Service Manager
- Full time
- £30,000 – £34,000
- Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
- Closing 10th June 2022
- Advertised from 19th April 2022
- Permanent
Role
This role covers Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire based out of our Inverurie office
The Best in You Brings Out the Best in Me
ENABLE Scotland is a dynamic and vibrant social care organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and we are looking for a dynamic and motivated Service Manager to join us in ensuring they have the same opportunities as everyone else.
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 Service 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.
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 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.
About Us
At ENABLE Scotland 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 Scotland 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 Scotland 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.
Application notes
For more information and to apply please visit our website
Closing date: 10 June 2022
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
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
If you’re looking for the next step on your career in social care, you’ve just discovered it.
In Dundee, Capability Scotland has a Community Enabling service (Care at Home), Housing Support service and a Day Support service at City Quay through which we support our customers with day to day tasks and to achieve their outcomes.
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.
Family Support Team Lead – North of Scotland (maternity cover)
- Part time
- £27,694 pro-rata
- Home-based (Remote)
- Closing 7th May 2024
You will be helping disabled people feel unstoppable. As Family Support Team Lead in the North of Scotland you will be delivering vital support to families affected by spina bifida and hydrocephalus.
You will be the person who will empower them to reach their potential, offering one to one support and coordinating chances for people to get together, make friends and build their support network.
You will be the person that raises awareness of spina bifida and hydrocephalus within the community and with service providers to ensure that no one affected by our conditions feels alone.
What Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland can offer you
Flexibility – We offer flexible working, including the opportunity to work from home or around caring responsibilities.
Motivated and supportive colleagues – Staff scored SBH Scotland as 9 out of 10 for motivation and a supportive work environment.
An opportunity to express yourself – Staff scored SBH Scotland as 8 out of 10 for being supportive in taking risks with new ideas.
We also offer: Workplace pension scheme, salary sacrifice scheme, death in service benefit, childcare voucher scheme, 30 days annual leave entitlement and 4 days Public Holidays.
Role reports to: CEO
Key duties and responsibilities:
To be as unstoppable as the people we support.
- To coordinate the delivery of engaging social groups for our children, young people, adults and their carers.
- To provide one to one support to people with spina bifida and hydrocephalus and their families – offering specialist information and advice.
- To work with families and people with spina bifida and hydrocephalus to help them advocate for services and support.
To be a team player who unifies people around our cause.
- To liaise and work in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations to respond to and develop resources to meet the needs of service users.
- To manage and motivate a small team of sessional workers and recruit volunteers.
- To work with fundraising and communications colleagues in identifying stories that can promote the work of the charity and motivate our service users, supporters and staff.
A commitment to continuous learning and improvement.
- To provide regular analysis of the service’s impact.
- To ensure that reporting and recording of all service user intervention is accurate, up to date and secure.
- To gather data and feedback to learn from failures and apply learning to improve processes and service delivery.
- To ensure all Safeguarding disclosures and regular updates are notified and recorded as per current SBH Scotland guidelines.
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