Team Leader – Peffer Service, Edinburgh

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

We are looking for an experienced social care supervisor to join our expanding team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about a career in social care who wants to expand their social care experience in a managerial role. Above all we want someone that shares in our values. Our mission is to provide expert services that make a positive impact for people who require support with independent living. Our people are passionate caring professionals, thriving within our progressive learning environment.

·       Provide management cover in any of our services for periods of time

·       Apply your knowledge of best practice, codes of practice and current regulations in the social care sector and ensure the provision of a high quality and socially inclusive service

·       Manage support plans and contribute to support reviews alongside Service Managers

·       Work with Service Managers on service referrals and staff interviewing & selection procedures

·       Assist in monitoring the service’s progress against an agreed business plan including evaluating work and implementing changes to improve results

·       Develop, implement and monitor action plans for any team-led changes or external recommendations from the Care Inspectorate, Quality Assurance or Business Assurance;

·       Contribute, in consultation with the Service Manager and the with YOU Finance team, each year’s budget and ensure the financial targets are met;

·       Develop constructive relationships with national and local statutory, voluntary and community agencies to ensure appropriate resources, support and understanding of the service;

·       Experience providing support and development to a team

·       Partnership working and collaboration

·       IT literacy and ability to use and understand data to make informed service decisions

·       Qualified to the level required by the SSSC for as a manager in housing support services and care at home services or willingness to work towards and to successfully complete qualification within the SSSC specified timeframe.

We offer a range of support in Edinburgh working in partnership to build trust to older people to live independently and be engaged in communities. We offer supported accommodation in Edinburgh with the goal to Identify personal outcomes and build on skills to support living well and living life together.

Shift work, weekend work and sleepovers may be a requirement of this role, sleepovers attract an additional payment. Flexible working arrangements are also available. These can be discussed at your interview.

PVG scheme membership and SSSC registration are requirements of this post.