Fair Deal is a social care organisation based in Glasgow who is recruiting a Support Manager to work in the Glasgow area. We are passionate about providing the people we support with the opportunity to live as independently as possible with greater choice and control.

The Support Manager role will manage and develop highly individualised support services, providing positive leadership and line management to ensure the delivery of high-quality support by staff in line with individual needs, agreed outcomes, aspirations and individual budgets. The role will maintain direct contact and involvement with the people we support and will involve the management of staff resources and budgets.

You will require the following Essential Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum SVQ 3 in Social Services and Healthcare
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a Social Care environment
• SSSC Registration
• Experience in supporting and developing relationships with clients and families
• Experience in liaising with social work departments and community organisations
• Line Management Experience in a Social Care Environment (desirable)
• A recognised management qualification (desirable)
• Willingness to work towards a recognised management qualification (essential)
• Excellent leadership and organisational skills with an ability to delegate effectively
• Must be familiar with and have good working knowledge of Microsoft 365 applications (Teams, Outlook, Excel, SharePoint)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to motivate both individuals and a team
• Commitment to the ethos and values of Fair Deal
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements affecting care organisations
• Willingness to occasionally work out with office hours to meet organisational needs
• Full Driving licence and access to own car for business purposes (desirable)

Duties:

• To oversee the day to day running of the designated services
• To manage, supervise and support onsite staff
• To lead on service provision and service development
• To manage learning and development of staff
• To maintain effective communication within the team and with all relevant stakeholders

You will be required to provide emergency on-call cover at evenings and weekends. This will be on a rotational basis shared among the wider leadership team and you will be paid a standard on-call rate over and above your salary for any cover provided. There are also opportunities for optional overtime.

In addition to a rewarding career, with competitive rates of pay and ongoing training, Fair Deal can offer a wide range of staff benefits including, competitive holiday entitlement, company sick pay scheme, workplace pension scheme, enhanced maternity/paternity benefits and flexible working.

For more information on Fair Deal please call us on 0141 634 4996.

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• Sick pay
• Employee assistance programme including access to free confidential counselling
• Access to Discounted Health Plan for staff and family members

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Glasgow: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• supervisory: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• SVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (required)