Summary
Salary: £29,093.47 per annum (£15.54 per hour raising to £15.70per hour) Location: Midlothian Service: Homelessness Hours: Fixed term contract - 36 hours per week Shifts: Various, day shiftCare Support Scotland
This is a fixed-term temporary position until November 2026
We are a charity with decades of experience supporting people across Scotland, providing those who need us with support that ranges from Mental Health, Learning Disability and Neurodiversity, Youth and Adult homelessness and Older People services.
We have the following benefits to help attract and retain the best talent, ensuring we provide high quality care to those we support, this includes:
- 6% employer pension contribution
- Death in benefit cover (2 times salary)
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Fully funded qualifications
- Career development and progression opportunities
Who we are looking for
As part of our work to transform the delivery of our services, we are looking to recruit a team leaders who will become part of the Service Leadership Team. This is an exciting time to work for Care Support Scotland, and be part of the MTAP service.
We are looking for individuals who have a range of experience working within Social Care, Housing and Homelessness services or Community Learning & Development. Given the complexity of the services we deliver, we are keen to hear from individuals who have an aspiration approach to service delivery for the people supported by our services.
You will be expected to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service; this might include evenings, weekends and nights. There is an expectation, that you are highly visible within the services you are responsible for.
- Experience working in a social care
- Experience in leading and managing staff teams over multiple sites
- Experience in delivering change and improvement work across whole services
- Experience in supporting individuals with a range of complex needs
- Experience working within a hostel or residential Child care setting
- Experience working in a Trauma-informed Practice setting
- Experience managing services that operate over 24/7
- Experience in managing Community based services (Post 2)
- HNC & SVQ 3 in social care, nursing, community work or related field
- Access to a car
- SVQ 4 in social care or related field
- SVQ in Management & Leadership
- Training in Harm Reduction and Suicide prevention
Meet the Team
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