Charity registered in Scotland SC034584
Do you want to make a positive difference to people’s lives? Come and join Wheatley Care as a Health and Wellbeing Co-ordinator.
About the role
The Fordneuk service is an accommodation and support service in the East end of Glasgow. Our service is part of the Glasgow homeless alliance to reduce and end homelessness in the city of Glasgow.
We support up to 42 individuals who are assessed as high risk and hard to engage and have complex needs such as addictions and mental health.
The coordinator role is a challenging one which involves coordinating our shifts with additional key working responsibilities. The successful candidate will also be required to liaise with external agencies, facilitate our health and safety procedures and mentor new staff members.
Who are we looking for?
The ideal candidate will have experience and knowledge of working with homelessness and complex needs services, experience of outcome-based support planning and an understanding and knowledge around harm reduction.
We are looking for someone who is an effective communicator and is able to build therapeutic relationships with the people we support.
They will also be required to work as part of a large team, while also taking their own initiative. We need someone who is flexible and has experience of shift work (including night shift).
The benefits we offer
As part of Wheatley Group, we offer a sector-leading benefits package.
The successful candidate will receive:
• a rewarding career with a competitive salary;
• access to a contributory pension scheme;
• excellent leave entitlements;
• enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave;
• contributions towards dental, optical, driving lessons and more;
• access to staff inclusion networks promoting an inclusive workplace; and
• 24/7 access to our employee assistance programme.
Committed to inclusion
At Wheatley, are always looking to improve diversity within our teams. We want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute their best work and achieve their full potential.
We actively celebrate our individual differences and recognise the collective strength this brings our organisation. It’s important our teams represent the communities we serve, and we welcome applications from any under-represented groups.
Wheatley Care, part of Wheatley Group, Scotland’s leading housing, care and property-management group, is currently looking for enthusiastic and caring health and wellbeing coordinators to join us.
We want candidates who excel in customer service and who are always striving to go above and beyond for people we work for.
At Wheatley Care we are passionate about personalised services that support people to live well and get the most out of their lives.
Our dedicated and highly experienced staff provide flexible, innovative and high-quality care, which is focused around the individual and their personal goals.
As part of Wheatley Group, we offer an excellent benefits package in the sector. The successful candidate will receive excellent benefits, including 7.6 weeks’ annual leave (pro rata), essential car user allowance (if applicable), staff discount scheme, an occupational pension, generous health plan including optical and dental support and family friendly policies.
At Wheatley Care, staff are encouraged to develop their career and reach their potential through a range of learning and development opportunities.
What we are looking for:
As part of a wider care organisation, you should have, or be willing to work towards, an SSSC recognised qualification, such as SVQ2 Health and Social Care.
Wheatley Care will support you to achieve any relevant qualifications you will require within an agreed timescale. Your commitment to gaining the necessary qualifications would be essential.
You will be required to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme, but we can also support you with this application.
Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel
For informal enquiries, please contact Lisa Murphy, Health and Wellbeing Manager on 07557865512
At Wheatley, we are always looking to improve diversity within our teams. We want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute their best work and achieve their full potential.
We actively celebrate our individual differences and recognise the collective strength this brings our organisation. It’s important our teams represent the communities we serve, and we would welcome applications from any under-represented groups.
Top job! Service Development Lead
- Full time
- £50,459 – £54,087
- West, Central & East Scotland
- Closing 23rd April 2021
Wheatley Care, part of Wheatley Group, is a leading provider of care and support services across Scotland.
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Service Development Lead to take responsibility for the external management of designated care services and the supervision, development and deployment of associated employees and resources.
As part of the senior leadership team, working across west, central and east Scotland, you will be responsible for leading on the development of new and innovative care and support opportunities, in line with our strategic objectives. You will work closely with the Care Business Manager to prepare and submit bids for new and existing work.
You must be able to demonstrate an ability to lead, inspire and motivate staff to develop excellent and innovative care services. You must have substantial experience of leading teams. You must also be a strategic thinker and be adept at preparing and reviewing budgets as well as writing and presenting reports.
The successful applicant will:
- be required to participate in the organisation’s on-call service
- hold a relevant care qualification
- hold a current driving licence
- be subject to satisfactory membership of Disclosure Scotland PVG scheme
Top job! Health and Wellbeing Manager (Mental Health)
- Full time
- £35,239 – £38,253
- Edinburgh
- Closing 14th April 2021
Do you want to make a positive difference to people’s lives?
Come and join Wheatley Care!
At Wheatley Care we are passionate about personalised services that support people to live well and
get the most out of their lives.
Our dedicated and highly‐experienced staff provide flexible, innovative and high‐quality care and support, which is focused around the individual and their personal goals.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented leader to join our core and cluster / outreach housing support team in Edinburgh to cover for maternity leave for one year. This exciting opportunity will enable the successful candidate to lead a team of motivated and enthusiastic staff as we embark on the next stage of our journey to delivering truly outstanding, highly‐personalised, care and support services.
If you have the motivation, drive and focus and want to use your leadership skills to make a positive difference to people’s lives, this could be exactly the opportunity you’re looking for.
Our specialist and registered core and cluster services located across Edinburgh offer supported living and outreach services to individuals who have a mental health diagnosis. We provide individualised support to people with a range of needs to promote good mental health and physical wellbeing, support to develop skills related to daily living and to promote skills relating to maintaining a home. We also work with people to reduce social isolation and to find meaningful things to do. We work in partnership with other health and social care colleagues, as well as carers and family members to provide and deliver excellent personalised packages of housing support and care at home services.
As part of Wheatley Group, we offer an unrivalled benefits package in the sector. The successful candidate will receive excellent benefits including 7.6 weeks’ annual leave (pro rata), a staff discount scheme, an occupational pension, generous health plan and family friendly policies.
Who are we looking for?
The successful candidate(s) will have solid experience of managing people in the care and support sector and, just as importantly, will be able to demonstrate an innovative and empathetic approach to delivering services. They will understand person‐centred support and be just as passionate and enthusiastic about it as we are.
The candidate must be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of using and evaluating a quality framework, while ensuring the delivery of excellent service provision alongside staff support.
What will the role involve day‐to‐day?
As the Health and Wellbeing Manager of a Wheatley Care service, the candidate will be computerliterate and demonstrate a sound understanding of mental health.
The individual will be accountable for managing service budgets and leading on the strategic direction of the service. To achieve this, the candidate will supervise and work closely with the Health and Wellbeing Team Leader of the service to delegate responsibility for the day‐to‐day running of operational service provision. They will report into the Senior Management Team and be a responsible lead for matters involving staff performance and HR management processes.
Additionally, the individual appointed will:
- ensure that the service is fulfilling its contractual obligations with commissioners (through a process of monitoring and review);
- implement policies and procedures;
- develop/implement strategies for engagement; and
- work alongside external partner organisations to lead for Wheatley Care on the strategic aspects of the service.
As the Registered Manager of the service, the successful candidate will also ensure that the service delivered meets with the regulations of care outlined by the Care Inspectorate.
The candidate will need to have some flexibility to work various shift patterns and will be required to participate in the organisations on‐call service, for which an appropriate allowance is paid.
What about qualifications and development?
At Wheatley Care, we support staff to develop their career and reach their potential through a range of learning and development opportunities.
As part of a wider care organisation, you should have, or be willing to work towards, an SSSC recognised
qualification, such as SVQ4 Health and Social Care, and a relevant supervisory management qualification. Wheatley Care will support you to achieve any relevant qualifications you will require as a Manager within an agreed timescale. Your commitment to gaining the necessary qualifications would be essential.
You will be required to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme, but we can also support you with this application.
We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment. Wheatley Group is committed to equality and diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.