Charity registered in Scotland SC009024
ENABLE Scotland is a dynamic and vibrant organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities across Scotland.
Top job! Operations Manager - Highland & Islands
- Full time
- £46,102
- Hybrid: Covering Highlands, Moray and Perth and Kinross (hybrid, with travel across all areas)
- Closing 11th January 2026
As a leader at Enable Works, you'll be at the forefront of our mission to deliver exceptional employability services for disabled people across Scotland. You will be responsible for leading partnerships and programmes across Highland, Moray and Perth and Kinross and will play a pivotal role in driving our organisation forward.
You will have overall accountability for strategic development of your programmes and region, leading on performance management; financial and contract management and developing opportunities for new business, allowing us to grow our impact.
You'll have significant oversight of operations and staffing for the region, as well as managing and leading key external stakeholder relationships, ensuring smooth and efficient functioning of the services in your remit.
This is a hybrid role with some office time and travel expected. A driving license and access to a vehicle is essential for this role.
While regular travel will be required across all 3 areas, a significant proportion of work takes place in Highlands, where you will be responsible for leading our 'All in Highlands' partnership. Therefore a consistent presence is expected in Inverness and across the Highlands.
What will you do?
Setting and upholding high standards - you will be accountable for leading a team of Performance Managers, Team Leaders and Employment Coordinators, ensuring services meet and exceed expectations.
Ensuring compliance and performance excellence - you will be accountable for all quality and compliance for services in your region, ensuring robust processes are in place that align with contractual expectations.
Guiding a high performing team -as a leader you will be responsible for mentoring Performance Managers and Team Leaders, fostering their growth as leaders to provide effective mentoring and management for your team.
Strategic engagement - building relationships with both local and national funders and stakeholders will be second nature to you, ensuring seamless contract delivery and long lasting partnerships.
Pioneering opportunities - you will be responsible for proactively identifying and cultivating new business opportunities, staying up to date with emerging trends and policy changes to ensure your services can respond to local and national priorities.
About You
We really need you to have these:
- An understanding of employability and skills structures and systems in Scotland
- An understanding of national employability policies such as No One Left Behind
- Experience of leading a performance focused team
- Ability to effectively coach and motivate developing leaders to deliver high performance within your team
- Experience of successfully managing and forecasting performance profiles Experience of writing impact reports
- Ability to work autonomously, fully accountable for managing and driving the services in your area to achieve excellence
- Self-management skills and the ability to prioritise competing deadlines effectively
- Effective project management skills and ability to think strategically to achieve long-term goals
- A natural, professional relationship builder with the ability to partner and negotiate with stakeholders
- Experience of creating and managing budgets, delivering on financial expectations and forecasting change
- Strong attention to detail with professional presentation and personality
- Experience working in rural areas
- Confident communicator with experience of public speaking
- Role model who will demonstrate our values, leading by example
- IT proficient with experience of competently using Microsoft packages, and CRM systems
- A full driving licence and access to a car, as travel is required in this role
We would love it if you had these:
- Experience of working in employability out with Scotland
- Experience of business development including bid writing
- Experience of working with people who have multiple/complex barriers
- Experience of leading managers and working with geographically dispersed teams
More information about the Operations Manager role, is included in our Job Pack.
Please ensure you include a detailed personal statement, outlining how you meet the requirements. We want to hear why you are a good fit for this role and what skills and experience you can bring to our organisation, so please take the time to clearly outline this in your application statement.
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.
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
*Terms and Conditions Apply
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.
Employment Coordinator - East Dunbartonshire
- Full time
- £27,990
- On site: East Dunbartonshire
- Closing 28th December 2025
Do you have a passion for helping people?
Do you have excellent communication and customer service skills?
Do you want to work for one of the best employability providers in Scotland?
Would you like to help someone with barriers to work find their dream job?
Then come and work for Enable Works.
Your role, as an Employment Coordinator is to provide support to people who have barriers to work to make progress towards and achieve well paid, sustainable employment.
Enable Works are the leading specialist provider of employability services for people who have barriers to work. We believe that every person in Scotland has the right to work in a job that is high quality and well paid.
Enable Works supports over 7000 people every year across 30 Local Authorities to learn skills for work.
We partner with thousands of employers to create inclusive cultures and improve the diversity of Scotland's workforce.
We are incredibly proud of our smart, capable, and motivated colleagues across Scotland and following a period of significant growth we are looking to grow our team.
We offer a generous salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities to develop and grow in your role.
We offer flexible working practices that promote a strong work/life balance so that when you are at work you can be the best version of you.
Values are more important to us than qualifications or experience, so if you don’t think you meet every requirement that’s ok, we still want to hear from you.
Please make sure you include a detailed personal statement in the ‘More about you’ section of the application to tell us how you are suited to the post.
About You
We really need you to have these
- The drive, energy and commitment to support people to obtain high
- quality, well paid jobs
- Ability to manage your own workload and prioritise as needed
- Confident communicator
- Strong attention to detail
- Professional presentation and personality
- Some knowledge of the local community
- Ability to work with people at any age who have challenging barriers to employment
- IT literacy
- Comfortable working towards targets
- A natural, professional relationship builder
- A full driving licence
Why?
Our vision is that every person in Scotland is able to access the support they need to find a high quality job that pays them well and your drive and commitment to this job will help them get there. You will recognise each clients individual skills and aspirations and work with them to find a job that they love.
Our culture is autonomous so that means we trust you to make the right decisions for your clients, therefore you need to manage your work load well and be accountable for your time. Attention to detail is important as it means you can work accurately and follow instructions.
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.
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
- 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.
Employment Coordinator - Highland & Islands
- Full time
- £27,990
- On site: Highlands (based in Inverness with regular travel across Inner Moray Firth)
- Closing 12th January 2026
Do you have a passion for helping people?
Do you have excellent communication and customer service skills?
Do you want to work for one of the best employability providers in Scotland?
Would you like to help someone with barriers to work find their dream job?
Then come and work for Enable Works.
Your role, as an Employment Coordinator is to provide support to people who have barriers to work to make progress towards and achieve well paid, sustainable employment.
You will be working as part of a team of Employment Coordinators, delivering Supported Employment services across the Highlands, as part of our new All in Highlands partnership.
Enable Works are the leading specialist provider of employability services for people who have barriers to work. We believe that every person in Scotland has the right to work in a job that is high quality and well paid.
Enable Works supports over 7000 people every year across 30 Local Authorities to learn skills for work.
We partner with thousands of employers to create inclusive cultures and improve the diversity of Scotland's workforce.
We are incredibly proud of our smart, capable, and motivated colleagues across Scotland and following a period of significant growth we are looking to grow our team.
We offer a generous salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities to develop and grow in your role.
We offer flexible working practices that promote a strong work/life balance so that when you are at work you can be the best version of you.
Values are more important to us than qualifications or experience, so if you don’t think you meet every requirement that’s ok, we still want to hear from you.
About You
We really need you to have these
- The drive, energy and commitment to support people to obtain high quality, well paid jobs
- Ability to manage your own workload and prioritise as needed
- Confident communicator
- Strong attention to detail
- Professional presentation and personality
- Some knowledge of the local community
- Ability to work with people at any age who have challenging barriers to employment
- IT literacy
- Comfortable working towards targets
- A natural, professional relationship builder
- A full driving licence and access to a vehicle (as this role involves regular travel)
Why?
Our vision is that every person in Scotland is able to access the support they need to find a high quality job that pays them well and your drive and commitment to this job will help them get there. You will recognise each clients individual skills and aspirations and work with them to find a job that they love.
Our culture is autonomous so that means we trust you to make the right decisions for your clients, therefore you need to manage your work load well and be accountable for your time. Attention to detail is important as it means you can work accurately and follow instructions.
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.
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
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.