- Advertised from 12th April 2023
- £14.80 p/h. 36 hours per week. Various shifts – Rota Basis. Permanent.
Role
We are a charity with decades of experience supporting people across Scotland, providing those who need us with support that ranges from Mental Health, Learning Disability and Neurodiversity, Youth and Adult homelessness and Older People services.
Why work with us?
We have the following benefits to help attract and retain the best talent, ensuring we provide high quality care to those we support, this includes:
- 6% employer pension contribution
- Death in benefit cover (2 times salary)
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Fully funded qualifications
- Career development and progression opportunities
**We are also offering a £500 welcome bonus for all newly recruited colleagues – please visit our website for full details**
Who we are looking for:
We are looking for a hard working an experienced Team Leader to join our expanding team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about a career in social care who wants to expand their social care experience in a managerial role. Above all we want someone that shares in our values. Our mission is to provide positive, life changing support, delivered by inspiring, professional staff.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Apply your knowledge of best practice, codes of practice and current regulations in the social care sector and ensure the provision of a high quality and socially inclusive service
- Manage support plans and contribute to support reviews alongside Service Managers
- Work with Service Managers on service referrals and staff interviewing & selection procedures
- Assist in monitoring the service’s progress against an agreed business plan including evaluating work and implementing changes to improve results
- Develop, implement and monitor action plans for any team-led changes or external recommendations from the Care Inspectorate, Quality Assurance or Business Assurance;
- Contribute, in consultation with the Service Manager and the with YOU Finance team, each year’s budget and ensure the financial targets are met;
- Develop constructive relationships with national and local statutory, voluntary and community agencies to ensure appropriate resources, support and understanding of the service;
- Deputise for the Service Manager, assuming the responsibilities in their absence.
Essential Skills and Attributes:
- At least 3 years experience of support/care services
- Experience providing support and development to a team
- Partnership working and collaboration
- IT literacy and ability to use and understand data to make informed service decisions
- Qualified to the level required by the SSSC for as a manager in housing support services and care at home services or willingness to work towards and to successfully complete qualification within the SSSC specified timeframe.
About The Service:
Our Mental Health Service is looking for a Team Leader to join our team supporting the Service Manager across 3 services, Edinburgh Mental Health, West Lothian Mental Health and Horizons.
The Mental Health service provides practical and emotional support to adults who have a mental health diagnosis in our visiting support services in Edinburgh and West Lothian. The service operates on a rota basis working early, mid, back, weekend working. We offer a range of support across Edinburgh and the Lothians working in partnership to build trust to support mental health and wellbeing. Promoting engagement in identifying personal outcomes and developing skills where identified to support recovery, living well and living life. We provide tenancy, emotional, and social support to people in their own homes in partnership with local authorities and housing associations. This is also an outreach service, with travel throughout Edinburgh and West Lothian.
Our Horizons Service provide tenancy, emotional, and social support to young adults in their own homes in partnership with local authorities and housing associations. We also offer pre-tenancy support to individuals who require housing but are not quite ready to move in.
We support individuals with their emotional, social and tenancy needs. Supporting them to access their local community, attend college, appointments, work, or voluntary experiences. We support a visiting support model, where we work closely with a local housing association to provide supported tenancies both furnished and unfurnished for young people who are transitioning into their first accommodation.
We also provide the same support through our outreach model, where individuals live in their own tenancies. Within our outreach programme, we support individuals who choose to self-manage their support needs through Self Directed Support.
Additional Notes:
Shift work, weekend work and sleepovers may be a requirement of this role, sleepovers attract an additional payment. Flexible working arrangements are also available. These can be discussed at your interview.
PVG scheme membership and SSSC registration are requirements of this post.
Application notes
if you wish to apply for this role, please send the application form to recruitment@withyou.support
Closing date: 31st May - the recruitment process will be ongoing so candidates may be invited to interview prior to the closing date.
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Service Manager- Business Services
- Full time
- £34,621 – £39,305
- On site: Scotland
- Closing 29th July 2024
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
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’re looking for a Services and Development Lead to join our Leadership Team, where you will oversee the delivery and development of LCiL support services. You will provide leadership that supports LCiL to deliver and grow person-led, innovative, and high quality services.
This post is an essential lead role contributing to the ongoing sustainability of LCiL enabling it to take forward a new three-year strategic plan which is currently being developed.
Services and Development Lead role:
- The post holder will manage a team over Service Managers and will required to ensure that strategic and operational goals for those services are met.
- Support the CEO with contributions to the overall organisation’s strategy and development.
- Work alongside the CEO and the Operations and Finance Lead to ensure a strong connection between organisational and services planning, and financial sustainability.
- Promote and represent LCiL at relevant networks, meetings, and external events.
- Foster collaboration and best practises across services.
- 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
Service Manager : Advice and Information Services
- Full time
- £30,000
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 31st July 2024
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
LCIL is a user-led organisation providing a range of services that enable Disabled People to live independently in the community of their choice.
LCiL are recruiting for a full time Peer Support and Learning Facilitator to facilitate the effective delivery of the PSL programme deliver workshops and peer support groups in Edinburgh and the three Lothians.
PSL facilitates group peer support with disabled people and carers on all stages of their social care and Self-Directed Support (SDS) journey, empowering them to take ownership of, and have more control over, their health and wellbeing. The team also work in partnership with The Action Group (TAG) to facilitate peer support with carers from BAME backgrounds.
Peer Support and Learning Facilitator role:
• Alongside PSL and TAG colleagues and LCiL Champions, facilitate peer support groups with disabled people and carers in Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, and West Lothian.
• Support Champions within their roles; work with the Service Manager to ensure meaningful opportunities for volunteers are available and people are supported to learn, develop, and lead.
• As part of team, create content for information workshops and co-deliver with colleagues and Champions.
• 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.
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