Assistant Support Managers - DBI Tayside (Angus and Perth & Kinross)

Location: Angus and Perth & Kinross

Salary: £23,067 - £26,876 (£11.83 - £13.78 per hour equivalent)

Working hours: 37.5 per week

Responsible to: Support Manager

Special conditions: Working 5 days out of 7 on a rota basis; may include evenings and weekends. Possible local travel & across Tayside. Lone Working. Paging service on rota basis as required

Closing date: 7th February at 19:00

Interview date: 14th & 15th February 2022

We can offer you:

• Up to 38 days per annum including public holidays
• 5% employer pension contribution (salary sacrifice). Also offer auto-enrolment pension scheme.
• Flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme
• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme, offering free counselling to staff and their families
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Death in Service benefits

Job Summary

This is an exciting new opportunity to join Penumbra as we launch the Distress Brief Intervention Service across Perth & Kinross, Dundee City and Angus. This will ensure that the people of Tayside will have quick access to support for distress when they need it the most.

A Distress Brief Intervention is a time limited and supportive problem-solving contact with an individual in distress. DBI is a two-tiered response; a Level 1 response from frontline partnership agencies and Level 2 supportive interventions delivered by Penumbra. DBI responds to a referral made on behalf of a person experiencing distress within 24 hours, with the provision of time limited support. The Service then delivers community-based problem-solving support, wellness and distress management planning, supported connections and signposting for a period of up to 14 days.

We are looking for 2 enthusiastic people, one to be based in Angus (Arbroath) and the other in Perth & Kinross (Perth) to support the Manager with the overall running of the Service. Each Assistant Support Manager will line manage and supervise their teams in each respective locality to assist people who use the service to establish and maintain a meaningful and fulfilling life in the community; with a focus on distress management planning. Working collaboratively with the national DBI Programme and with the local DBI partnership, the Assistant Support Managers will form part of the comprehensive DBI delivery and implementation to deliver compassionate, connected support to the people of Tayside.

In the role, you will be expected to co-ordinate and take part in collaborative meetings with key DBI partners and also to support the co-ordination and facilitation of Distress Brief Intervention training with frontline and Penumbra staff.

For further information: https://www.dbi.scot/

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Support Manager to ensure the service meets its objectives.
• Provide direct support to those experiencing distress and support distress management planning.
• Establish and maintain productive working relationships with service partners.
• Assist in the management of the support team in relation to work practice, conduct, absence, supervision, support and the identification of training needs.
• Provide practical support and supervision to Practitioners as required
• Assist in the induction of new employees and in the recruitment process where required.
• Assist the Support Manager to adequately deploy staff to meet the support needs of clients.
• Possess good IT skills & ensure that all records are maintained accurately, and that all reporting requirements are met in a timely manner.
• Be responsible for maintaining the relevant systems of documentation
• Participate in training and meetings as required
• Assist with any further tasks or projects as required.
• Uphold Penumbra’s Codes of Practice
• Work in accordance with all Penumbra’s policies and procedures.