Social Care Team Facilitator

JR United Kingdom; Irvine; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A vibrant social care organization is seeking motivated individuals to lead a team and support those with learning disabilities in achieving personal outcomes. The ideal candidate will have strong facilitation skills, effective communication abilities, and relevant experience in social care. This full-time role is based in North Ayrshire, offering a salary of £28,961 per annum plus additional on-call payment. An SVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care is required.

Benefits

Health cash plans

Employee Assistance Programme

Blue Light Card

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loans

Qualifications

• Experience working with adults and children with learning disabilities.
• Ability to communicate with support teams and external professionals.
• Creating and delivering support strategies and risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to support individuals in achieving personal outcomes.
• Ensure quality of support delivered by staff teams.
• Conduct risk assessments while managing individual budgets.

Skills

Experience working with individuals with learning disabilities

Strong facilitation skills

Effective communication

Excellent organizational skills

SVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Full driving licence

Education

SVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Job description

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Location: North Ayrshire, KA11 4AQ
Salary: £28,961 per annum plus additional on call payment
Contract & Hours: Full time, 39 Hours per Week

The Best in You Brings Out the Best in Me

Are you a driven and motivated individual who enjoys new and unique challenges

Do you have the passion and drive to lead a team of frontline staff to support individuals to achieve their personal outcomes, live the life they choose and become an inclusive member within their own community

If so, there has never been a better time to apply!

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

About You

Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Experience working with adults and children with learning disabilities, epilepsy, autism and physical support needs.
• Experience in using person centred planning techniques in addition to delivering and leading excellent support practices.
• Strong facilitation skills to encourage staff teams to take ownership and responsibility for the quality of support they deliver.
• The ability to effectively communicate with the people we support, staff teams, families and external care professionals.
• Creating and delivering robust service designs, support strategies and risk assessments whilst managing individual budgets.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your workload whilst working under pressure.
• SVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Full driving licence with access to your own vehicle for business use.

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
• Epilepsy awareness
• Moving and Handling
• First Aid
• Safety Interventions
• 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
• Blue Light Card
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Season Ticket Loans*

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.

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