Enable Works believes in providing every individual in Scotland with the opportunity to have a high-quality, well-paid career. They support over 7000 people annually across 29 Scottish Local Authorities to acquire skills for employment and move about 1000 people into work every year. Their client interactions occur in various settings, including schools, universities, and the community. Enable Works collaborate with thousands of employers each year, to foster inclusive cultures and enhance Scotland's workforce diversity. They are driven to challenge perceptions of disability and unlock potential.

As an Operations Manager at Enable Works, you will be a key leader driving their mission to provide exceptional employability services for disabled individuals across Scotland. In this role, you will oversee strategic development and performance management across a designated region (Highlands, Moray and Perth & Kinross), ensuring smooth and efficient operations.

Leading a team of Performance Managers, Team Leaders, and Employment Coordinators, you will set high standards for service quality and client satisfaction.

Your responsibilities will include ensuring quality and compliance, efficient contract management, and building strong relationships with funders and commissioners to both maintain and secure contracts. Additionally, you will identify and cultivate new business opportunities, contribute to policy influence, and manage regional finances to support our growth and impact. This role requires a strategic vision, strong leadership, and the ability to drive business growth while maintaining financial stability.

While this role is hybrid with some office and home working, a driving license and access to your own vehicle is essential as regular travel across your region is required.

Please include a detailed Personal Statement within the application to outline how your previous experience, skills and knowledge are a good match for this role. Please see the Job Pack for further information

Please note there is a pay award pending for Enable Works staff.

About You

We really need you to have these:

• An awareness of employability and skills structures and systems in Scotland
• Experience of leading a performance focused team.
• Ability to effectively coach and motivate developing leaders to deliver high performance within your team.
• Effective project management skills and ability to think strategically to achieve long-term goals.
• A natural, professional relationship builder with the ability to partner and negotiate with stakeholders.
• Experience of delivering on financial expectations and forecasting change.
• Strong attention to detail with professional presentation and personality.
• Self-management skills and the ability to meet duties effectively within agreed timescales.
• Confident communicator.
• Role model.
• IT Literacy.
• A full driving licence and access to a car.

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 will help them get there.

As a senior leader you will drive our culture within your programme portfolio. To lead your team you will need a sound understanding of the current employability landscape and the future direction of travel. You will be a natural relationship builder able to work closely with people at all levels to deliver results for our clients.

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. These include, but are not limited to:

• Person Centred approaches, planning and thinking
• Introduction to autism
• Epilepsy awareness
• Moving and Handling
• Adult support and protection
• Child support and protection
• First Aid
• Positive Behaviour Support
• 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*

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.

Note: The successful applicant will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of their start date.

*Terms and Conditions Apply

Are you looking to support adults with a variety of complex disabilities in their own homes and local communities?

Are you put off by the typical 15, 30, 60 minute call times with service users?

Our visits are a minimum of 4 hours, meaning you can really get to know the individuals in your care and can make a positive difference to their lives.

About the role

At Capability Scotland our North Lanarkshire, care at home & supported Living Services provide 24-hour care to adults in their own homes and community.

You will assist with their daily living routines, enabling them to live independently by supporting with domestic tasks and money/utility bill management. You will attend to their care needs such as; personal care, dressing, medication, communication and mealtimes support.

With a customer led focus, they will determine what your shift looks like, sometimes facilitating their attendance at college, appointments, lunch visits with friends or recreational activities and social events.

Depending on who you are matched to support, you could be assisting them to enjoy regular attendance at football matches, day centres, shopping, sporting or cinema trips.

Doesn’t this sound like the perfect job?

What you need to know

It is essential that you are a driver with access to a vehicle, due to the logistical demands of this role.

Hours: Up to 37 hours per week. We can offer a variety of hours/shifts, including evenings and weekends. Sleepover shifts are also available.

Overtime at enhanced hourly rates is available.

Location: Our customers are based in Wishaw & Shotts / Hamilton / Motherwell & Bellshill /Coatbridge & Airdrie. (ML1-ML7)

Don’t let concerns over experience or availability hold you back. We have several growing services across Scotland and are happy to consider any availability – apply now and see if we can work with yours!

We are looking for drivers due to the location of our customers and their support needs. If you do need to go out and about with our customer, for that dinner or cinema trip, your costs are covered.

Capability Scotland’s benefits:

• A generous salary of £12.06 per hour - £23,266.00 FTE (or £12.35 per hour, dependent on qualifications)
• We recognise and reward qualified employees offering £12.35 per hour for those qualified at SVQ3 or above.
• A nightshift premium rate of £12.66 - £12.97 per hour (dependent on qualifications)
• We offer a fully funded SVQ –a qualification which is yours for life.
• A set 4-week rotas so you always know when you are working and can plan life outside of work.
• 32 days' holidays per year, increasing to 37 with service.
• Free PVG checks throughout your employment.
• Up to 8% company contribution pension scheme.
• Up to 3 x annual salary death in service.
• Perks at Work – shopping discount scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• 24/7 employee assistance programme.
• Working for us means you would qualify for Blue Light & Concert for Carer discounts

We are One Voice, One Charity, One Spirit, #OneCapability.

Our Services

We are looking to recruit employees for our Edinburgh Services located in Edinburgh: Oxgangs, St Johns Hill and Lauristion In Leith.

Our services provide twenty four hour per day, seven days per week supported accommodation to individuals who are homeless and have complex and multiple support needs. These individuals may have experienced trauma, exclusion and stigma in their lives.

The Role

As a Support Worker, you will:

• Have a person centred and trauma informed approach
• Be skilled at building trusting relationships
• Have a compassionate and non-judgemental approach
• Be the first point of contact for people when they are looking for support as our services are staffed twenty four hours a day, seven days a week
• Be required to contact external agencies and advocate on someone's behalf
• Support individuals to attend appointments, provide emotional support or respond to health emergencies

You Will

• Have a positive, flexible attitude and be committed to our values and the work we do
• Have good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Be confident and assertive in your approach as these posts will involve some level of lone working
• Be provided with all relevant training to succeed in the role
• Possess an SVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care, or have the willingness to undertake study to achieve this
• Be required to obtain registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up the post

About the Benefits

• Excellent sleepover payment - Currently £108.00 a night
• Fully paid Induction and shadow shifts
• Death in service scheme - three times your yearly salary
• Cycle to work scheme - 12% - 39% savings
• Tech scheme - 12% savings on laptops and computers
• Supportive management - committed to supporting personal and professional development
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing packages.

Please note that Hillcrest Futures do not hold a licence to sponsor any visa applications at present.

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced administrator to join our team. This role would suit someone with exceptional IT office skills including using Microsoft and Google and other applications such as Canva, strong organisational and interpersonal skills and the ability to prioritise and manage their own workload whilst effectively multi-tasking. Prior administrative experience is essential and lived or work experience of people with a disability is desirable.

Background

CILPK is a small independent membership organisation. It was set up in 2012 and provides a range of services and supports to ensure better access, increase awareness of disability matters, provide individual advice on a range of issues relating to disability inclusion and equality. We are all about supporting individuals to live happy and fulfilled lives within their communities by removing some of the barriers that exist for disabled people.

Our mission is to empower our members to drive change in society to make the difference to all aspects of their lives.

Purpose of the Post

To support CILPK’s manager, trustees, and our members in their work to provide a voice for disabled people and lead and advise on disability inclusion and equality issues in Perth & Kinross. This post will include a varied range of work but will primarily support the organisation to operate a smooth running, friendly and forwardthinking charity. CILPK also operates as one of 32 local authority access panels advising on physical access and wider social inclusion topics.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Manage a shared and generic inbox for CILPK ensuring emails are dealt with appropriately and timely.
• Be an initial point of contact for people contacting our service and other service providers.
• Production and distribution of information in accessible formats - e.g. paper, email, large print, audio, easy read.
• General membership enquiries and maintaining membership information in line with GDPR requirements.
• Attendance at member & trustee meetings and minute taking.
• Assist with general ‘housekeeping’ in CILPK office/cloud files and systems.
• Ordering/buying stationery/stamps/equipment/training materials.
• Organise internal/external/virtual meetings – booking venues for events.
• Maintenance and development of the website & social media and communications promotion
• Collate information and feedback on various projects.
• Produce CILPK newsletter.
• Assist the manager with projects and administration as required.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties as required by the CILPK Manager.

Other Duties

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible duties. The post holder would be expected to carry out reasonable duties as requested by the manager and trustees.