Day, Community and Home Support Services Manager

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Day, Community & Home Support Services Manager (Vulnerable Adults) (16/223)

Castle Douglas

Band 10 £39,813 - £42,687

Band 11 £44,187 – £47,643

 

The Learning Disability Service provided by Dumfries and Galloway’s Complex Care and Support Team supports young people and adults who have a range of needs including learning/ physical disabilities and autism spectrum conditions.

 

As a Registered Manager, you will be responsible for all aspects of the service delivered by Castle Douglas Community Support Service. Demonstrating effective leadership and management skills and experience in the care sector supporting people with learning disability, you will develop and deliver high quality person-centred community-based services and opportunities based on the principles of self-directed support, ‘The keys to life’ and Health & Social Care Standards. 

 

Reporting to the Senior Manager (Day Community and Home Support Services), you will lead a team of staff, manage financial and other resources, and ensure compliance with national and service governance.  The Castle Douglas Community Support Service supports people in their own homes. Occasionally, the service may also support people in crisis or in emergency situations. With insight and innovation, you will develop, promote, and facilitate access to community-based opportunities to enhance skills, facilitate independence, improve health and wellbeing and participation in adult learning/work-related activities. You must have a flexible approach to work under pressure and remain objective whilst showing sensitivity towards others.

 

You will be based in Castle Douglas but some of the support work by staff may be carried out in a wider geographical area.

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In this post you will be required to work 36 hours per week 52.14 weeks per year. Some evening and weekend work may be required.

Band 11 applicants must possess a Practice Qualification – Educated to SVQ Social Services and Healthcare SCQF 9 or equivalent qualification and a Management Qualification – an award in management that is certified at or above SCQF 9 (minimum 60 credits) and mapped against the National Occupational Standards: Leadership and Management for Care Services SCQF 10.

Band 10 applicants must possess a Practice Qualification – Educated to SVQ Social Services and Healthcare SCQF 9 or equivalent qualification and be committed to achieving, within the period of any condition of registration set by SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council), the necessary management award. Once the management qualification is gained the employee will move to Band 11.

 

This post is considered as Regulated Work with Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. From 28 February 2011, preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to formal offer of employment being made by Dumfries and Galloway Council.

Applicants who have been resident outside the UK within the last 5 years, if offered a position, in addition to a Disclosure Scotland Check, will be required to provide a completed police record check from the police authority in the country or countries in which they were resident.

 

A current driving licence is an essential requirement of this post. However, if you have a disability which precludes you from holding a driving licence consideration will be given if alternative transport can be arranged.

 

For further information, please contact:

Philip McCann, Senior Day, Community & Home Support Manager,

Activity & Resource Centre, Burns Street, Dumfries, DG1 2PS.

Telephone: 07712 666965. Email: philip.mccann@dumgal.gov.uk