Are you looking for a change of job or career?

Are you passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives?

Key are a compassionate and caring social care organisation who have worked in Dumfries & Galloway for around 40 years. We are currently recruiting for our services in Annan and surrounding areas. We are committed to providing high quality, flexible, person centred services to people who have a wide variety of support needs including, learning disabilities, autism, young people in transition and people who have mental health support needs. We also provide a variety of community and building based short breaks in the town centre.

Due to our services expanding we are looking to recruit a Team Manager.

Key and our partner organisation Community Lifestyles are recruiting a new Team Manager to complete our Staff Development, Policy and Practice Team. You will be joining us at an exciting time to help influence and lead practice and systems changes within our well established and dedicated learning and training function.

You will be at the heart of the organisation, empowering and supporting our Staff Development Team and operational managers in embedding robust systems and processes that enable us to build on our commitment to workforce learning and development.

You will work with some amazing people, especially the people we support who are co-trainers, in the development and delivery of a high quality and proactive learning and development service that supports our entire workforce.

In addition to supporting and leading our committed, experienced trainers you will co-ordinate, agree, and monitor objectives and work plans, ensuring the delivery of an effective, efficient, responsive high-quality service.

You’ll be thinking carefully about relationships, wellbeing, and collaboration, as well as best practice in the use of systems and processes. You should be able to demonstrate experience in fostering positive employee relations and solution-focused strategies.

You will understand the knowledge, skills and values needed by our workforce to deliver truly person-centred human rights-based support, so having previous service management experience would be ideal.

You will have significant experience in delivering learning and development activities in a social care setting, having designed, delivered, and evaluated learning resources for social care workers and managers.

You will have a relevant qualification in health and social care, and a learning and development qualification would be advantageous.

Excellent people, organisational, communication and influencing skills are essential as are good working knowledge of Microsoft packages and systems.

If you’re ready for an amazing challenge, then we would love to hear from you!

If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact Sheila Hanney, Head of Staff Development, Policy and Practice by emailing Sheila.hanney@key.org.uk

Key and our subsidiary, Community Lifestyles, we provide person-centred support to over 2,000 disabled people, across 17 Scottish local authorities, to enable them to lead full, active lives in their own homes and communities.

The people we support have a wide range of life experiences and needs, from young people still at school through to people in their 90s. Our approach, therefore, is about working in partnership with the person, and the important people in their life, to build flexible, responsive support which is focused on them achieving what they want from life.

We are committed to the Scottish Government’s Coming Home agenda, having a track record in supporting people with complex support needs, people moving out of institution care including those living in out of areas placement, far from their families, friends, and original communities. Individual services range from a few hours per week to 24/7 support in people’s own homes and communities, reflecting each person’s agreed outcomes and personal plan.

Working closely with our Learning and Development Team, operational managers, housing colleagues and team of specialist behaviour support instructors, you will:

• Promote the highest standard of person-centred, outcomes-based support.
• Lead on the delivery of our Positive Behaviour Support and Trauma-focused strategies.
• Provide supervisory guidance and development support to our team of behaviour support instructors and together oversee a Community of Practice for our Practice Leaders.

We are looking for someone who has::

• Managed and led a team delivering social care support.
• Successfully supported individuals with very complex support needs to live good lives in the community.
• Led practice development and training in relation to positive behaviour support within a human-rights and person-centred approach.
• Knowledge and understanding of current social care policy and practice environment including the Scottish Government Coming Home agenda.
• Well-developed leadership, interpersonal and written skills.
• A recognised social care or relevant professional qualification and while a recognised PBS/BILD qualification would be advantageous, this is not essential as we will offer support to attain this.

Based in Glasgow, the role is across all our operational areas, and will involve travel across Scotland working closely with managers, complex support need instructors, staff and the people we support.

If you think you’re the person we are looking for, and you’d like to discuss the role further, please contact Sheila Hanney, Head of Staff Development, Policy and Practice by email sheila.hanney@key.org.uk

Are you experienced in health or social care and are looking for an exciting and challenging personal development opportunity?

Do you believe that people with disabilities should have the same opportunities in life as everyone else and are you passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives?

If your answer to these questions is “Yes”, then you may be the very person we are looking for!

Key is committed to providing high quality, flexible, person centred services to people who have a wide variety of support needs including, learning disabilities, autism, young people in transition and people who have mental health support needs. Some of the individuals we support have complex needs we focus on positive outcomes to help people maintain and improve their lives at home and in the wider community.

Due to the ongoing development of our services in the local area, we are seeking a highly motivated, imaginative and enthusiastic individual with a true commitment to personalisation to join our established local management team in Helensburgh.

The Team Manager role will include providing direct care and support, as well as support planning and monitoring the quality of services provided to a number of supported people. It will also include managing, mentoring and providing day to day support and supervision to a variety of small worker teams.

The successful candidate will be able to work creatively and flexibly to provide positive leadership and support to their teams.

Evening, weekend work and overnight support responsibilities are required as well as support to workers out with ‘normal working hours’.

Our staff are our most important asset as such we offer extensive training and development opportunities, including support to obtain relevant SSSC recognised qualifications.

For further information on the role please contact Scott McShannon, Support & Development Manager, by phone on 07385 461464 or by email on scott.mcshannon@key.org.uk