Assistant Team Leader Adults Services Full Time

Your new company
We help to improve the lives of people who have additional needs and their families to maximise the same opportunities as everyone else. We do this by providing person led and outcome focused support which is tailored around the needs and lifestyle desires of each person as an individual. We also offer advice and information across West Central Scotland, to everyone who needs it.

Your new role
Working as a key member of the Adult’s and Outreach Services Operational Management Team (OMT) with a focus on the delivery, growth and development of high-quality personalised support services to adults. Reporting to the Team Lead, typically you will be responsible for direct reports and all support workers in the service. Work as part of the on-call rota providing professional and comprehensive on-call support.

What you’ll need to succeed
You will work closely with the Service Manager and CMT to deliver the vision for the service, developing a consistent and unified offer to families we support. In doing so, you will maximise the impact of existing relationships and future stakeholder engagement to ensure the strongest opportunities to develop services and obtain funding.
Develop and maintain an in-depth knowledge of local service delivery as well as unmet needs, identifying changes and trends relevant to the delivery of existing and new services and act on these.
To lead and develop support teams to deliver personalised, new and innovative service models to help adults who have a learning disability and/or additional needs lead the lives of their choosing.
Deputise for the Manager of Adults and Outreach Services as required and to contribute to the overall development of Services. To uphold the organisations standards and values and contribute to the overall success of the service.

Relevant qualification in line with requirements of SSSC Registration:
SVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (or equivalent) Minimum;
SVQ Level 3 Management (or equivalent) Minimum;
OR
Commitment to achieve qualifications within the agreed timescale for registration purposes.

Experience and Knowledge
Proven track record of experience in a Social Care setting.
Proven track record of supervisory/senior experience.
In depth knowledge of and ability to deliver high quality outcome focused support planning and review processes.
Experience of mentoring, supporting and supervising staff.

What you need to do now
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