Inclusive Living Adviser - South Lanarkshire

Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living (GCIL) is a disabled people led organisation. Delivering a range of high-qualityservices, we empower and equip disabled people with the information, skills and support necessary to controltheir own lives and participate in society as equal citizens.

This is an exciting period of growth and transformational change in the organisation. With new leadership andoperational opportunities comes the opportunity to shape the agenda for the organisation and make a realdifference in the lives of disabled people. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsible for providing support to enable and assist people in a defined Local Authority area in receipt of SelfDirected Support in particular a Direct Payments (DP), Individual Budgets (IB) or Independent Living Fund (ILF)to set up and manage their own support arrangements effectively and efficiently.

This post will require PVG scheme membership / Disclosure.

• Hybrid Working
• 25 days annual leave increasing to 30 days after 5 years
• Group Life Insurance

Application notes

Closing date for completed applications will be 5pm Tuesday 28th May 2024

Interviews scheduled for week beginning 10th June 2024

Please quote the vacancy reference when applying. No agencies please.

GCIL aims to be an equal opportunities employer. As an organisation OF disabled people, we positively value personalexperience as a disabled person and also welcome applications from other under-represented groups. We operate aflexible working system and all posts are open to job share.

Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living (GCIL) is a disabled people led organisation. Delivering a range of high-qualityservices, we empower and equip disabled people with the information, skills and support necessary to controltheir own lives and participate in society as equal citizens.

This is an exciting period of growth and transformational change in the organisation. With new leadership andoperational opportunities comes the opportunity to shape the agenda for the organisation and make a realdifference in the lives of disabled people. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you.

You will build policy, campaigning and participatory capacity within GCIL, shaping this as a new function in theorganisational structure and building the knowledge and expertise necessary to exert influence on key decisionmakers in the statutory and third sectors.

This role will provide and maintain an analysis of the policy and legislative environment, identify the implicationsfor disabled people and their carers, establishing opportunities and methods for participation andinfluence.

You will support the development of specific campaigns on matters that affect disabled people, and where appropriate,work with others to jointly assert the case for change that benefits disabled people.

Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living (GCIL) is a disabled people led organisation. Delivering a range of high-qualityservices, we empower and equip disabled people with the information, skills and support necessary to controltheir own lives and participate in society as equal citizens.

This is an exciting period of growth and transformational change in the organisation. With new leadership andoperational opportunities comes the opportunity to shape the agenda for the organisation and make a realdifference in the lives of disabled people. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you.

As a member of the Senior Management Team you will be responsible for the leadership, planning and delivery of therange of services GCIL offers disabled people. We are a long-established charity and led by disabled people fordisabled people. We believe in the social model of disability, and this is at the heart of our culture, andapproach to service delivery.

Our teams provide information, advice and assistance to disabled people (and their supporters) in a number of localauthority areas in the west of Scotland. These include SDS support services, housing, and employabilityservices.

This post will require PVG scheme membership / Disclosure.

• Hybrid Working
• 25 days annual leave increasing to 30 days after 5 years

Glasgow Association for Mental Health is one of the principal providers of community mental health services inGreater Glasgow. We are commissioned by Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership to deliver aCompassionate Distress Response Service (CDRS) for people in distress who do not require a medical or clinicalintervention. We would like to recruit for our Out of Hours Pathway for Emergency Services, First Responders,the Mental Health Assessment Units etc. The OOHs service operates 7 days a week Monday through to Sunday 5pm-2am.

The service operates from our GAMH Head Office- Glasgow by the Green.

Key Skills:

Good communication skills to be able to work effectively with referrers and individuals using the service.Compassionate listening, be able to alleviate individual’s feelings of distress. Be highly resourceful insupporting individuals i.e., identifying coping strategies, self-management techniques and onward referral whereappropriate. Be confident and competent to apply risk assessment, safety planning, and escalation processeswhere appropriate. SVQ 3 or equivalent or willingness towards achieving this qualification is essential.

GAMH aims to promote equality of opportunity in service delivery as well as in employment practice. To achieve this,we positively welcome applicants from all sections of the community. Accordingly, if you have any requirementsregarding your application, please contact Laura Middell on 0141 552 5592 .

Appointment is subject to receipt of two satisfactory references. All staff will have Protection of Vulnerable Groups(PVG) Scheme Membership/Enhanced Disclosure Scotland check completed before any client contact commences.

Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living (GCIL) is a disabled people led organisation. Delivering a range of high-qualityservices, we empower and equip disabled people with the information, skills and support necessary to controltheir own lives and participate in society as equal citizens.

This is an exciting period of growth and transformational change in the organisation. With new leadership andoperational opportunities comes the opportunity to shape the agenda for the organisation and make a realdifference in the lives of disabled people. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you.

You will be responsible for the range of services GCIL offers to disabled people, including our Support services forthose who use self-directed support to manage their own support needs, our Housing and Employabilityservices.

Working closely with the Head of Operations, the Service Manager is responsible for ensuring that GCIL servicescontinue to develop in line with our strategic aims, that they are sustainably funded, and that they providehigh quality, efficient and effective services to those who use them.

This post will require PVG scheme membership / Disclosure.

• Hybrid Working
• 25 days annual leave increasing to 30 days after 5 years

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on people’s lives, with experience in health & social care anda focused drive for quality and continual improvement? If this sounds like you, then this could be the role youhave been waiting for!

We have an exciting opportunity for a quality focused individual to join Cornerstone as a Quality Improvement Officeron a full-time, permanent basis.

This role can be based in any of our main offices (Aberdeen, Dundee or Glasgow), or part of our hybrid working model.If opting for hybrid, we would need you to live within a reasonable commute of Aberdeen, Dundee or Glasgow.There will be occasions that we'll need you to travel to other Cornerstone branch locations (travel expenseswould be reimbursed as set out in Cornerstone’s expense policy with travel reimbursed by HMRC legislation).

The Role

Cornerstone is one of Scotland's largest charities with over 40 years' experience providing great care andsupport for adults and children with various support needs across Scotland.

As an integral part of our Continuous Improvement team, you’ll drive positive change across the organisation byproviding expert guidance and support on all quality improvement initiatives.

You’ll uphold all legal, regulatory requirements, and standards while promoting a culture of continuous learningwhilst driving innovation and improvement.

Please see the Role Profile attached to our advert for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About You

What we'll need you to bring: -

• Proven experience of working within the Health & Social Care sector
• Have confidence in complexsituations, using your communication skills to effectively raise concerns and find constructivesolutionKnowledge and experience of providing high quality support services in a person-centred environment thatempowers individuals to reach their potential
• A strong understanding of the Health and Social CareStandards, relevant legislation and regulations.
• The ability to analyse and interpret statisticaldata
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• A creative, innovative and imaginativeapproach to tasks and adaptable to change
• The ability to produce high-quality, accurate work to strictand tight deadlines
• Effective negotiation and team working skills with the ability to work on your owninitiative
• A professional care or health qualification

If you’re up for the challenge and think you have what it takes, then apply, we'd love to hear from you.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited along to an interview on 5th or 7th June 2023.

The successful candidate will need to undertake a Standard Disclosure check through Disclosure Scotland.