Are You the One?

Turning Point Scotland are recruiting a Recruitment and Engagement Partner - South for our pioneering and innovative approach to Recruitment, Engagement and Retention. We believe that everyone can have a future to look forward to, and that means looking after our people.

We are looking for an experienced recruiter to join our award-winning team in the role of Recruitment and Engagement Partner - South covering Dumfries and Galloway, Ayrshire and Inverclyde. This is a rare and exiting opportunity to join our fantastic recruitment team as a trusted member and to take ownership and responsibility for our services recruitment and engagement needs.

You will take the lead in developing our existing, strong recruitment and engagement brand and develop our future campaigns across a range of digital and traditional mediums to recruit high quality applicants into career opportunities within Turning Point Scotland, whilst at all times ensuring that our safer Recruitment procedures are followed.

Working with the Senior Recruitment and Engagement Partner and the Team you will work in partnership with Heads of Service and Service Managers, to ensure the successful recruitment, on boarding and retention of good quality candidates within the South area with the responsibility for the creation, planning and implementation of recruitment and engagement solutions across a variety of traditional, innovative and digital mediums.

You will be an experienced recruiter with a strong track record and an outgoing personality, willingness to get to know your services locally together with your abilities to engage with third party partners and professional. You will lead the end-to-end recruitment, engagement and retention cycle for Turning Point Scotland within your area and will be pivotal in developing our employment brand, talent pipeline as well as taking responsibility for continuing to enhance our direct recruitment model into a business-aligned, value adding function.

We operate an Agile Working Policy which can be partly home based with a requirement to travel to Services and attend occasional meetings at our main office in Glasgow as and when required.

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

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