Senior Home Support Manager (2 Posts) Full Time

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North Lanarkshire has ambition, we are committed to improving people’s lives to ensure they feel safe, comfortable and happy living independently in their own homes.  We know that delivering quality services starts with having the right people working here helping us do this.

We are currently recruiting experienced, professional and highly motivated individuals to join our centralised home support service.  Working closely with the Service Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for operational service delivery within your local community.  Your role with include developing and implementing plans, policies and procedures, monitoring quality assurance and leading, directing and deployment of home support resources which meet the needs of people living in North Lanarkshire.

To apply for these vacancies you must currently hold a HNC, SVQ3 in Social Care or a degree in a relevant discipline, successful applicants must also commit to undertake training to achieve SVQ level 4 in line with registration requirements.  Applicants must also have extensive experience working in home support, social work or care management within a community based setting. 

You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member prior to commencing in this role and you must be registered or eligible for registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you.  We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family.  This includes 26 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of offers available to you through our NLLife reward site.  We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a
Smarter Working Policy.

Click here to see our Recruitment Charter.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip.  You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.

The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process.

Easy Read – My NL