Top job! Depute Director of Care & Support
- Full time
- £39,429 – £43,446
- On site: Stirling
- Closing 19th January 2025
Camphill Blair Drummond is an independent charity offering specialist care and support for adults with complex additional needs arising through a learning disability, on a residential and day basis.
Our residents and students come from a range of local authorities across Scotland and the wider United Kingdom. Through our registered care services, we promote independence, choice and wellbeing. Our aim is to set the standard for quality of care in our sector.
We have an ambitious strategic development plan which connects and strengthens us as a community and gives direction to the work that we do. Camphill Blair Drummond is part of the international Camphill movement.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Care & Support team as a Depute Director of Care & Support. The main responsibilities of the role include:
- To work collaboratively with the Director of Care and Support and peer Depute, in leading and managing our specialist care services, taking on a visible and supportive operational leadership role.
- To ensure high quality, consistency of care and support is experienced by adults with a learning disability who attend daily or live within our Camphill Community.
- To ensure our care and support is evidenced via measurable outcomes, appropriate care documentation and collaborative person centred care planning, which meaningfully involves the resident / day student, appropriate family members and external professionals.
- To help build and maintain positive relationships with a range of key stakeholders, with the aim of sustaining and developing our care and support delivery, upholding the positive and proactive reputation of our Camphill Community.
In return we offer a competitive salary of £39,429-£43,446 (currently under review), pension scheme with 10% employer contribution and other enhanced benefits.
Camphill Blair Drummond is a vibrant and forward-looking organisation, with a clear vision for the future.
OUR VISION: We are committed to sustaining, nurturing, and developing our vibrant Camphill Community. A place where everyone has the opportunity to live, work and grow together and realise their fullest potential.
We are a home-from-home environment giving people with learning disabilities, residential and day care, meaningful activities and lasting friendships. Our community offers one of the most distinctive work environments in the Central Belt. It is an attractive place to work offering a diversity of people, activities and opportunities for everyone in a rich culture with a guaranteed friendly welcome and as we overlook the Safari Park you may even spot a giraffe or hear a lion roar!
OUR MISSION: To transform lives in our Camphill Community, underpinned by the ethos and values of the Camphill movement. We will achieve this through life and work enriching opportunities, meaningful relationships and connections. Where adults with learning disabilities, employees, volunteers and our families share lives together. We will also promote participation in community life, through dedicated care and support, which meets and exceeds expectations for all.
As part of a small finance team, the job holder will play an active role within the team, providing financial support to the Finance Coordinator and the Finance Manager. This is an exciting time to be joining the finance team as we grow and develop the business and work towards implementing the finance operational plan.
We are looking for someone that can play an active part in the effective and efficient running of the financial administration for our organisation, who possesses strong organisational skills, has a keen eye for detail and has the ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines. This role would suit someone who is motivated, enthusiastic and confident in their abilities to contribute to the development of the finance function. Please refer to the job description for more information.
Benefits:
- 10% Employer Pension Contribution – auto enrolment after 3 months
- Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme – from day 1 you will benefit from 1-week full pay and 1-week half pay
- Access to an employee discount benefit platform
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Learning and Development Opportunities
- Non-contributory Employee Assistance Programme – access to support for you and your immediate family.
- PVG paid for by Organisation.