Group Manager (ASSIST) - (Fixed-Term)

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability for a Group Manager to lead our ASSIST (Advocacy Support Safety & Information Services Together) service on a fixed-term basis until 31 March 2027.

Position Details

ASSIST is a specialist domestic abuse court advocacy service that supports people whose partner, or ex-partner, has a domestic abuse case going through the criminal court, regardless of their gender, age, ethnicity, sexuality, religious beliefs, disability or immigration status. Whilst part of Glasgow City Council, the service supports people across Argyll and Bute, Ayrshire (East, North and South), Dumfries and Galloway, Dunbartonshire (East and West), Inverclyde, Lanarkshire (North and South), and Renfrewshire (including East Renfrewshire).

Reporting to the Head of Service (Communities and Regulatory Services) you will lead and manage the operational and strategic aspects of ASSIST, providing support and expert advice to other services in support of the council’s wider strategic aims and be a key link between internal and external stakeholders.

Holding an SCQF Level 9 qualification, membership of a relevant professional body, or having significant relevant experience at a senior level is an essential requirement of this role. Extensive experience within the Domestic Violence or similar sector is desirable.

Excellent communication skills, the ability to influence at a strategic level, and the ability to work as part of a team at a senior level to achieve strategic goals are essential skills required in this role.

Further details regarding what this role entails are noted within the Job Description for the post, whilst the Person Specification document confirms the key competencies you are required to demonstrate in your application.

Contract Details

Weekly Hours: 35

Work Pattern: Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm

Annual Salary: £76,900.55 - £81,080.19 on an incremental scale

Hybrid working is available in this role. If you’re shortlisted for the post, we look forward to telling you more about our approach to ensuring needs of the business are met along with flexibility to maintain your work-life balance through our family friendly policies, such as our flexible working procedure and work/life balance policy which are available here.

The role is based in Glasgow however, travel across Scotland may be required to meet business needs.

Pre-Employment Information

The position requires membership to the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme (Vulnerable Adults & Children). For further information on this scheme, please visit https://www.mygov.scot/working-jobs/finding-a-job/disclosure/. The cost of membership, or scheme record update, will be met by the successful candidate(s).

As part of the pre-employment checks for this post the successful candidate(s) will have to undergo a Non-Police Personnel Vetting Level 2 check which assesses the honesty, integrity, reliability, and overall suitability for clearance of non-police personnel who have unsupervised physical and/or remote access to police premises, classified police information and/or intelligence, financial or operational assets, and/or police systems.

Benefits of working with us

Glasgow City Council employees have access to a wide-ranging and generous benefits package.

 

Leave Entitlement

These include 182 hours paid annual leave, rising to 203 hours after 5 years’ service, as well as an 87.5 hours paid public holidays each year.

For staff working Monday – Friday, this works out as a starting annual leave entitlement of 26 days, rising to 29 days, and 12.5 days’ public holidays. For staff working a 4 on, 4 off shift pattern it works out as 18 shifts, rising to 20 shifts, and 9 shifts for public holidays.

These amounts are the full-time equivalent, and will be applied pro-rata for part-time appointments, and appointments made during the leave year which runs January – December.

Other Benefits

Details of some other staff benefits, including our contributory pension scheme, can be found here. Whilst details of our conditions of service and policies are available here.

For guidance on completing your application, and to view other benefits on offer for employees of Glasgow City Council, please visit the following link: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/vacancies.

Application Packs

We want everyone to be able to apply. If you need the Application Pack in another format, like Braille, large print, or another language, please call us on 0141 287 1054.

If we need to post it to you, we’ll send it by second-class mail within three working days. Please allow enough time to complete and return your application before the closing date. If you think you might need more time because of accessibility needs, please get in touch and we’ll be happy to help.

There are also a number of Accessibility Tools compatible with the myjobscotland website which may assist you with your application. More information on these can be found at https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/accessibility-statement.

Further Information

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