care at Home and Housing Support. The Locality Managers and the Registered Manager work together on service delivery and development plans
What your new role looks like
Reporting to our Head of Operations, you will:
- Manage, coach, mentor and support the development of your staff team.
- Be committed to developing positive relationships with the individuals we support, their families, carers, your colleagues and other stakeholders.
- Lead your team to deliver high-quality care and support that is second to none.
- Work collaboratively with your team and colleagues across the organisation to ensure consistency and sharing of good practice.
- Support your team in attending meetings and reviews as required.
- Ensure that training and qualification needs are met in accordance to SSSC registration requirements.
- Run the service in accordance with the standards set by the Care Inspectorate.
- Be responsible for ensuring that support plans are in place, reflect assessed needs and are regularly reviewed and updated to reflect each individual’s needs.
- Ensure that the service is designed to ensure that the individuals we support achieve their identified goals and outcomes.
What we are looking for
- Experienced leader within the Health & Social Care sector
- Direct experience of supporting individuals with complex support needs
- Working knowledge of relevant legislation and requirements to run an effective service within the sector
- A passion for delivering excellent person-centred care and support
- A caring and professional attitude
- Brilliant communication skills; including written and verbal
- The ability to work on your own initiative with a positive attitude to problem solving
- Confidence in the use of technology
- Excellent planning, organising and time management skills
- The ability to respond flexibly to emerging and changing circumstances
Essential criteria/Qualifications
- Practice - SVQ in Social Services & Healthcare SCQF Level 9
- Management – Any award in management that is certificated at or above SCQF Level 9 (minimum 60 credits) and mapped against the National Occupational Standards: Leadership and Management for Care Services (or willingness to work towards level required).
Working hours
Shift patterns will usually be worked Monday-Friday, however there will be occasions where we will need you to be flexible to work evenings and weekends due to the needs of our service. On call duties will also be a requirement of the post on a rotational basis.
Apply today via our website and we look forward to receiving your application.
What’s in it for you?
- Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies
- Opportunity to work for a reputable charity
- Generous annual leave entitlement – 36 days annual leave (including public holidays)
- Pension scheme
- Training and Development
- Life Assurance benefit
- Perkbox scheme/staff discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Virtual Annual Employee Awards Event
- Blue Light Card Membership – receive many discounts when you join
- £500 retention bonus once completed probationary period
- Staff referral incentive
- HSF (Hospital Saturday Fund)
- Registered with ABC (Anti Burnout Club)
- Health and wellbeing support
- Monthly staff award £voucher draw
- Registered with Concert for Carers
We care.
We connect.
We communicate.
Application notes
To find out more about the role and to apply, please visit our website.
Would you like to make a difference to a person’s quality of life? Would you like to learn BSL while being paid? We are looking for caring and motivated Support Workers to support deaf BSL users to join our team. Could that be you?
Who are we?
Deaf Action is a deaf-led charity, supporting and celebrating deaf people. We were established in 1835 and work with deaf people across Scotland and the South of England. Our work is geared towards empowering all deaf people to achieve their potential and fully participate in society, with equality of rights, access, and opportunity.
As well as our outreach service in Edinburgh, we are expanding our service provision in Glasgow and are looking for people who can make a major contribution to our plans for innovation and growth and who have the commitment and enthusiasm to contribute to the work of our support services to Deaf people throughout Edinburgh and Glasgow.
You can find out more about us at deafaction.org.
About you
We are looking for people who are caring, fun, motivated, willing to learn and show initiative. However, you would need some experience of working in a support service and managing /overseeing a team.
We will provide on the job training with the opportunity to complete formal qualifications in social care. If you have knowledge of BSL, or are a BSL user that is a bonus, however we will provide training if not.
The ideal candidates will be fully committed to our values, which can be found on our website.
The role
You will be leading a team to support *deaf people living in the community. As well as leading a team you will be lone working in the community, delivering a person-centred service supporting deaf people within their own living environment, to enable them to fully participate in the decisions affecting their lives, ensuring that wherever possible, service users benefit from informed choice, control, and independence. This will include both activities at home and within the community which will promote independence and social inclusion.
You will be accountable to the Support Services Area Manager. By working together, you will ensure that a consistent, high quality support service is provided to deaf service users in their own homes, and that staff are supported to develop and maintain such a service.
Due to the nature of this role, its essential that you can drive and have access to a car.
*deaf: this to includes Deaf Sign Language users, deafened, deafblind and hard of hearing people.
You will be asked:
• To actively monitor and develop individual and team performance by ensuring effective supervision and Performance Development Reviews/Reports (PDRs).
• Be responsible for any risk assessments at the service users home as part of your Health and Safety responsibilities.
• To provide clear direction, co-ordination, feedback, and day to day line management for the work of a delegated group of staff. Thus, ensuring their motivation to provide outcome focused, person centred services.
• To assess any new service users for the service and match them with staffs.
• To be involved in recruitment for new staff for the service.
• To take an active role in assessments / recordings and to work with service users to develop their skills and abilities to achieve identified outcomes.
• To assist service users with personal care tasks where appropriate.
• To be involved, as appropriate, with all household tasks, maximising service users’ participation.
• To record the day-to-day finances (where relevant) and household budgets of service users.
• To enable service users to access information to be fully informed of their rights and valid expectations from the service provided.
• To ensure the health, safety and security of individuals and their environment.
What is on offer? What do we offer?
• Occupational pension scheme with employer contributions of 6%.
• 32 days leave pro rata (including bank holidays) pro rata for part time.
• 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme provided by Health Assured.
• In-house Mental Health First Aiders.
• Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme and IT Voucher Scheme.
• Ongoing support for learning and development through our PDR process
• Death in service benefit
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About the Role
We are looking to recruit a Team Leader who will support our Service Manager in managing our teams and lead the way with this new opportunity. You will ensure that our people continue to receive the exceptional, person-centred support we provide. The role will require you to have vision and confidence to nurture service growth.
We are looking for someone who is keen to implement innovation while maintaining a positive environment and service. This role is ideal for someone who wants to put their values a vision into practice. If you think you fit the bill - we want to hear from you.
As part of our commitment to equal pay - the salary offered is set and advertised in every advert. Terms and conditions are agreed collectively and are not individually negotiated.
Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:
- Competitive salary of £29 535.00 per annum
- Fully paid, sector-leading learning and development
- Fully funded SVQ placement – a qualification which is yours for life
- Excellent annual leave of 32 days per year, increasing with service
- Generous and enhanced pension schemes and family benefits
- As a member of our autoenrollment pension scheme, £10,000 provided in the case of Death in Service
- Flexible working is available
- Access to shopping discounts through the Perks At Work scheme
- Access to Cycle to Work Scheme
- Free 24/7 employee assistance programme
- Free PVG checks throughout your career.
Our Activity Centres provide innovative and person-centred services and support to veterans struggling with sight loss. This job exists in order to provide tailored support to veterans carrying out woodworking projects. You will work alongside the veterans to identify abilities, share ideas and plan projects within the activity Centre. You will ensure that the support provided is person-centred, tailored to their needs and is the right support for them. You will support the leadership team to coordinate and manage the activities provided within and from the Activity Centre which will support the overall wellbeing of the veterans and their families. You will work closely with colleagues across the organisation and external stakeholders to ensure that veterans can access the relevant support.
About us
We're one of Scotland's oldest charities - for more than two centuries, we've been supporting and empowering people with sight loss to live fulfilling lives. We're proud of all we've achieved in the past - but we have our sights set firmly on the future.
We're determined that no-one should face sight loss alone. We're committed to improving, diversifying and growing our services to make sure we can reach many more people with sight loss - when and where they need us.
Enable is one of the most impactful social care charities in the country, providing self-directed and human rights-driven social care support for over 1,100 people across Scotland, through our industry leading model. Due to continued, national growth, we are strengthening our management teams to support our frontline staff and managers to continue to deliver high-quality, bespoke care to the people that we support.
We are seeking self-motivated and experienced social care managers with a passion for inclusion to ensure the success of our mission that the people we work for live full, independent and inclusive lives.
Are you ready to take the next step in your social care career and work for a trail-blazing and award-winning charity who will support your ongoing professional learning and development?
About You
Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the following:
- Significant experience of leading and managing Supported Living Services.
- Experience of managing 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 qualification or equivalent 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.
About Us
At Enable we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities. These include, but are not limited to:
- Person Centred approaches, planning and thinking
- Introduction to autism
- Epilepsy awareness
- Moving and Handling
- Adult support and protection
- Child support and protection
- First Aid
- Positive Behaviour Support
- We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:
- Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme*
- Season Ticket Loans*
Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.
Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.
Note: The successful applicant will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of their start date.
*Terms and Conditions Apply
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