Enable
Enable

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.


Current vacancies

Employability Team Leader

  • Full time
  • £30,378
  • On site: Glasgow
  • Closing 24th January 2025

Do you have a passion for helping people?

Do you have excellent communication and customer service skills?

Do you have the ability to coach and mentor others?

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.

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.

Your role, as a Team Leader is to provide support to people who have barriers to work to make progress towards and achieve well paid, sustainable employment and provide targeted coaching and mentoring for our front line teams. Working as part of the All in Glasgow service, you will work closely with a team of Employment Coordinators, providing support to ensure they can deliver a high quality service.

Enable Works supports over 5500 people every year across 29 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, referring to the skills/knowledge required as outlined in the Job Pack.

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
  • Ability to coach staff to achieve their goals
  • Ability to devise and deliver targeted coaching sessions
  • Role model
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Professional presentation and personality
  • Some knowledge of the local community - Tayside
  • Ability to work with people at any age who have challenging barriers to employment
  • Comfortable working towards targets
  • A natural, professional relationship builder
  • A full driving licence and access to your own vehicle (essential)

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*

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.

*Terms and Conditions Apply

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Employment Coordinator - Stirling & Forth Valley

  • Full time
  • £27,990
  • On site: Stirling & Forth Valley
  • Closing 31st January 2025

Role with involve travel throughout Clackmannanshire and to head office in Motherwell

Do you have a passion for helping people?

Do you have excellent communication 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 within our Supported Employment programme in Clackmannanshire will be to actively identify and engage individuals with a learning and/or physical disability aged 16 - 67. You will deliver access to long term, flexible, multi staged support and help remove barriers through the creation of a bespoke, personalised package based on individual need.

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 29 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 tell us in your supporting statement how your values align with our organisation.

About You

About The Candidate

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*

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.

*Terms and Conditions Apply

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Performance Manager

  • Full time
  • £36,000
  • On site: Dundee & Angus
  • Closing 9th February 2025

Do you have a passion for helping people?

Do you have excellent communication skills?

Do you have the ability to drive high performing teams whilst ensuring a high-quality service, delivering excellent customer service to our clients?

Do you want to work for one of the best employability providers in Scotland?

Would you like to contribute to helping people with barriers to work find their dream job?

Then come and work for Enable Works.

Your role, as a Performance Manager will be to manage the performance and quality of our contracts in Dundee. You will be responsible for performance management; key to this will be developing positive professional relationships with our staff teams and programme partners in each area. You will directly line manage a team of Team Leaders and Employment Coordinators.

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 5500 people every year across 28 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 tell us in your supporting statement how your values match with our organisation.

About You

We really need you to have these:

  • Experience of working in a performance focused team.
  • Ability to effectively coach and motivate teams to achieve high performance.
  • 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 delivering on financial expectations and forecasting change.
  • Strong attention to detail with professional presentation and personality.=
  • Self-management skills and the ability to meet duties effectively within agreed timescales.
  • Confident communicator.
  • Role model.
  • IT Literacy.
  • Some knowledge of the local community.
  • A full driving licence and access to a car.

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 understand that each client has individual skills and aspirations and you will work with your team to ensure they are supporting our clients to progress towards their chosen career goal whilst recognising our commitment to our funders in terms of both performance and financial targets.

You will be representing Enable Works in everything you do so you will need a professional, can-do attitude. Our reputation is important to us. As a performance manager, you will have an approachable and flexible style of management with the ability to coach and develop your team to achieve the best for them and our clients.

Our culture is autonomous so that means we trust you to manage your time. You will effectively monitor the performance and best practice of your team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality services that exceed the expectations of our clients and funders. Attention to detail is important as it means you can work accurately and follow instructions.

Having the confidence to get out and engage people in the local community will be key to the success of your programme. You will engage with local referral partners, other organisations who can offer specialist support to our clients as well as employers to support the team to source the best opportunities for our clients and this can mean reaching out and making new connections within your community.

We have high expectations for our clients, and you will be given a work plan with targets. We support you throughout, but you need to be comfortable working towards them and managing your team to do the same.

We would love it if you had these:

  • Understanding of employability services and programmes including Supported Employment.
  • Experience of delivering or managing employability programmes.
  • Experience of working with people who have multiple/complex barriers.
  • Understanding of relevant policy and legislation.
  • Experience of meeting/exceeding demanding compliance expectations.
  • Understanding of relevant policy and legislation.

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

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.

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