Registered Manager – North East (Finglassie/Kelty/Auchtermuchty)
- Full time
- £30,688 – £35,344
- Kirkcaldy
- Closing 31st January 2024
- Advertised from 28th December 2023
- £30,688 - £35,344 plus on call payment. 37 hours per week.
Role
Are you looking for a new challenge in 2024? Are you a motivated and reliable leader with experience in the Health & Social Care sector? Are you a manager whose focus is to support and guide a team of dedicated support practitioners? If so, then we want to hear from you!
We are currently seeking a Registered Manager to take overall responsibility within the Housing Support Care at Home services throughout the Fife service area. Based at the regional office in Kirkcaldy, the successful candidate will oversee three services, Finglassie, Auchtermuchty and Kelty.
This is a driver essential post offering 37 hours per week.
Sense Scotland can offer exciting opportunities and a good career path for the right individual. Access to extensive face to face and online training as well as team development will be offered. In return we will need you to be motivated, a good team player, sensitive to the needs of individuals, families and colleagues and come with a positive can-do attitude, with a sensible approach to keeping people safe. A willingness to learn and a positive approach to making every day count in the work that we do is essential.
Your new organisation
Sense Scotland was formalised as a charity in 1985, quickly growing from a small group of families pressing for services for their children. Since then, we have gone on to successfully support hundreds of individuals with disabilities and their families in various projects and services throughout Scotland. Our vision is for the people we work with to live meaningful, independent lives in a world that supports them to achieve their own ambitions.
About the service
The team currently supports individuals who have complex needs due to a combination of conditions that may include a learning disability, physical disability, autism or a sensory impairment. Each person has their own tenancy and is supported by staff who want to make a positive impact on people’s lives.
Each person has a nominated team around them. The supervisor and support practitioners get to know the individual and work to support them in line with their outcome-based support plan and Sense Scotland’s Core Values:
- Be open and honest
- Recognise individual worth
- Build relationships through trust
- Act on the basis of aspiration and needs
- Be accountable for your actions
Two Locality Managers oversee and support the teams to ensure practice is in line with Health and Social Care Standards for registered support services: Care at Home and Housing Support. The Locality Managers and the Registered Manager work together on service delivery and development plans.
About the role
You will lead the team by taking overall responsibility for the organisation, management, review and development of services to ensure that there are appropriate supports in place to meet the needs of the people supported ensuring the agreed standards are met.
You will ensure delivery of outcome-based support for people who use our services within their own homes and community; ensuring the standards set by the Care Inspectorate are reflected in the service as a whole. In addition, you will work closely with all stakeholders and colleagues to ensure that the quality in the service continues to remain high and consistent.
Registering with the Care Inspectorate you will be required to be aware of and meet their legal and contractual responsibilities accordingly and will assume overall line management responsibility for the whole staff team in the services. In addition, you will have responsibility for ensuring services operate within the agreed budgets in accordance with Sense Scotland’s policies and procedures.
Overview of the role
Reporting to our Head of Operations, you will:
- Manage, coach, mentor and support the development of your staff team.
- Be committed to developing positive relationships with the individuals we support, their families, carers, your colleagues and other stakeholders.
- Lead your team to deliver high-quality care and support that is second to none.
- Work collaboratively with your team and colleagues across the organisation to ensure consistency and sharing of good practice.
- Support your team in attending meetings and reviews as required.
- Ensure that training and qualification needs are met in accordance to SSSC registration requirements.
- Run the service in accordance with the standards set by the Care Inspectorate.
- Be responsible for ensuring that support plans are in place, reflect assessed needs and are regularly reviewed and updated to reflect each individual’s needs.
- Ensure that the service is designed to ensure that the individuals we support achieve their identified goals and outcomes.
What we are looking for
- Experienced leader within the Health & Social Care sector
- Direct experience of supporting individuals with complex support needs
- Working knowledge of relevant legislation and requirements to run an effective service within the sector
- A passion for delivering excellent person-centred care and support
- A caring and professional attitude
- Brilliant communication skills; including written and verbal
- The ability to work on your own initiative with a positive attitude to problem solving
- Confidence in the use of technology
- Excellent planning, organising and time management skills
- The ability to respond flexibly to emerging and changing circumstances
Essential criteria/Qualifications
- Able to be registered with the SSSC with qualifications in Practice - SVQ in Social Services & Healthcare SCQF Level 9 and
- Management – certificated at or above SCQF Level 9
- You must be a resilient manager, able to demonstrate robust skills and experience in leadership,
- A confidence in decision making and multi-tasking
- An understanding, and experience, of supporting individuals who have complex needs.
- Good team-working skills and a positive attitude are essential qualities
- Ability to communicate effectively and use your own initiative
- Strong organisational and problem solving skills
- Able to prioritise and manage workloads
- A commitment to develop
Working hours
Shift patterns will usually be worked Monday-Friday, however there will be occasions where we will need you to be flexible to work evenings and weekends due to the needs of our service. On call duties will also be a requirement of the post on a rotational basis.
Our Values:
- Be open and honest
- Recognise individual worth
- Build relationships through trust
- Act on the basis of individuals' aspirations and needs
- Be accountable
What you will need to succeed:
- Good team-working skills and a positive attitude are essential qualities
- Ability to communicate effectively and use your own initiative
- Strong work ethic and organised to support routines
- Able to prioritise and manage workloads
- Eager to develop
- A genuine passion for caring for others
- Patience and understanding
We offer a range of staff benefits, including:
- Annual Staff and Volunteer Awards
- Free Blue Light Card Membership
- Cyclescheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies
- Generous annual leave entitlement (pro-rata) – 36 days (including public holidays)
- Health and wellbeing support
- HSF Health Plan and HSF Perkbox
- Incentive to stay payment
- Life Assurance benefit
- Monthly staff voucher draw
- Pension scheme
- Referral incentive
- Scottish Living Wage employer
- Training and Development – we support social care qualifications via our onsite SVQ centre
Please note that Terms and Conditions and/or qualifying criteria apply to the benefits listed above.
We are unable to provide sponsorship at this time
Application notes
Employment Coordinator - East Dunbartonshire
- Full time
- £27,990
- On site: East Dunbartonshire
- Closing 28th December 2025
Do you have a passion for helping people?
Do you have excellent communication and customer service skills?
Do you want to work for one of the best employability providers in Scotland?
Would you like to help someone with barriers to work find their dream job?
Then come and work for Enable Works.
Your role, as an Employment Coordinator is to provide support to people who have barriers to work to make progress towards and achieve well paid, sustainable employment.
Enable Works are the leading specialist provider of employability services for people who have barriers to work. We believe that every person in Scotland has the right to work in a job that is high quality and well paid.
Enable Works supports over 7000 people every year across 30 Local Authorities to learn skills for work.
We partner with thousands of employers to create inclusive cultures and improve the diversity of Scotland's workforce.
We are incredibly proud of our smart, capable, and motivated colleagues across Scotland and following a period of significant growth we are looking to grow our team.
We offer a generous salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities to develop and grow in your role.
We offer flexible working practices that promote a strong work/life balance so that when you are at work you can be the best version of you.
Values are more important to us than qualifications or experience, so if you don’t think you meet every requirement that’s ok, we still want to hear from you.
Please make sure you include a detailed personal statement in the ‘More about you’ section of the application to tell us how you are suited to the post.
About You
We really need you to have these
- The drive, energy and commitment to support people to obtain high
- quality, well paid jobs
- Ability to manage your own workload and prioritise as needed
- Confident communicator
- Strong attention to detail
- Professional presentation and personality
- Some knowledge of the local community
- Ability to work with people at any age who have challenging barriers to employment
- IT literacy
- Comfortable working towards targets
- A natural, professional relationship builder
- A full driving licence
Why?
Our vision is that every person in Scotland is able to access the support they need to find a high quality job that pays them well and your drive and commitment to this job will help them get there. You will recognise each clients individual skills and aspirations and work with them to find a job that they love.
Our culture is autonomous so that means we trust you to make the right decisions for your clients, therefore you need to manage your work load well and be accountable for your time. Attention to detail is important as it means you can work accurately and follow instructions.
About Us
At Enable we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities.
We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:
- Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Season Ticket Loans
- Blue Light Card
- Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.
Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.
The cost of PVG is paid upfront by the organisation and deducted from your wage if successfully appointed.
Enable reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please submit your application as early as possible if this vacancy is of interest.
GAMH are commissioned by Glasgow Carers Partnership to deliver support to unpaid Carers living within the North East of the city. Our service offers inclusive and holistic support to Carers to help maintain their quality of life and improve their health and wellbeing.
The primary focus of this post will be to work with unpaid Carers and Young Carers delivering a range of supports so Carers will have the ability to manage their caring responsibilities whilst also maintaining their own wellbeing. In return GAMH offers an attractive salary, excellent terms and conditions and a fantastic package of additional benefits. The successful candidate will also benefit from a full supportive induction programme as well as a comprehensive and effective learning and development programme.
All applicants must be able to work flexibly; early morning, evening and weekend working may be required.
GAMH aims to promote equality of opportunity in service delivery as well as in employment practice. To achieve this, we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Accordingly, if you have any requirements regarding your application please contact Laura Middell, Central Resources Director, on 0141 552 5592.
This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. An offer of work with Glasgow Association for Mental Health will be subject to the outcome of this check being satisfactory.
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Deputy Service Manager – Hawick Services
- Full time or Part time
- £37,000
- Hybrid: Hawick
- Closing 4th January 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, compassionate, and experienced leader to join our team as a Deputy Service Manager at Streets Ahead – Hawick Services.
If you're passionate about person-centred care, thrive in a varied role where no two days are the same, and enjoy supporting teams to provide high-quality care to individuals with Learning Disabilities, we’d love to hear from you!
About the Role
You will bring strong organisational skills and experience in leading staff teams across multiple sites and within the community in Hawick. Working closely with the management team across both our West and East services, you will take the lead on key areas including:
- Quality assurance
- Care planning
- Risk management
- Change management & continuous improvement
You’ll inspire, motivate, and support your team to embrace new ways of working and implement improvements identified through our quality assurance programme.
Work–Life Balance
At Streets Ahead, we truly value the wellbeing of our staff. We want you to enjoy a positive work–life balance, which is why we offer:
- Hybrid working options
- Flexible working days and times to suit your lifestyle while meeting service needs
Key Benefits
Joining Streets Ahead means access to a generous range of rewards and opportunities:
- Hybrid Working Policy
- Company pension scheme with 6% employer contributions
- Pay review on completion of the probationary period
- 30 days annual leave
- Free PVG registration
- Company sick pay scheme
- Long service awards
- Opportunity to gain SVQ Level 4 in Health & Social Care and Care Service Leadership & Management, plus further development opportunities
- Free access to wellbeing, health, counselling & legal support for you and dependants under 18
- Death in service scheme
- Bike to Work scheme
- Shopping & services discounts
- Workplace wellbeing app
Join Our Board and Help Shape the Future of North Lanarkshire Disability Forum
Are you passionate about making a difference in your community?
Do you want to use your skills and experience to help a Scottish charity grow and thrive?
North Lanarkshire Disability Forum is seeking new volunteer Board Members to join our governing body. We are a community led organisation supporting and raising the voices of people living with a long term condition, disability and those affected by cancer including carers.
As a trustee, you’ll play a vital role in guiding our strategy, ensuring strong governance, and supporting the Management and staff team to deliver real and lasting impact.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences — especially those who can bring diverse perspectives or lived experience relevant to our work. We’re particularly interested in candidates with skills in finance, law, fundraising, communications, or HR, but enthusiasm and commitment are just as important.
This is an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to a respected Scottish charity while gaining valuable experience in governance, leadership, and strategic decision-making.
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