Come lead a Innovative and forward-focused team, helping Carr Gomm go even further in supporting people across Scotland to live their best possible lives.

The role

As the Service Manager in our Business Services Team, you will be reporting to the Senior Operations Manager and take a lead role in the following key areas:

• Support with the governance of Carr Gomm, directly enabling the Board of Directors and Chief Executive to lead the organization
• Management of records and schedules relating to properties
• Day to day management of the central administration team in Carr Gomm
• Monitoring and reporting on key compliance indicators relating to Health and Safety, GDPR and operational services

Who we are looking for

In our eyes, the best managers are proactive with a logical and organized mind whilst also being focused and flexible in both their outlook and approach. Although you will not have regular direct contact with the people we support, we expect that you will have an awareness of the support we deliver, and the service needs.

You will have strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to produce management reports, maintain databases, update policies, provide support to the wider organisation and support the development of your team.

You will be comfortable presenting information as well as participating in meetings / working groups. You will also be a confident problem solver with ideas to support new ways of working and provide expert knowledge to help motivate, shape and drive the people agenda within Carr Gomm.

Experience within social care is beneficial, but not essential.

About Carr Gomm

Carr Gomm is a leading Scottish social care and community development charity. We provide person-centered support to over 4500 people every year so they can live their best possible life.

Our services are based on our values and reflect the choices and aspirations of each individual and community we work with. Our qualified staff work with people in their homes and communities, supporting people in their day-to-day lives and making plans to achieve their hopes and dreams in the future. Carr Gomm also fundraises to tackle isolation and loneliness in our communities through projects and activities across Scotland.

Benefits

• 35 days’ holiday per year (Rising with length of service)
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and sick leav
• A Defined Contribution pension scheme, with incremental employer contribution.
• Membership to Lifeworks; employee well-being and perks platform access to the Carr Gomm App, with access to online physiotherapy, health coaching and counselling.
• Membership of a credit union
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts with leading hotels; and more!

If you would like to discuss this role further please contact Paul Marshall- paulmarshall@carrgomm.org

We would like to hear from energetic professionals who are able to help the charity set, develop and deliver its strategy, transforming the lives of the individuals we work with. Cruse Scotland is a unique organisation – as we are Scotland's only open-to-all bereavement charity.

Our work offers bereaved people the vital support they so badly need when someone close dies. We have a proven record of providing personalised, quality support to bereaved adults and children across Scotland over the last 50 years. During 2023-24 we delivered over 5,000 counselling sessions across Scotland – all of which was this provided by a skilled volunteer workforce – supported by just 22 members of staff. Our telephone helpline is also delivered by another volunteer team who responded to 9324 calls across the year!

This is an exciting time for the charity, in 2022 we launched a new 5-year strategy with ambitious plans for growth and development and are looking to strengthen our Board of Directors in order that they can further guide our success. The role of the Board of Directors is crucial to the success of Cruse Scotland, providing good governance, guidance and leadership at the highest level of the charity. We are seeking people with relevant expertise, with the time and commitment to devote to this challenging role and who share our values as an organisation.

We are particularly interested in hearing from dynamic professionals who are looking for opportunities to broaden their own experience; improve their own career prospects and/or share their existing knowledge. We are particularly keen, but not exclusively, to hear from those with existing or previous careers in one of the following:

• Children & Young People’s bereavement
• Finance and business
• Communications and Marketing

Cruse Scotland strives to create a fair and inclusive organisational culture. In our commitment towards Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, we particularly welcome applications from people with protected characteristics who are under-represented in our trustee membership.

Are you ready to elevate your expertise to a managerial level?

We are a large service supporting over 50 adults with a learning and/or physical disability and/or mental health diagnosis. We support people in their own homes across 17 sites which are either individual or shared tenancies to achieve their personal outcomes in all areas of their lives including tenancy, health, relationships and meaningful activities. Most people are supported over a 24 hour period including sleepovers and staff work to a rota tailored to the people we support’s individual needs. We also have an inclusion service where we facilitate various activities.

Our work is commission via the relevant Local Authority Learning Disability Teams. We have good links with the teams including OTs, nursing, physiotherapy and social work. Our service is registered with the Care Inspectorate as a dual registration – Care at Home and Housing with Support. All of our staff are all registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

Our management team consists of a Service Manager, a Practice and Improvement Manager, four Service Co-ordinators and 7 Assistant Service Co-ordinators. We also have a dedicated admin team.

We are excited to present an opportunity for someone committed to enhancing the well-being of others in a rewarding and engaging manner. As a new first-line manager, it is crucial to grasp the fundamental requirements of a social care service and the needs of the individuals we support. You will be guided by a skilled and approachable management team while leading your own team(s). This role offers a unique chance to develop your managerial abilities while remaining actively involved in improving the lives of those you support. Your duties will include working at different locations in Renfrewshire, covering various shifts, including enhanced rate sleepovers. You will also have dedicated admin time. While having a driver's license is beneficial, it is not compulsory.

Our Assistant Service Co-ordinator role provides an excellent opportunity for progression in your social care career with a supportive employer dedicated to your development.

Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.

Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start datr.

LCIL is a user-led organisation providing a range of services that enable Disabled People to live independently in the community of their choice.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and help shape and develop our work with disabled people across Edinburgh and the Lothians.

We do this in part through our advice and information services:

• Our Independent Living Service provides independent advice and information as well as support to disabled people, their carers, and families on all aspects of Self-Directed Support. This service covers all of Edinburgh and the Lothians.

• Our Disability Advice and Information Service provides specialist advice and information to empower disabled people across Edinburgh and the Lothians, to understand and access their rights and welfare benefits entitlements.

We’re looking for a Service Manager to support our advice and information services, providing day-to-day leadership and support to both services, ensuring strategic and operational goals are successfully met.

This post is an essential management role contributing to LCiL’s ongoing sustainability, enabling it to take forward a new three-year strategic plan, which is currently being developed.

Service Manager role:

• The post holder will manage a team and oversee the delivery of advice and information services.

• Implement strong monitoring and evaluation processes.

• Promote and represent LCiL at relevant networks and events.

• Ensure that all services agreed targets and deadlines are achieved.

We offer generous benefits, including 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, up to 8% pension contributions and company sick pay.

Please refer to the job description and personal specification for further information.

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Gaby Nolan via HR@lothiancil.org.uk