Service Manager

About The Role

Enable is a dynamic and vibrant social care organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people we support and we are looking for a dynamic and motivated Service Manager to join us in ensuring they have the same opportunities as everyone else. This service is currently supported by The Mungo Foundation which has recently become part of Enable. From the 1st of February the service will be supported by Enable.

35 HOURS PER WEEK

The Best in You Brings Out the Best in Me. 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 The Team Facilitator to manage our frontline support staff. This role is pivotal to the success of our mission and ambition to support unaccompanied asylum seeking children to settle into the service and local community;

lead 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 Social Care professionals involved in the lives of the young people we support at Campus.

• Significant experience of leading and managing services for young people and unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
• Experience of managing teams with knowledge of culture change.
• A commitment to the inclusion of people we support.
• An in-depth understanding of the supports required by young people seeking asylum in the UK.
• SVQ level 4 or the ability to work towards the relevant qualification required for your SSSC registration.
• SVQ Health & Social Care Level 3 is essential.
• 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.

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 *
• Blue Light Card

Where required, Enable will fully fund SVQ Health and Social Care qualifications – required for SSSC registration.

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. The cost of PVG is paid upfront by the organisation and deducted from your wage if successfully appointed. Enable reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please submit your application as early as possible if this vacancy is of interest.

Note:

The successful applicant will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 3 months of their start date.

* Terms and Conditions Apply