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ENABLE Scotland; Helensburgh; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plans

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loans

Blue Light Card

Funding SVQ Health and Social Care (SS

Job summary

ENABLE Scotland is seeking a dynamic Service Manager in Helensburgh, Scotland to lead and develop frontline teams delivering person-centred support. You will coach Team Facilitators, manage resources, and ensure services meet quality standards for people with learning disabilities.

You will build strong relationships with families, social care professionals and the local community, driving continuous improvement and safeguarding.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in social care environments.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with families and professionals.
• Commitment to person-centred approaches and inclusive practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support local Team Facilitators to manage frontline support staff.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with families and Social Care professionals.
• Drive quality improvement and ensure compliance with safeguarding standards.
• Represent Enable Scotland in the local community and with partner agencies.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

The Best in You Brings Out the Best in Me

Enable is a dynamic and vibrant social care organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and we are looking for a dynamic and motivated Service Manager to join us in ensuring they have the same opportunities as everyone else.

You must have the passion and drive to take a lead role in continuing to improve the quality of the services we provide to the people we support and to effectively lead and support local Team Facilitators to manage our frontline support staff.

This role is pivotal to the success of our mission and ambition to support people with a learning disability to lead the lives of their choosing; lives that are full, meaningful and inclusive. A successful Service Manager will lead their teams to develop and maintain good relationships and communications with the family and Social Care professionals involved in the lives of the people we support.

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*
• Blue Light Card
• Where required, Enable will fully fund SVQ Health and Social Care qualifications – required for SSSC registration

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.

Enable reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.

Note: The successful applicant will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 3 months of their start date.