Top job! Director of Services
- Full time
- £41,708 – £42,416
- Flexible. National Office is in Edinburgh. Home working until restrictions are eased, then flexible.
- Closing 6th January 2022
- Advertised from 20th December 2021
- Permanent
Role
About the Role:
We are looking for an incredible Director of Services to join Support in Mind Scotland and ensure that our national and local services continue to be excellent and continue to develop so that we can support more people, in the ways that they need.
The Director of Services is both a strategic and operational role in a high growth and high impact organisation. They will write and deliver an integrated services strategy encompassing both our services delivered in local areas and our national services that focus on delivering outstanding services that change and improve people’s lives. They will line manage our service managers and support them to cohere our services together, better demonstrate our impact and grow our reach.
• To be responsible for the delivery of the services we provide and ensure that they are innovate, of the highest quality and people centred.
• To create and be responsible for the implementation of our services strategy to continuously improve quality, impact and reach.
• To line manage and lead our local area and national service managers to deliver brilliant services, generate and take advantage of opportunities and work with other divisions for the benefit of the charity as a whole.
• To design innovate services that support people with their mental health, working closely with other directors and the service managers to do so.
• To establish systems of efficient data gathering and then utilising that date to evidence impact and drive continuous improvement.
• To develop and work in partnership with a range of different stakeholders in order to increase our impact, generate new opportunities for the organisation and raise awareness. For example with HSCPs, commissioners and funders alongside the Director of Fundraising and business development.
• Support fundraising in identifying opportunities, writing bids and creating tenders as well as creating engagement opportunities for funders to ensure we have the resources we need to deliver the services that are required.
• To ensure that all services maintain compliance with our mission, vision, values, policy and procedures, legislative and Government requirements and are sustainable. To make sure our services are safe and act as a designated safeguarding lead.
• To contribute as part of the senior leadership of the organisation, lending your support, opinion and knowledge to organisation wide challenges and demonstrating organisation wide leadership.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for someone who believes in the importance of brilliant, continuously improving sustainable services. Someone who is passionate about changing people’s lives for the better and facilitating others to have as great an impact as they can.
• You are passionate about making a difference to people’s lives and facilitating staff to have as great an impact as they can.
• You have a genuine passion for people and you can lead with both business and people in mind.
• You build strong trusting relationships and you believe in the vital importance of equality, diversity and inclusion.
• You have experience at senior management level and of leading large teams and multiple services.
• You have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• You can demonstrate impact in delivering and growing services and of creating the systems, processes and culture for operational excellence.
• You have a positive and enthusiastic ‘can do’ attitude and thrive on working in a dynamic workplace where you understand that everyone needs to be a leader.
• You have experience of leading in regulated environments and experience of delivering services that provide support to individuals with complex needs.
• You have experience of financial management and utilising budgets for impact.
• You are ambitious about what you, your team and the organisation can achieve. You see a challenge as an opportunity to improve and deliver outstanding service and support. You are a changemaker.
Could we be a match?
This is a great opportunity to join a thriving charity and help shape its future.
In return for your passion, innovation and dedication, we offer
• Professional development including funded opportunities
• An excellent leadership opportunity to make a lasting difference and develop your skills
• A generous 37 days’ holiday
• A 35 hour working week, enhanced sick pay & season ticket loan
• A great work life balance with flexible and blended working environment
• 24/7 access to an award winning Employee Assistance Programme providing free legal, financial and medical advice as well as support with life’s challenges.
We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds and value the unique experience that each individual brings to our organisation. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion within our workforce, and to building a team made up of diverse skills, experiences and all kinds of life experiences.
Find out more about us on our Website at supportinmindscotland.org.uk and on Social Media.
Application notes
To Apply
Please email your CV, Covering letter and completed application form to join@supportinmindscotland.org.uk as soon as possible with ‘Recruitment - Director of Services’ as the title. We are keen to fill this position as soon as possible so will be running rolling recruitment.
If you consider yourself to have a disability, please complete the relevant section within the application pack to inform us of any arrangements that we may make to the interview process.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier or later than stated, so please don’t delay your application to avoid any disappointment.
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Top job! Engagement & Participation Team Manager
- Part time
- £45,262 pro-rata
- Edinburgh - Hybrid working
- Closing 9th April 2024
The Commission protects and promotes the human rights of people with mental illness, learning disabilities, dementia and related conditions.
We have an opportunity for a suitably qualified candidate who is interested in leading and managing a team of Engagement and Participation Officers to effectively deliver key business objectives related to a range of engagement and participation activities.
Educated to degree level or equivalent you will have staff management experience, preferably within the public sector in the field of health and social care. You will have strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to develop trust and demonstrate empathy and sensitivity to people with different backgrounds.
With excellent IT skills, administrative and planning and organisational skills you will be able to work collaboratively and independently.
Experience of working in mental health either as a nurse or social worker or having a qualification in mental health or community involvement would be desirable.
At the Commission we champion diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice, cultivating a sense of belonging and providing a workplace where everyone feels valued. We aim to have a workforce which represents the wider society that we serve and therefore encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and under-represented groups.
Our office environment is modern, light, bright and green with superb views and is very close to Haymarket Railway station and transport links.
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- Full time
- £36,839 – £39,704
- Home based - regular travel for work and meetings/supervision in Glasgow (Remote)
- Closing 29th March 2024
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We’re recruiting for an Evaluation Coordinator who will work with colleagues and partners to embed evaluation in our team and across our network.
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- Full time
- £37,716 – £41,729
- Glasgow, Edinburgh or Aberdeen (remote based) (Home based)
- Closing 24th April 2024
“Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another and feeling the heart of another”
Alfred Adler
| Compassion | Integrity | Respect | Realising Potential | Inclusion |
Health in Mind is one of Scotland’s best-known and trusted Mental Health Charities. Established in 1982 we have evolved in response to need which means we actively promote positive mental health in local communities across Scotland. Our vision is straight forward, we build hope and live life through our values because people are at the heart of what we do.
We have a great opportunity for a number of experienced practitioners to join our team. You will bring compassion, integrity, positivity and reflection, delivering effective and high-quality support to those individuals who access support from Future Pathways.
Future Pathways offers support to people who were abused or neglected a child when they were in the Scottish care system. The service was established alongside the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry and has expanded considerably since its start in 2016. Future Pathways’ aim is to help people live well. To change paths, enjoy life, succeed and grow.
Reaching our shortlist is straightforward providing you can say ‘yes’ to our list of ‘must haves’. You can start your journey now by simply downloading an application pack from our website but before you start your travels, please kindly make sure the following ‘fits’ into your career and personal attributions rucksack because life is a journey.
- We’d like a degree in Health and Social Care, Social Work or equivalent but, if you hold a recognised, relevant professional qualification at a minimum SVQ Level 4 with relevant workplace experience this works too.
- Up to date child and vulnerable adult protection knowledge together and ideally completion of suicide prevention training such as ASIST.
- You are an exceptional compassionate individual with experience of working with those in society who’ve faced personal challenges, childhood disturbance, abuse, separation, institutional care and trauma
- Curiosity, empathy and a focus on learning, empowerment, collaboration and self- awareness.
- Experience of personal outcomes focused approaches, working in partnership with people to set goals, agree plan and support people to achieve their potential.
- Able to hold hope and walk alongside someone on their journey, you are good at nurturing self confidence and supporting people to make positive changes in their lives
- Worked with staff in accordance with the statutory framework and requirement including GDPR, BACP, the SSSC and the Care Inspectorate.
- Knowledge of and positive engagement with Impact Evaluation and Quality Assurance Frameworks for the purposes of continuous improvement. and practice development.
With a great range of benefits including 30 days annual leave plus 10 public holidays and 2 wellbeing days, we work fulltime 36.25 hours per week.
Committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, we embrace and encourage people from all walks of life, including welcoming applications from Neurodiverse individuals. It is important to us that you feel comfortable and confident and, as such, we are willing to adjust or adapt our application, interview and selection process to suit your needs, including working patterns and hybrid working wherever and whenever we can. Simply contact us and we’ll come back to you.
This role does, however, require periodic but not continuous office presence.
“Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another and feeling the heart of another”
Alfred Adler
| Compassion | Integrity | Respect | Realising Potential | Inclusion |
Health in Mind is one of Scotland’s best-known and trusted Mental Health Charities. Established in 1982 we have evolved in response to need which means we actively promote positive mental health in local communities across Scotland. Our vision is straight forward, we build hope and live life through our values because people are at the heart of what we do.
Guided by the Alliance’s vision and principles, we have a great opportunity for an action, solution focused manager who will lead with compassion, integrity, positivity and reflection. You will be responsible for a team of Support Coordinators to deliver effective, and high quality support to those individuals who Future Pathways support.
Reaching our shortlist is straightforward providing you can say ‘yes’ to our list of ‘must haves’. You can start your journey now by downloading an application pack from our website, but before you start your travels, please kindly make sure the following ‘fits’ into your career and personal attributions rucksack because life is a journey.
- We’d like a degree in Health and Social Care, Social Work or equivalent but, if you hold a recognised, relevant professional qualification at a minimum SVQ Level 4 with relevant workplace experience this works too.
- Up to date child and vulnerable adult protection knowledge together with formal training in reflective practice, coaching or facilitation and ideally completion of suicide prevention training such as ASIST.
- You are an exceptional compassionate individual with experience of promoting good practice for those in society who’ve faced personal challenges, childhood disturbance, abuse, separation, institutional care and trauma
- Curiosity, empathy and a focus on learning, empowerment, collaboration and self-awareness.
- Experience of leading others, whether an experienced manager or an eager [for promotion] Team Leader who can demonstrate and enable consistency of practice and good use of resources and support to individuals
- Numerate, you are steadfast in your resolve for doing the right thing in the right way whilst being equally realistic and pragmatic, managing individual and collective performance, enabling responsiveness to the full range of demands on our service.
- Worked with staff in accordance with the statutory framework and requirement including GDPR, BACP, the SSSC and the Care Inspectorate.
- The ability to prepare creative and positive presentations and engage learners and audiences alike.
- Knowledge of Mental Health, Future Pathways’ Outcome Pathways and Quality Assurance Frameworks for the purposes of measurement and evaluation.
With a great range of benefits including 30 days annual leave plus 10 Public Holidays and 2 Wellbeing Days we work fulltime 36.25 hours per week. The salary scale for this post is Point 44 to 48 (£42,759 - £46,921). Committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we embrace and encourage people from all walks of life which means we will consider other working patterns and we embrace hybrid working wherever and whenever we can. This role does require regular presence at the office.
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