Service Manager

ENABLE Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A social care organization in Glasgow is seeking a motivated Service Manager to enhance the quality of services for unaccompanied asylum seeking children. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in leading teams in social care, emphasizing partnership building and operational management. Responsibilities include managing frontline staff and liaising with social care professionals to ensure a supportive environment. This role is pivotal to fostering meaningful lives for the individuals supported. A background in health and social care is essential.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of leading and managing services for young people and unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
• A clear understanding of the need to build and sustain partnerships with stakeholders.
• Experience of managing teams with knowledge of culture change.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the team to manage frontline support staff.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with Social Care professionals.
• Promote ENABLE Scotland while growing the business.

Skills

Leadership and management experience

Understanding of asylum support needs

Relationship building with stakeholders

Education

SVQ Health & Social Care Level 3

SVQ Level 4 or working towards it

Job description

35 HOURS PER WEEK

This service is currently supported by The Mungo Foundation which has recently become part of enable. From the 1st of February the service will be supported by Enable.

35 HOURS PER WEEK

The Best in You Brings Out the Best in Me

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

You must have the passion and drive to take a lead role in continuing to improve the quality of the services we provide to the people we support and to effectively lead and support The Team Facilitator to manage our frontline support staff.

This role is pivotal to the success of our mission and ambition to support unaccompanied asylum seeking children to settle into the service and local community; lead lives that are full, meaningful and inclusive. A successful Service Manager will lead their teams to develop and maintain good relationships and communications with the Social Care professionals involved in the lives of the young people we support at Campus.

Qualifications & Experience

• Significant experience of leading and managing services for young people and unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
• Experience of managing teams with knowledge of culture change.
• A commitment to the inclusion of people we support.
• An in-depth understanding of the supports required by young people seeking asylum in the UK.
• SVQ level 4 or the ability to work towards the relevant qualification required for your SSSC registration.
• SVQ Health & Social Care Level 3 is essential.
• A clear understanding of the need to build and sustain partnerships with stakeholders, commissioners and other third sector providers.
• The ability to lead our business strategy at a local level whilst promoting ENABLE Scotland with an emphasis on growing our business.
• Full driving licence with access to your own vehicle for business use.