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Ref no: 396514
Published: 19/09/2024
Closes: 03/10/2024
Location: Dalziel Building, 7 Scott Street, Motherwell, ML1 1PN
Salary: £45,243 - £49,765 per year
Contract Type: Temporary
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 35 hours per week
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF
This vacancy is internal and open to applications from employees of North Lanarkshire Council and Associated Employers only. The "Apply now" button is not activated for this role. Please log into your MySelf account for further instructions on how to apply as an internal candidate.
North Lanarkshire has ambition and is 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 an inspiring leader to join our centralised home support team based in Airdrie, someone who shares in our ambitions and is committed to providing enhanced standards of care and support to individuals and their families across our communities.
As a member of our home support management team, you will work closely with the Service Manager to ensure we continue to deliver excellent home support services, ensuring both efficient and effective use of people and financial resources, implementing and monitoring quality assurance, and contributing to service delivery improvements.
To apply, you must have extensive experience working in home support, social work, or the independent sector and demonstrate you have the skills and knowledge to be able to make decisions which support our policy framework, standards, and service objectives. As a people manager, you must be a confident communicator with strong leadership and organisational skills, able to manage, motivate and develop staff.
Possession of a SVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent is essential. Possession of SVQ Level IV in Social Care, Diploma in Domiciliary Care Management or equivalent is desirable; successful applicants who do not currently hold one of these essential qualifications will be required to complete this within 3 years of commencing in post.
You are required to become a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme prior to commencing in this role and be registered or eligible for registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
This post is temporary until the 06/07/2025 or the return of the substantive post holder.
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 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays, and a wide range of benefits available to you. 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.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
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.
North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live.
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.
***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***
Applications for this job cannot be made online. Please refer to the advert for further information.
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