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.

Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile.

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 date.

Step Forward to End Homelessness

Turning Point Scotland is one of Scotland’s leading Social Care developer and providers. Our work within Homelessness and Prevention is pioneering, from implementing the UK’s first Housing First service in 2010 toward our current innovation of developing a Whole System Approach to ending and preventing Homelessness.

We want to affect policy and systems as well as developing new and innovative service provision. To help us achieve our goals, we have created this permanent full-time post.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join Turning Point Scotland in a key strategic role.

About the Role

The main responsibilities will be to:

• Assist on the co-ordination of the Homelessness forum, delivering on an agreed action plan

• Assist with the co-ordination and delivery of the Homelessness and Prevention forum, delivering on an agreed action plan

• Enact on agreed Stakeholder engagement plan on behalf of the Head of Homelessness and deputising for them at key meetings / partnerships

• Operationalise non-service specific developments within TPS and ensure continued management / oversight of them

• Lead on agreed / delegated practice developments within TPS, nationally and internationally

• Keep abreast of the evidence base, best practice and the policy landscape in relation to homelessness and prevention, and work closely with our Policy and Business Development Officers to inform and support our work to shape and influence external policy and practice

About You

As our Practice and Innovation Lead, you will deliver our vision of Homelessness being seen as a Health and Social Care issue, imbedded within Health and Social Care Partnerships, and integrated as part of a whole system approach. You will be working closely with Head of Homelessness and will work across the different care groups and social issues where TPS deliver services across., Alcohol and Other Drugs, Justice, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities.

You will operationalise new developments identified within the organisation. This will include new projects to help meet our goals, influencing policy, developing position statements, and developing best practice across our services, nationally and internationally

You will have an awareness of the current social policy relating to homelessness and prevention and effected political systems. Ideally have with success in writing briefings or papers and addressing informed and influential audiences.

Engage and lead on work internally and externally across Scotland, UK, and Europe. This will include interpreting, analysing, and acting on key policy matters. With the ability to think creatively, network successfully, form positive relationships and work in collaboration with others.

Travel across Scotland to our Services and attend meetings at our main office in Glasgow is required.

If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.

To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees find out more on our website turningpointscotland.com.

Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity within the pay points of the role.

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

The Brief:Support people we work for to live their good life…To achieve this, you will be part of a team of front-line managers who walk alongside people we work for to help each individual manage their team of Personal Development Workers. You will ensure each person we work for receives high quality support which is personalised, meaningful and aspirational, and that the person we work for is empowered to enjoy everyday living and are part of the community they live in.

About You:You will be a people-person, authentic, assertive, flexible, patient, confident and resilient. You will be a team player who can work to your own initiative and not be afraid to ask questions. You will be supportive and able to adopt a coaching and mentoring approach to your work to support teams to work to the best of their abilities, to meet the needs of the people we work for. Experience of working with adults with additional support needs is essential.

Your Skills:It is essential that you can demonstrate effective communication, IT skills, planning & prioritising of work, relationship building and multi-disciplinary partnership working skills. At heart, you will be a people person who can support and encourage others around you to thrive and achieve. A relevant qualification in line with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) (an SVQ 3 in Health & Social Care) or a willingness to undertake study to achieve this is a requirement of this role.

The Reward: Be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking organisation working actively to promote and implement a human rights-based approach, supporting people to live their best lives and being a key player in teamwork.

We have 3 positions available based in Falkirk, West Lothian and Motherwell, working between the communities' people we work for live, home working and from a local C-Change base.