*Filled*Service Manager – Social Care

Defour Partnership Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Defour Partnership Ltd is seeking a passionate Service Manager for a Scottish Social Care Charity in Orkney. The role involves leading service provision focused on autism, managing budgets, and fostering community connections, with an emphasis on collaboration and positive change.

Benefits

Competitive Salary with Island living expenses

32 days holiday (increases to 37 with service)

Free 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Various discounts via our discount platform

Sector leading training from day one

Non-contributory life assurance scheme

Workplace Pension (Employer matched up to 9%)

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification as set by the SSSC.
• Experience in a management role required.
• Demonstrable experience in multi-disciplinary team liaison.

Responsibilities

• Manage direct service provision and maintain autism specific services.
• Oversee financial and budgetary targets.
• Participate in planning, updating, and reviewing budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Mentoring

Education

SVQ level 4 in Health/Social Care

Leadership in Management and Care Award

Job description

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Defour Partnership is working closely with a values driven Scottish Social Care Charity. Recruiting for a Service Manager for Services in Orkney.

****Due to the location of the Service being in Orkney we invite candidates to apply who live on the mainland and we are open to discuss a flexible working arrangement of working from home and working in the service and the logistics around that.****

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who aligns with their organisational values and is passionate about driving positive change. If you are enthusiastic and committed to making a difference, we invite you to explore this role.

The role:

One of the key outcomes for this role will include managing the direct service provision of a group of services to the highest quality and maintaining these services as autism specific. The successful candidate will also manage the financial and budgetary targets involved in the provision of these services and participate in the planning, update and review of these budgets.

The Candidate:

• Suitable candidates will have a relevant qualification as set by the SSSC such as SVQ level 4 in Health/Social Care and the Leadership in Management and Care Award; coupled with experience in a management role.
• Successful candidates must possess strong leadership, coaching and mentoring skills, you will provide and maintain a quality service, where the focus will be on developing skills, strategies of intervention and maximising independence for those they support.
• You will have demonstrable experience of liaising with multi-disciplinary teams, developing and auditing various care and/or support plans, risk management, people management, and developing close links in the local community, promoting the service and the organisation

They pride themselves on being an inclusive and forward-thinking organisation. They utilise and promote a coaching model to develop the autonomy of their teams.

The Benefits:

• Competitive Salary – £45, including Island living expenses plus extra financial potential depending on the candidate.
• 32 days holiday (which increases to 37 with your length of service)
• Free 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Various discounts via our discount platform and corporate partnerships
• Sector leading training from day one
• Non-contributory life assurance scheme
• Workplace Pension (Employer matched up to 9%)

The Charity’s organisational values are Collaboration, Compassion, Change Makers and Contribution. These values are at the heart of everything they do.