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Team Leader

  • Full time
  • £30,378
  • On site: Dundee & Angus
  • Closing 10th September 2024


  • Advertised from 30th August 2024
  • 35 hours per week. Permanent.

Role

Do you have a passion for helping people?

Do you have excellent communication and customer service skills?

Do you have the ability to coach and mentor others?

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.

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.

Your role, as an Team Leader is to provide support to people who have barriers to work to make progress towards and achieve well paid, sustainable employment and, provide targeted coaching and mentoring for our front line teams. Working as part of the All in Dundee partnership, you will work closely with a team of Employment Coordinators, providing support to ensure they can deliver a high quality service.

Enable Works supports over 5500 people every year across 28 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.

Please note there is a pay award pending.

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
  • Ability to coach staff to achieve their goals
  • Ability to devise and deliver targeted coaching sessions
  • Be a positive role model for staff
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Professional presentation and personality
  • Some knowledge of the local community - Dundee and surrounding areas
  • 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 with 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 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. 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

Application notes

Visit our website to find out more an apply

Closing date: 10 September 2024