Service Manager

Turning Point Scotland; Perth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Scotland is looking for a passionate Service Manager to join their team in Perth & Kinross. You will empower vulnerable individuals by providing practical and emotional support, ensuring their needs are met and fostering community involvement. As a key player in the service, you'll also lead a dedicated team to deliver high-quality service in compliance with governing standards.

Benefits

Comprehensive Induction

123 Learning and development courses

29 eLearning courses

Funded qualification – SVQ Social Services

Internal career promotion opportunities

Pension Scheme with 4% employer contribution

40 holiday/public holiday days per year

Qualifications

• Experience of leading a service delivery team and managing safe operating environments.
• Ability to negotiate and build positive relationships with local authorities and partners.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical and emotional support to individuals.
• Assist in service development where needs are identified.
• Ensure compliance with National Care Standards and policies.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Planning

Education

Experience with vulnerable people

Job description

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Based: Perth (travel to services within Perth & Kinross area)

Hours: Full Time

Contract Permanent

CAREERS THAT CARE!

Do you have a passion for connecting with people to achieve their goals in life, and enjoy the sense of achievement in empowering vulnerable people?

If so, we have a fabulous Service Manager opportunity for you to join our awesome team, leading our Perth & Kinross Learning Disability service. Because People Matter at Turning Point Scotland , why not join us to reach your full potential.

Embark on an emotionally rewarding journey and apply today!

About the role

As a Service Manager, you will work with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.

As Service Manager you will also:

• Maintain the continuing relevance of services to individuals’ needs and purchaser requirements by ongoing planning, monitoring and evaluation.
• Where a need or an opportunity is identified, assist in the development of new services
• Ensure agreed standards of service delivery in compliance with relevant legislation, National Care Standards and purchaser requirements.
• To support the senior management team in the streamlining, promotion and monitoring of quality assurance systems which meets the needs of individual services as well as the overall service delivery in the region.
• Ensure compliance with the Scottish Social Services Council Code of Practice.
• Develop, monitor and implement supervision and appraisal systems for staff.
• Ensure that all Turning Point Scotland policies and procedures are adhered to.

About You

You will have passion and drive to take forward a well-established Service and Team. Be passionate; and committed to the overall aims and objectives of the service and have the belief that people can live fulfilling lives with the right support in place.

You should also have:

• Experience of working with vulnerable people and leading a service delivery team, including managing the provision of a safe operating environment in a relevant context.
• The ability to negotiate with a wide range of internal and external partners and build positive relationships including local authorities and housing associations.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to effectively prioritise your own time and workload to meet a number of different and competing tasks in sometimes pressurised environment

About Us

At Turning Point Scotland Perth & Kinross, we deliver services for people who have a learning disability or autism and unique and complex behaviours which challenge the service: many of the individuals we support have some forensic histories. We support people who live in 24/7 supported accommodation projects. We also provide support within our outreach service to people with learning disabilities within the area of Perth, Kinross and Blairgowrie/Rattray.

The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.

If you are dedicated, compassionate, and enthusiastic about making a difference in the lives of vulnerable adults, we would love to hear from you.

Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity.

Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile CLICK HERE

Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.

Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date.

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Job Description

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Post: Service Manager

Service: Learning Disabilities

Based: Perth (travel to services within Perth & Kinross area)

Hours: Full Time

Salary: £40,003 - £45,135

Contract Permanent

CAREERS THAT CARE!

Do you have a passion for connecting with people to achieve their goals in life, and enjoy the sense of achievement in empowering vulnerable people?

If so, we have a fabulous Service Manager opportunity for you to join our awesome team, leading our Perth & Kinross Learning Disability service. Because People Matter at Turning Point Scotland , why not join us to reach your full potential.

Embark on an emotionally rewarding journey and apply today!

About the role

As a Service Manager, you will work with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.

As Service Manager you will also:

Maintain the continuing relevance of services to individuals’ needs and purchaser requirements by ongoing planning, monitoring and evaluation.

Where a need or an opportunity is identified, assist in the development of new services

Ensure agreed standards of service delivery in compliance with relevant legislation, National Care Standards and purchaser requirements.

To support the senior management team in the streamlining, promotion and monitoring of quality assurance systems which meets the needs of individual services as well as the overall service delivery in the region.

Ensure compliance with the Scottish Social Services Council Code of Practice.

Develop, monitor and implement supervision and appraisal systems for staff.

Ensure that all Turning Point Scotland policies and procedures are adhered to.

About You

You will have passion and drive to take forward a well-established Service and Team. Be passionate; and committed to the overall aims and objectives of the service and have the belief that people can live fulfilling lives with the right support in place.

You should also have:

Experience of working with vulnerable people and leading a service delivery team, including managing the provision of a safe operating environment in a relevant context.

The ability to negotiate with a wide range of internal and external partners and build positive relationships including local authorities and housing associations.

Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to effectively prioritise your own time and workload to meet a number of different and competing tasks in sometimes pressurised environment

About Us

At Turning Point Scotland Perth & Kinross, we deliver services for people who have a learning disability or autism and unique and complex behaviours which challenge the service: many of the individuals we support have some forensic histories. We support people who live in 24/7 supported accommodation projects. We also provide support within our outreach service to people with learning disabilities within the area of Perth, Kinross and Blairgowrie/Rattray.

The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.

If you are dedicated, compassionate, and enthusiastic about making a difference in the lives of vulnerable adults, we would love to hear from you.

Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity.

Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile CLICK HERE

Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.

Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date.

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Turning Point Scotland have Platinum accreditation in Investors in People . Our staff are our most important asset, therefore we offer extensive training and impressive personal and career-focused development opportunities. You could be part of an organisation that not only offers excellent careers but makes a real difference to thousands of People’s lives and achieve your own personal fulfilment.

Comprehensive Induction

123 Learning and development courses

29 eLearning courses

Funded qualification – SVQ Social Services and Healthcare, work based assessment

Your Career Pathway, we promote from within and advertise internally all jobs

Pension Scheme, employer contribution 4%
Wide range of family friendly policies

40 holiday/public holidays days' per year.

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