Are you looking for a role where you can make a difference to people with care support needs, in your localcommunity?
About Our Service
Capability Scotland is a well-established and respected provider of community-based facilitation services throughoutDumfries and Galloway. In the past three years we have grown from a small but very well established andrespected service to that of a major contributor to the provision of care and support across Dumfries and thewider region. We pride ourselves on our creativity, flexibility, and willingness to think outside the box withthe support we offer.
Within Dumfries & Galloway we provide:
* Self-Directed Support brokerage
* Payroll Service
* Wrap-around rehabilitation service for peoplewith an Acquired Brain Injury
* Community facilitation service for people with physicaldisabilities
We currently have a vacancy for an SDS Link Practitioner within our brokerage service.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join our busy SDS brokerage team as an SDS Link Practitioner. Followingconfirmation of funding from The Scottish Government, Support in the Right Direction initiative we are lookingforward to further developing our service to deliver our agreed self-directed support outcomes.
Our service will focus on:
* Providing self-directed support information and advice through a variety of approaches.
* Providingaccessible information around SDS rights and legislation.
* Providing practical and informed supportaround SDS outcome planning, at the earliest opportunity.
* Providing informaladvocacy.
* Supporting people to get the most out of their care.
* Championing SDS within the localcommunity and empowering individuals to make informed decisions around their care needs.
* Providingpractical support around becoming an employer to personal assistants.
We are looking for someone who is keen to promote the benefits of Self-Directed Support, who will implement nationalpolicy into practice at a local level, while maintaining a positive environment and high-quality service. Thisrole is ideal for someone who wants to put their values and vision into practice.
Our Activity Centres provide innovative and person-centred services and support to veterans struggling with sightloss. This job exists in order to provide tailored support to veterans carrying out woodworking projects. Youwill work alongside the veterans to identify abilities, share ideas and plan projects within the activityCentre. You will ensure that the support provided is person-centred, tailored to their needs and is the rightsupport for them. You will support the leadership team to coordinate and manage the activities provided withinand from the Activity Centre which will support the overall wellbeing of the veterans and their families. Youwill work closely with colleagues across the organisation and external stakeholders to ensure that veterans canaccess the relevant support.
About us
We're one of Scotland's oldest charities - for more than two centuries, we've been supporting andempowering people with sight loss to live fulfilling lives. We're proud of all we've achieved in thepast - but we have our sights set firmly on the future.
We're determined that no-one should face sight loss alone. We're committed to improving, diversifying andgrowing our services to make sure we can reach many more people with sight loss - when and where they needus.
We are looking for a full-time Team Leader to join our dynamic team in Edinburgh.
In this position, you will lead a team of Project Workers as they provide support and opportunity to the adults whoattend Upmo.
On a day-to-day basis, Team Leaders supervise and coordinate activities on site, provided support to staff, ensureonsite operations are in line with policy and procedure and assist Team Managers with case and site management.We are looking for a confident communicator with excellent leadership skills and the ability to multi-task in afast-paced environment.
This Team Leader position is primarily based in our service in Edinburgh, where we offer workshop activities toadults with learning disabilities and autism from Links House in Leith, and St. Margaret's House atMeadowbank.
The starting salary for this position is £24,100.
No formal qualification is necessary, but experience of working in social care is preferred.
If you’re looking for the next step on your career in social care, you’ve just discovered it.
In Dundee, Capability Scotland has a Community Enabling service (Care at Home), Housing Support service and a DaySupport service at City Quay through which we support our customers with day to day tasks and to achieve theiroutcomes.
About the Role
We are looking to recruit a Team Leader who will support our Service Manager in managing our teams and lead the waywith this new opportunity. You will ensure that our people continue to receive the exceptional, person-centredsupport we provide. The role will require you to have vision and confidence to nurture service growth.
We are looking for someone who is keen to implement innovation while maintaining a positive environment and service.This role is ideal for someone who wants to put their values a vision into practice. If you think you fit thebill - we want to hear from you.
As part of our commitment to equal pay - the salary offered is set and advertised in every advert. Terms andconditions are agreed collectively and are not individually negotiated.
Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:
* Competitive salary of £29 535.00 per annum
* Fully paid, sector-leading learning and development
* Fully funded SVQ placement – a qualification which is yours for life
* Excellent annual leave of 32 days per year, increasing with service
* Generous and enhanced pension schemes and family benefits
* As a member of our autoenrollment pension scheme, £10,000 provided in the case of Death in Service
* Flexible working is available
* Access to shopping discounts through the Perks At Work scheme
Would you like to make a difference to a person’s quality of life? Would you like to learn BSL while being paid? Weare looking for caring and motivated Support Workers to support deaf BSL users to join our team. Could that beyou?
Who are we?
Deaf Action is a deaf-led charity, supporting and celebrating deaf people. We were established in 1835 and work withdeaf people across Scotland and the South of England. Our work is geared towards empowering all deaf people toachieve their potential and fully participate in society, with equality of rights, access, and opportunity.
As well as our outreach service in Edinburgh, we are expanding our service provision in Glasgow and are looking forpeople who can make a major contribution to our plans for innovation and growth and who have the commitment andenthusiasm to contribute to the work of our support services to Deaf people throughout Edinburgh andGlasgow.
We are looking for people who are caring, fun, motivated, willing to learn and show initiative. However, you wouldneed some experience of working in a support service and managing /overseeing a team.
We will provide on the job training with the opportunity to complete formal qualifications in social care. If youhave knowledge of BSL, or are a BSL user that is a bonus, however we will provide training if not.
The ideal candidates will be fully committed to our values, which can be found on our website .
The role
You will be leading a team to support *deaf people living in the community. As well as leading a team you will belone working in the community, delivering a person-centred service supporting deaf people within their ownliving environment, to enable them to fully participate in the decisions affecting their lives, ensuring thatwherever possible, service users benefit from informed choice, control, and independence. This will include bothactivities at home and within the community which will promote independence and social inclusion.
You will be accountable to the Support Services Area Manager. By working together, you will ensure that a consistent,high quality support service is provided to deaf service users in their own homes, and that staff are supportedto develop and maintain such a service.
Due to the nature of this role, its essential that you can drive and have access to a car.
*deaf: this to includes Deaf Sign Language users, deafened, deafblind and hard of hearing people.
You will be asked:
• To actively monitor and develop individual and team performance by ensuring effective supervision and PerformanceDevelopment Reviews/Reports (PDRs).
• Be responsible for any risk assessments at the service users home as part of your Health and Safetyresponsibilities.
• To provide clear direction, co-ordination, feedback, and day to day line management for the work of a delegatedgroup of staff. Thus, ensuring their motivation to provide outcome focused, person centred services.
• To assess any new service users for the service and match them with staffs.
• To be involved in recruitment for new staff for the service.
• To take an active role in assessments / recordings and to work with service users to develop their skills andabilities to achieve identified outcomes.
• To assist service users with personal care tasks where appropriate.
• To be involved, as appropriate, with all household tasks, maximising service users’ participation.
• To record the day-to-day finances (where relevant) and household budgets of service users.
• To enable service users to access information to be fully informed of their rights and valid expectations from theservice provided.
• To ensure the health, safety and security of individuals and their environment.
What is on offer? What do we offer?
• Occupational pension scheme with employer contributions of 6%.
• 32 days leave pro rata (including bank holidays) pro rata for part time.
• 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme provided by Health Assured.
• Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme and IT Voucher Scheme.
• Ongoing support for learning and development through our PDR process
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