About us
At Sense Scotland we deliver vital support that makes a real positive impact to vulnerable individuals, and we value the work each staff member provides to ensure key goals are supported for those we care for. Our vision is for the people we support to live meaningful independent lives in a world that supports them to achieve their own ambitions. We do this by committing to our core values in practice and align this to all we do.
Sense Scotland is recruiting now for a Supervisor based within Touchbase Fife.
Offering 35 hours per week, with a weekly working pattern of Monday to Friday and on-call at weekends.
The ideal candidate will hold an SVQ Level 3 in Social Care, or other specialty recognised by the SSSC for registration purposes.
About the service/department
Touchbase Fife - is based in Kirkcaldy we have been part of the community for over 20 years and have a customer base that stretches across all of Fife.
Touchbase Fife offers a specialised support service to adults with additional support needs, including complex needs and communication and sensory challenges. The needs of the people we support are unique to them including but not limited to, learning disabilities, autism, epilepsy, physical disability, cerebral palsy and ADHD. Each person has an individualised package of support, tailored to their social and therapeutic needs, with staff trained to deliver support in a person-centred way.
People work on a variety of outcomes linked to increasing independence, communication skills and learning new skills as well as some people going on to work on ASDAN qualifications. We offer therapeutic activities in our various activity rooms at Touchbase Fife.
People can access the local community for activities such as: swimming, cycling, art, dance and music groups, social clubs and day trips.
We are also commissioned by Fife Health and Social Care Partnership to provide a specialist vision assessment to adults (over 16) with additional support needs including complex needs and communication and sensory challenges. Its purpose is to remove barriers to accessing good functional vision checks (along with referral onto an accessible hearing assessment conducted by the Deaf Communication Service in Fife when indicated).
About you
What you will need to succeed
* Good team-working skills and a positive attitude are essential qualities
* Ability to communicate effectively and use your own initiative
* Strong work ethic and organised to support routines
* Able to prioritise and manage workloads
* Eager to develop
* A genuine passion for caring for others
* Patience and understanding
Do you feel ready to take the next step in your career? Can you motivate and inspire others to follow your lead and to work together to ensure people receive the best quality of care and support?
Then this could be the perfect role for you if:
* You have experience with working in large. flexible teams within a social care setting
* You can be flexible - able to work days and support on-call for weekends or to meet the needs of the service
* You have experience of supporting culture change in the work environment
* You have strong IT and office organisational skills
* You have excellent knowledge and experience of person-centred practice
* You have the ability to coach and mentor staff
* You can challenge poor or unsafe practice and to champion good practice and person-centred support for the individuals' using services
* You have excellent communication skills to relay complex and challenging information
Working for us
We offer a rewarding role with the opportunity to develop your skills and future career in an enriching environment, some of these include:
Retention payment of £500 we reward our people
100’s of discount options to use at high street stores, events, cinemas, restaurants and more!
Earn £250 by referring a friend
Training and development opportunities to expand your skills and knowledge via our e-learning packages and so much more
Generous annual leave entitlement 24 days annual leave plus 12 Public Holidays which increases with length of service
Pension scheme to help you save for the future
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which offers practical, impartial support on issues impacting your life
Cycle to Work scheme and HSF Health Plan, your health and wellbeing is important to us.
Our full list of benefits can be found here .
Please note that Terms and Conditions and/or qualifying criteria apply to the benefits listed above.