Service Lead

 

Location:        Giffnock and surrounding area

Hours:            30 hours per week (Monday to Thursday)

Salary:            £35,000

 

Are you an experienced Health & Social care professional who is looking for the next step in your career or a fresh new challenge?  Jewish Care Scotland are on the lookout for a new Service Lead to join them on a permanent full-time (30 hours per week) basis based in our care centre in East Renfrewshire.

 

What you’ll do

Reporting to our CEO, you will lead our community and wellbeing services, ensuring the delivery of high-quality support and be committed to the continuous development and improvement of them.

You will be responsible for promoting the services with key local stakeholders within Health and Social Care as well as relevant other organisations. As Service Lead, you will manage the referral and assessment process. You will also work in partnership with our small admin., finance, and fundraising team, our volunteers and Trustees.

You will provide strong line management and leadership to your team, through setting clear objectives and outcomes, regular review within Support & Development processes and undertaking appraisals.

You will have experience of managing a team in a social care, health or other similar setting and be able to demonstrate a clear knowledge and understanding of the key principles and good practice of effectively managing and leading a team.

The postholder will be responsible for evidencing that services meet Jewish Care Scotland’s aims and objectives, the Health and Social Care standards and other quality frameworks including those of the Care Inspectorate where relevant. This includes ensuring that the activities and supports offered meet the identified personal outcomes of those attending the services.  You will gather evidence of impact of the services to support funding applications and reports in conjunction with the fundraising function.

As this role involves taking on Registered Manager responsibilities, you will have the recognised practice and management qualifications to satisfy the requirements of the regulatory bodies.

 

What you’ll bring

• Experience and knowledge of what it takes to run an effective service within the health and social care sector, experience of working in a charity would be advantageous but not essential
• A passion for delivering excellent person-centred care and support
• A caring and professional attitude
• Great communication skills: both written and verbal
• A positive attitude to problem solving
• The ability to work on your own initiative
• The ability to work collaboratively as a helpful, positive member of a
• Excellent language and numeracy skills
• Planning, organising and time management skills
• The ability to respond flexibly to emerging and changing circumstances.

 

Working hours and location

Currently 0900 – 1700 Monday to Thursday, with an occasional requirement to work an evening or a weekend day.  Based at our Giffnock office with some travel within surrounding areas.

 

How to apply

For an informal discussion about the role you can arrange a call with our CEO, Linda Kemp, by emailing admin@jcarescot.org.uk.

To express your interest in the role, please send a cover letter and CV to admin@jcarescot.org.uk by Monday 26 May 2025.

 

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