We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our Scottish Borders services as a Team Leader.

Autism Initiatives Scotland provides a range of person centered services throughout Scotland to people who are 16 years old and over.

Based between our supported living services in Longnewton and our Scottish Borders Outreach service in Galashiels, the Team Leader will support the Area Manager in ensuring that all staff are managed and supervised effectively and that the highest level of autism specific practice and standards are maintained. You will also manage the staff to deliver support plans to our service users and work with healthcare professionals to ensure support plans are to the highest quality.

The Team Leader will have responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service, therefore, you will be able to demonstrate excellent social care project management skills and have a working knowledge of current legislation relating to the social care sector.

Benefits of working with us include:

• Competitive Salary

• 31 days Annual Leave Entitlement, including bank holidays

• Your birthday off every year, to treat yourself!

• Ongoing Learning & Development throughout your employment

• Career Progression Opportunities

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Auto-enrolment pension scheme

• Medicash Healthcare Plan

• Eligibility to become a Blue Light Card Member for online & high street discounts

The successful applicant will be required to register with the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

This is a truly rewarding role, with the opportunity for you to develop your skills and knowledge and fulfil your career aspirations.

We have Support Worker opportunities for individuals to join our Housing Support Services across Granton and Leith.

At Autism Initiatives we provide specialist services tailored to each individual. Experience is not essential, but a genuine passion to making a difference to the lives of autistic people, as well as a positive attitude, is key to being successful in this role.

Benefits of working with us include:

• Competitive Salary - £13.02 to £13.49 per hour (Salaries Under Review)
• Sleepover rate paid at £12.00 per hour
• 31 days Annual Leave Entitlement, including bank holidays
• Your birthday off every year, to treat yourself!
• Ongoing Learning & Development throughout your Support Work role
• Opportunity to undertake SVQ Level 3 qualification
• Career Progression Opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Auto-enrolment pension scheme
• Medicash Healthcare Plan
• Eligibility to become a Blue Light Card Member for online & high street discounts

As a Support Worker you will promote the positive health and well-being of the people that you support, enabling them to have a meaningful life and encouraging them to live as independently as possible.

Given the nature of this role, successful applicants must register with the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme and Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) or equivalent regulatory body.

This is a truly rewarding role, with the opportunity for you to develop your skills and knowledge and fulfil your career aspirations.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Operations Manager to join our fantastic team here at Cosgrove Care. We are looking for an energetic, values driven operational manager who can take responsibility for leading and developing our Supported Living services and leading on all aspects of quality, innovation, impact and efficiency.

You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to inspire, motivate and engage your team, families and public and local partners.

Reporting to the Registered Manager, and as part of the Supported Living Leadership team, you will lead and manage our registered services for people with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs.

You will provide dynamic, confident and positive leadership and management that results in the achievement of high-quality services, growth and diversification of our work in line with our Strategy. You will ensure high standards of care and support, staff wellbeing, and will add value to peoples’ lives and contribute to our community.

If you are values led and passionate about person centred care provision, then we want to hear from you.

Are you looking for a rewarding role and to be part of a dynamic team - then this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Autism Initiatives works positively alongside autistic people, their families and carers to provide specialist services tailored to each individual.

We are looking for a personable, confident, team player to provide administrative support to the Recruitment Officer based at our Head Office in Edinburgh. As a Recruitment Assistant, you will be integral in the recruitment and employment of potential candidates.

The successful candidate will have excellent attention to detail, possess strong communication skills (written and verbal), and be able to demonstrate a good working knowledge of all Microsoft applications.

Key duties will include:

• Liaise with potential applicants throughout Scotland about employment opportunities
• Assist the Recruitment Officer with the administration of the recruitment processes including advertising, application packs, producing offer letters and pre-employment checks.
• Manage and action the recruitment inbox on a daily basis
• Schedule interviews with candidates and provide managers with relevant materials, candidate documentation, including set up & clear up of meeting rooms
• Assist with the analysis of recruitment information to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the recruitment processes.
• Maintain recruitment trackers
• Ensuring that candidates remain engaged and committed throughout the pre-employment checks
• Assist with recruitment queries and provide general administrative support
• Maintain confidential personal records for all staff in line with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
• Liaise closely with HR, Payroll and Marketing departments at the Head Office in Liverpool

Benefits:

• 31 days Annual Leave, including Bank holidays pro rata
• Your birthday off every year, to treat yourself!
• Auto-enrolment pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Medicash Healthcare Plan
• Eligibility to become a Blue Light Card Member for online & high street discounts