Services Manager

Scottish Autism; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading autism support organization in Edinburgh is seeking a dedicated Services Manager to lead their Lothian Services team. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills, as well as experience managing autism-specific services. Responsibilities include maintaining service quality and meeting financial targets. This role offers a comprehensive benefits package, including 32 days of holiday and sector-leading training. Applicants with a relevant qualification and a commitment to making a positive impact are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

32 days holiday

Free Employee Assistance Programme

Sector leading training

Non-contributory life assurance

Employer matched pension up to 9%

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in managing services for people with autism.
• Ability to liaise with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience in developing and auditing care/support plans.

Responsibilities

• Manage the direct service provision of autism-specific services.
• Maintain financial and budgetary targets.
• Participate in the planning and review of budgets.

Skills

Leadership skills

Coaching skills

Mentoring skills

Community engagement

Education

SVQ level 4 in Health/Social Care

Leadership in Management and Care Award

Job description

We are seeking a dedicated Services Manager to join our Lothian Services team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who aligns with our organisational values and is passionate about driving positive change. If you are enthusiastic and committed to making a difference, we invite you to explore this role. At Scottish Autism our organisational values are Collaboration, Compassion, Change Makers and Contribution. These values are at the heart of everything we do. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and forward-thinking organisation. We utilise and promote a coaching model to develop the autonomy of our teams.

Successful candidates must possess strong leadership, coaching and mentoring skills. You will provide and maintain a quality service where the focus will be on developing skills, strategies of intervention and maximising independence for those we support. You will have demonstrable experience of liaising with multi-disciplinary teams, developing and auditing various care and/or support plans, risk management, people management, and developing close links in the local community, promoting the service and the organisation.

One of the key outcomes for this role will include managing the direct service provision of a group of services to the highest quality and maintaining these services as autism specific. The successful candidate will also manage the financial and budgetary targets involved in the provision of these services and participate in the planning, update and review of these budgets. Suitable candidates will have a relevant qualification as set by the SSSC such as SVQ level 4 in Health/Social Care and the Leadership in Management and Care Award; coupled with experience in a management role.

Scottish Autism offers you a comprehensive benefits package which includes:

• 32 days holiday (which increases to 37 with your length of service)
• Free 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Various discounts via our discount platform and corporate partnerships
• Sector leading training from day one
• Non-contributory life assurance scheme
• Workplace Pension (Employer matched up to 9%)

Find out more about our comprehensive benefits package HERE.

For more information or an informal chat about the role, please contact Steve Mayes, Regional Manager via [e-mail]. This post is subject to a PVG Disclosure check. Please note, the successful candidate will be required to update their SSSC registration within 3 months of starting in post. Scottish Autism covers all the costs of PVG membership and SSSC Registration for employees. Full UK Driving License required for this role. Valuing diversity and promoting equal opportunities is at the heart of our vision, mission, and values. We encourage and welcome applications from people with lived experience of autism.