Service Manager

ENABLE Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

ENABLE Scotland in Glasgow is seeking a Service Manager to lead and develop our Supported Living services. You will oversee frontline staff, support team facilitators, and ensure high-quality outcomes for people with learning disabilities.

The role requires strong leadership, culture change experience, partnership building with families, social care professionals, and stakeholders, plus a commitment to inclusion and relevant registrations.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of leading and managing Supported Living Services.
• Experience of managing teams with knowledge of culture change.
• Commitment to the inclusion of people with a learning disability.
• In-depth understanding of the Self Directed Support Act and its principles.
• SVQ Level 3/4 or equivalent for SSSC registration.
• Ability to build and sustain partnerships with stakeholders and commissioners.
• Ability to lead local business strategy while promoting ENABLE Scotland.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support local Team Facilitators to manage frontline staff.
• Develop and maintain relationships with families and social care professionals involved with the people we support.

Skills

Leadership experience

Team management

Inclusion commitment

Self Directed Support Act

Driving licence

Partnership building

Strategic local leadership

Education

SVQ Level 3/4

Job description

Service Manager

35 Hours per week

Temporary post - 6 months

Pollock

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.

Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Significant experience of leading and managing Supported Living Services.
• Experience of managing teams with knowledge of culture change.
• A commitment to the inclusion of people with a learning disability.
• An in-depth understanding of the Self Directed Support Act and its principles.
• SVQ level 4 or the ability to work towards the relevant qualification required for your SSSC registration.SVQ Health & Social Care Level 3 is essential
• A clear understanding of the need to build and sustain partnerships with stakeholders, commissioners and other third sector providers.
• The ability to lead our business strategy at a local level whilst promoting ENABLE Scotland with an emphasis on growing our business.
• Full driving licence with access to your own vehicle for business use.