Service Manager

Enable; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Enable is seeking a dynamic Service Manager (peripatetic) to lead frontline teams across Scotland and improve the quality of Supported Living Services. The role involves developing partnerships with families, social care professionals and commissioners, and promoting the organisation locally while travelling to where work is needed.

A driving licence and willingness to travel are essential. You'll support local Team Facilitators, drive culture change, and ensure person-centred, inclusive care

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading and managing Supported Living Services.
• Experience managing teams and culture change.
• Commitment to the inclusion of people with learning disabilities.
• An in-depth understanding of the Self Directed Support Act and its principles.
• Ability to build and sustain partnerships with stakeholders, commissioners and other third sector providers.
• Full driving licence with access to your own vehicle for business use.

Responsibilities

• Lead local teams of frontline support staff and supervise Team Facilitators.
• Develop and maintain good relations with family and social care professionals involved in the lives of the people we support.
• Promote Enable's business at local level and drive strategy.
• Travel (peripatetic) to targeted pieces of work as required.

Skills

Leadership & team management

Culture change experience

Inclusion & person-centered practice

Knowledge of Self-Directed Support Act

SVQ Health & Social Care Level 3

SSSC registration understanding

Partnership development with StakeHld

Full driving licence

Education

SVQ Health & Social Care Level 3

SVQ Level 4 / working towards SSSC qualification

Job description

35 HOURS PER WEEK

The Best in You Brings Out the Best in Me

We will consider applications from across Scotland and the successful candidate will be based at nearest office. There will be elements of travel in this post depending on where there are targeted pieces of work for the Service Manager (peripatetic) to carry out.

Enable is a dynamic and vibrant social care organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people who require support and we are looking for a dynamic and motivated Service Manager (peripatetic) 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 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 with an emphasis on growing our business.
• Full driving licence with access to your own vehicle for business use.