Depute Practice and Wellbeing Leader-Edinburgh South

Depute Practice and Wellbeing Leader-Edinburgh South

Post: Depute Practice and Wellbeing Leader

Service: Support Services Line

Managed by: Practice and Wellbeing Leader

Salary Range: B1 – B3

• £27209.26 -£28449.74 per annum pro-rata (based on 39 hour work week)

• Sleepover rate: £100.80 per night

Contract: Permanent

Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh South

Please ensure you have flexibility if applying for full-time as we may not be able to accommodate candidates who are unable to offer flexibility.

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Equality Statement | The Action Group

Since this is a registered service with the Care Inspectorate, all applicants must be at least 18 years old

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We are a Disability Confident employer and welcome applications from everyone. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know – we’re happy to help.

Main Purpose:

The main purpose of this post is to support the Practise and Wellbeing Leader in providing leadership to a team of Support Workers in Support Services.

The post holder will carry out line management responsibilities under the direction of the Practise and Wellbeing Leader. In consultation with the Practise and Wellbeing Leader, some elements of service leadership will be delegated to the post holder according to workload requirements and individual strengths.

The post holder will also retain a large element of direct support work to support service delivery, retain links with people who receive support, and provide on-the-job coaching and support for the staff they manage. They will act up for the Practice and Wellbeing Leader during periods of A/L to ensure their team is taken care of and to provide development opportunities for the Depute Practice and Wellbeing Leader.

The main duties for this post are detailed below using the following 3 headings.

1. Team Leadership (30%)

2. Working directly with people who receive support from the Action Group (70%)

The percentage figure after each heading is the approximate proportion of work time that we anticipate the post holder will spend working on each area.