INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE AND COMPLETE THEIR SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS EITHER VIA THE ME TAB ON FUSION PRIOR TO STARTING THE APPLICATION FORM OR BY CLICKING ON THE LINK AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS IN THE SECTION OF THE FORM TITLED “REVIEW SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS." We are continuing to transform the Care at Home services through multi-disciplinary approaches that bring positive and life changing improvements to those who receive our services with a focus on supporting service users to regain or attain skills and abilities. Helping them to achieve as much independence as they can in their own homes. To support this, we are looking for a Team Leader for our Care at Home Team and Home Assessment Team in the Rutherglen/Cambuslang Locality. You will work a multi-disciplinary team that includes Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Community Nurses and Care at Home professionals with the aim of supporting, motivating and inspiring people to re-learn daily skills and enhance their quality of life. This may be required following a period in hospital or to prevent admission to hospital. As part of the Care at Home / Home Assessment management teams, the Team Leader will play a key leadership and management role, responsible for the management and supervision of a multi-disciplinary team and the management and oversight of the assessment function as well as the management, delivery and development of services. As one of the largest services provided by the Council and the HSCP, the service plays a critical role in enabling individuals to remain at home in a way that promotes their wellbeing, dignity, privacy, respect and personal choices. As an employee, you would have access to the employee benefits that you would expect from one of Scotland’s largest Council’s. It is essential that applicants either hold or are willing to work towards a SSSC recognised professional qualification in Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Social Care or Management and be able to provide the evidence of this by attaching the relevant qualification to the application (attachments section), a minimum qualification that meets a supervisory level is essential. The successful candidate is required to maintain a registration with the Scottish Social Services Council. Hours: 35 per week Vacancy: Permanent Salary: £50,622 - £51,370 Closing date for post will be 14th September at 11.59PM View the Team">https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/17397/swrk_-_team_le… Leader (Care at Home) and Team">https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/17719/swrk_-_team_le… Leader (Home Assessment Team) job profiles The following questions should be answered in the overarching application question Please study the Job Profile and provide examples of your work, or other activities which demonstrate your ability or aptitude to undertake the duties of the post, please include any other information that you feel is relevant to your application, e.g. personal qualities, achievements at work, non-work related or voluntary work experience Give at least two examples of your experience of successfully managing change. What was the situation, what was the role you played, and the overall outcome. Please detail your experience of leading and managing a health and social care service. Please provide your experience of managing the assessment and care management functions in a health and social care setting. Please describe how you would ensure that Care at Home services are delivered in a way that meets national Health and Social Care standards. Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address. Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents. Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale you may automatically be withdrawn from this position. Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant. Legislative Information This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003. This post is considered a Regulated Role working with Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with Adults. Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made. Please refer to > http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice. As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including: • Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme • To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme. • Up to 33 days annual leave • Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days) • Occupational sick pay • Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave. • Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema. • Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support) Foreign Police Check Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad. Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position. South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position. https://ars2.equest.com/?response_id=a24bfc7992b5c82a6eea030dedd63497&v…; alt=" " width="1" height="1"/>