Senior Care Manager

Job Purpose:

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Location: Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen

Duration: Permanent , Full Time

 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Care Manager to work in a large care management team supporting older adults and adults with physical disabilities We are a large team working in a busy City. You will work closely with the Service Manager's and the other Senior Care Manager's in the team, as well as colleagues from across the health and social care partnership and locality social work teams. A primary role in this position will be the supervision and direct line management of a team of Senior Practitioners and the day-to-day management and leadership of your team. You will be a self-motivated, dynamic individual who is committed to promoting and ensuring that the adults we are supporting remain the focus of the team’s work. You will have the skills to initiate and develop effective working relationships with colleagues and other agencies and contribute to the development of services for adults in the local area. You must have the ability to undertake thorough scrutiny of referrals and workload management for a busy and dynamic service. This is an ideal opportunity to continue gaining managerial experience within a busy and challenging yet stimulating and supportive environment. You will receive good support and regular supervision.

The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:

At least one of the following qualifications:  BA Social Work or equivalent or professional qualification in OT or professional qualification in Nursing (1^st level registration RGN with community experience)

Registration with relevant professional body – i.e. SSSC, NMC or BHPC

Registered as a Council Officer through Adult Support Protection

PVG Membership

The postholder is able to demonstrate:

A creative, innovative and flexible approach to manage resources effectively

Ability to communicate effectively with service users, staff, carers and internal/
external professionals to achieve improved outcomes for service users

Ability to chair meetings and case conferences effectively

Planning and decision making skills

Financial management skills

Commitment to providing high quality customer service

Competence with a range of ICT packages including MS Office

Mentor and support new staff/student

About Us

Please see Job Profile for further details.

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Flexible Working

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Employer.  If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact AskHR@aberdeencity.gov.uk.

Armed Forces

We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.  We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: armedforces@aberdeencity.gov.uk.  We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our roles and who:

• have a disability
• are care-experienced and aged 16-29
• are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
• have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
• are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships

Further information can be found at https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/jobs